mt. adams
(Aug. 24, 2001) |
1.
Horn
Lake. |
2.
On the
shore of Horn Lake. |
3.
The view
of Adams from the lake. |
4.
On Adams'
northeast ridge. |
5.
Adams'
summit block. |
6. *View of the Crestones and Kit Carson from the summit. |
7.
View of
Kit Carson and Challenger Point from the summit. |
|
MT. AETNA
(July 1, 2004) |
and TAYLOR MOUNTAIN |
1.
Hoffman Park and Mt. Aetna. |
2.
The slopes up to Taylor's southwest ridge. |
3.
Mt. Aetna, from Taylor's southwest ridge. |
4.
Mt. Aetna, from Taylor's summit. |
5.
Mt. Antero, Tabeguache Peak, and Mt. Shavano, from Taylor's summit. |
6.
Monarch Ski Area, from Taylor's summit. |
7.
The Aetna/Taylor saddle, and the slopes to Aetna's summit. |
8.
Taylor Mountain, from Aetna's summit. |
9.
Descending into the Middle Fork Valley. |
10.
The
rockslide gully on Aetna's south face. |
|
mt. antero
(Oct. 15, 1997) |
1.
The lower
slopes. |
2.
The gully I ascended above timberline. |
3.
The upper
slopes just below the north ridge. |
4.
Looking
down at the snowy slopes below, from near the summit. |
5.
View of Shavano and Tabeguache from the summit. |
6.
View of
Mt. Princeton from the summit. |
7.
View to
the southwest from the summit. |
8.
Sadie on
the summit. |
|
ARROW PEAK
(July 26, 2003) |
and VESTAL PEAK |
1.
Unloading from the train at Elk Park. |
2.*Arrow and
Vestal Peaks from the beaver pond along the Elk Creek Trail. |
3.
Backpacking up the steep trail in the Vestal Creek drainage. |
4.
Hail on the ground at our campsite in the meadow. |
5.
The
slopes we climbed up out of the valley toward Vestal. |
6.*Vestal
Peak in the early morning light. |
7.
Arrow Peak, and the ramp we went up. |
8.*Looking
across at the Wham Ridge on Vestal from Arrow's slopes. |
9.
Connie coming up the ramp on Arrow. |
10.
On
Arrow's summit, with Vestal beyond. |
11.*View of the
Vestal drainage and the Trinity Peaks from Arrow's summit. |
12.*Jagged
Mountain, and Sunlight and Windom Peaks, from Arrow's summit. |
13.*Pigeon and
Turret Peaks from Arrow's summit. |
14.
Heading
down from Arrow's summit. |
15.*View of Vestal
and its south slopes, and the Arrow/Vestal saddle, from the summit of Arrow. |
16.
On
Vestal's summit ridge, approaching the summit. |
17.
The view
of Arrow from Vestal. |
18.*A pond in the
Vestal Creek Valley, and the Trinity Peaks, the next morning. |
19.*The Trinity
Peaks. |
20.*Vestal and
Arrow Peaks from the valley. |
21.
Arrow
Peak from the valley. |
22.
The
meadow in the valley that we camped in. |
|
ATLANTIC PEAK (Sept.27, 2000) |
and PACIFIC PEAK |
1.
The north face of Quandary Peak. |
2.
The first lake in McCullough Gulch. |
3.
A mountain goat on the rocky slopes. |
4.
The upper lake in McCullough Gulch and the
crux slope. |
5.
Pacific Peak from the top of the crux slope. |
6.
Pacific Peak from the summit of Atlantic. |
7.
Quandary Peak from Pacific. |
8.
Pacific Tarn and Quandary from Pacific. |
9.
View to the west from the summit. |
10.
Copper Mountain Ski Area and the Gore Range
from the summit. |
11.*View of Atlantic, the Lincoln Group, and
Quandary from the summit. |
12.
Going down the crux slope. |
13.
View of Fletcher Mountain from upper
McCullough Gulch. |
|
mt. belford
(Sept. 18, 1997) |
1.
Slopes
covered with yellow aspens on the ascent. |
2.
The ridge
across to Mt. Oxford from the summit. |
3.
Bruce and
I on the windy summit. |
4.
Belford's
northeast ridge, from Missouri Gulch. |
5.
Going
back down the trail through the aspens. |
|
mt. bierstadt
(Febr. 17, 1997) |
1.
Sunrise
over snow-covered Bierstadt, from Guanella Pass. |
2.
Bruce
wearing his snowshoes and winter gear. |
3.
Looking
back at Guanella Pass from Bierstadt's west slopes. |
4.
The view
up the west slopes as we neared the summit. |
5.
Me on the
summit. |
6.
View to
the south from the summit. |
|
MT. BIERSTADT,
EAST RIDGE ROUTE (July 29, 2001) |
1.
The lower east ridge, from near timberline. |
2.
Brian coming up the grassy slope on the
ridge. |
3.
Approaching the rugged part of the ridge, with the
summit beyond. |
4.
Abyss Lake in the valley below. |
5.
The steep terrain we traversed on the right side
of the ridge. |
6.
Brian, Artie, and Mark on the summit. |
7.
Looking back down at the east ridge from the
summit. |
8.
View down into the basin to the west, from
the west slopes trail. |
|
MT. BIERSTADT
(Sept. 24, 1999) |
and MT. EVANS, VIA THE SAWTOOTH RIDGE |
1. *Looking
down at the Sawtooth from the summit of Bierstadt. |
2.
Approaching the Sawtooth. |
3.
Brian clinging to the rocks at one of the
more difficult places. |
4.
Looking back at Bierstadt from partway across
the ridge. |
5. *The
snow-covered ledge above the cliffs on the west side of the ridge. |
6.
Looking back at the ridge after we completed
it. |
7.
On Evans' west ridge approaching the summit. |
8. *Me
on Evans' summit. |
9.
Bierstadt and the Sawtooth, from Evans' west
ridge. |
10.
The basin we bushwhacked across to return to
Guanella Pass. |
11.
Looking back up at the Sawtooth and
Bierstadt. |
|
BISON PEAK
(Jan. 28, 1997) |
1.
Bison Peak from the Tarryall Road. |
2.
On the slopes above timberline approaching the summit. |
3.
View to the south of McCurdy Mountain and Pikes Peak. |
4.
Snowy peaks to the northwest from the summit. |
|
BLANCA PEAK
(Aug. 24,1998) |
and ELLINGWOOD POINT |
1.
The rough Como Lake
road. |
2.
Como Lake and
Little Bear Peak. |
3.
Ellingwood and
Blanca as I hiked up the valley. |
4.
The slope up to
Blanca's north ridge. |
5.
On Blanca's summit, with Little Bear beyond. |
6. *View of Mt. Lindsey from Blanca's summit. |
7.
Ellingwood from Blanca's north ridge. |
8.
View of Little Bear from Ellingwood's summit. |
9.
Lakes in the valley below. |
10.
Ellingwood's southwest slope on the descent. |
|
BORAH PEAK,
IDAHO (Aug. 22, 2004) |
1.
Borah Peak, from the road on the way to the trailhead. |
2.
The trailhead. |
3.
The earthquake fault line running across the mountainside. |
4.
The spot where we camped for the night. |
5.
Me standing beside the fault line. |
6.
Brian on the trail up the ridge, before we reached Chicken Out Ridge. |
7.
Me scrambling up a Class 3 section. |
8.
Brian coming down the 20 foot downclimb. |
9.*
Brian
looking up at the slopes to the summit. |
10.*
View of the
Lost River Range to the south, from the ridge. |
11.
Brian on the summit, with the deer antlers. |
12.*
The Lost River
Range to the south, from the summit. |
13.
The
mountains to the southwest. |
14.
The
banner on the summit. |
15.
Heading back down the trail, contouring across a slope. |
16.
Other climbers on the 20 foot downclimb. |
17.*
Colorful view
of the mountains to the south, from the saddle. |
18.
Going down Chicken Out Ridge, with the trailhead far below. |
|
BOUNDARY
PEAK, NEVADA (June 29, 2003) |
1.*
Sierra sunrise from Lone Pine, California. |
2.
The Nevada desert near Westgard Pass. |
3.
Boundary Peak from the Trail Canyon Road. |
4.
View from the trailhead. |
5.
Sagebrush-covered slopes above the valley
floor. |
6.
Boundary Peak, and the side valley I went up. |
7.
The scree slope I went up. |
8.
The ridge to the summit, from the top of the scree
slope. |
9.
On the ridge approaching the summit. |
10.
The summit, with Montgomery Peak beyond. |
11.
The ridge to Montgomery Peak. |
12.
View of White Mountain from the summit. |
13.
View of Nevada desert ranges from the summit. |
14.
The rough ridge up to Boundary, from near the
Montgomery/Boundary saddle. |
15.
Looking down the scree slope into the valley
below. |
16.
In the lush valley, with the sagebrush slopes
above. |
17.
Boundary Peak from the northwest, from U.S. Hwy.
6. |
|
MT.
BROSS (Aug. 18, 1996) |
and
MT. DEMOCRAT |
and
MT. LINCOLN |
1.
View of Kite Lake from Democrat's east slope. |
2.
Nicole on the summit of Democrat. |
3.
The ridge to Mt. Lincoln from Democrat's summit. |
4.
Going down Democrat's northeast slope. |
|
MT. BROSS,
DECEMBER ASCENT (Dec. 16,
1998) |
1.
Bross from the road near the trailhead. |
2.
The eastern slopes of Bross that I went up. |
3.
The summit plateau. |
4.
View to the northwest of Mt. Democrat and Holy
Cross. |
5.
View to the southwest of the Sawatch Range. |
6.
Looking down the east slopes on my descent. |
|
MT. BUCKSKIN
(Oct. 2, 2002) |
1.
Wintry scene at the Kite Lake Trailhead. |
2.
Climbing up the snow-covered slopes. |
3.
Brian on the summit. |
|
CALIFORNIA PEAK (Sept. 24, 2001) |
1. *The
Huerfano River Valley and California Peak. |
2.
Yellow aspens along the road in the early morning light. |
3.
*Blanca Peak at the head of the valley. |
4.
Lily Lake and Blanca Peak. |
5.
Mt. Lindsey and other peaks from Point 13,577. |
6. *Blanca, Ellingwood, and Lily Lake from Point 13,577. |
7.
The ridge to California from Point 13,577. |
8. *Blanca, Ellingwood, and Little Bear from California's summit. |
9.
California's north ridge, and the Crestones beyond. |
10.
Elk grazing on California's north ridge. |
|
CAPITOL
PEAK (August 23, 1999) |
1.
The trail up the valley, with Capitol Peak beyond. |
2.
Capitol Lake and Capitol Peak. |
3.
Our campsite, and Capitol Peak. |
4.
*Capitol's north face at sunset. |
5.
Pierre Lakes and Snowmass Mountain from K2. |
6. *Capitol
Peak from K2. |
7.
Bruce going across the Knife Ridge. |
8. *K2 from
Capitol's northeast ridge. |
9.
Capitol's rugged southeast face. |
10.*The Pierre
Lakes below as we neared the summit. |
11.*View of
Snowmass Mountain and the Maroon Bells from the summit. |
12.*Colorful
view of Mt. Sopris from the summit. |
13.
Capitol
Lake from the summit. |
14.
K2 from
the northeast ridge on the descent. |
15.*Coming back
across the Knife Ridge. |
16.
Capitol
Lake in the valley below. |
|
MT. CARILLON,
CALIFORNIA |
(See MT.
RUSSELL) |
|
CASCO PEAK
(Sept. 14, 2002) |
and FRASCO BENCHMARK |
and FRENCH MOUNTAIN |
1.
Fall colors near timberline in the morning
light. |
2.
Frasco Benchmark from upper North Lackawanna
Gulch. |
3.
Casco and the Frasco/Casco saddle from upper
North Lackawanna Gulch. |
4.
The rough slope to the Frasco/Casco saddle. |
5.
On Casco's north ridge, approaching the summit. |
6.
Mt. Elbert from Casco's summit. |
7.
Lackawanna and Grizzly Peaks from Casco's
summit. |
8.
The ridge to Frasco and French. |
9.
The rough lower part of the ridge to Frasco. |
10.*Looking back at Casco from Frasco's south
ridge. |
11.
Casco and La Plata Peak from Frasco's summit. |
12.
French Mountain from Frasco. |
13.
Mt. Elbert from French Mountain. |
14.
Deer Mountain from French. |
15.
Casco Peak, and Frasco's southeast slopes from
French. |
16.*The
slope from the ridge down into North Lackawanna Gulch. |
17.
North Lackawanna Gulch, and Mt. Champion. |
18.*Fall
colors along the trail. |
19.*Fall
colors in the valley. |
|
CASTLE PEAK
(Sept. 30, 1997) |
1. *Sunrise reflection at
Independence Pass. |
2.
On the hike up to
Montezuma Basin. |
3.
Montezuma Glacier
and Castle Peak. |
4.
The snowfield below
the Castle-Conundrum saddle. |
5.
Castle and its
northeast ridge. |
6.
On the northeast
ridge nearing the summit. |
7.
Me on the summit,
with the Maroon Bells beyond. |
8. *View of the other Elk Range
14ers from the summit. |
9. *View to the southwest from the
summit. |
10.
Looking down at the northwest
ridge as I left the top. |
11.
View of Castle from Conundrum. |
12.
The snow slope I descended
from the Castle-Conundrum saddle. |
13.
View of Castle from the basin. |
14.*Yellow aspens in the Castle Creek
Valley. |
15.*Fall colors on the slopes below
Castle. |
16.*Yellow aspens along the road. |
17.*Sunset at Wilkerson Pass. |
|
CATHEDRAL
PEAK (Oct. 1, 2001) |
1.
In the upper valley near Cathedral Lake, with
Malamute Peak. |
2. *Cathedral
Peak in the early morning light. |
3. *Cathedral
Lake. |
4. *Cathedral
Lake and Cathedral Peak. |
5.
Looking down at the lake from the grassy slope
above. |
6.
The crux gully on the south ridge and Cathedral
Peak. |
7.
Going up the gully. |
8.
Brian coming up the gully, with Cathedral Lake
below. |
9.
Coming up the south ridge. |
10.
View of Castle Peak from the summit. |
11.*Cathedral Lake in the valley below from the
summit. |
12.
Brian on the summit, from the north end of the
summit ridge. |
13.
View of Cathedral's rough north ridge and
Electric Pass. |
14.
Brian coming back down the gully. |
15.*Cathedral
Lake from a grassy bench above. |
|
CLINTON PEAK
(Aug. 13, 2002) |
and TRAVER PEAK |
1.
Traver and Clinton from the valley. |
2. *Mt. Democrat from the valley. |
3.
The rough Wheeler Lake road. |
4.
Wheeler Lake. |
5.
Water cascading down a slope above the lake. |
6.
Wheeler Lake from the slopes above. |
7.
The basin above the lake, with Clinton's false
summit above. |
8.
The ridge to Clinton from the false summit. |
9.
Quandary, Pacific, and Fletcher from Clinton's
summit. |
10.
View of Fremont Pass and the Climax Mine from
Clinton. |
11.
Democrat and Traver Peaks from Clinton. |
12.
The ridge I followed to McNamee and Traver
Peaks from Clinton. |
13.
The ridge to Traver from McNamee Peak. |
14.
Looking back at Clinton from Traver Peak. |
15.
Mt. Arkansas from Traver's summit. |
16.
View of Democrat's north ridge from Traver. |
17.
The southeast slopes of Traver from the
valley below. |
|
MT. COLUMBIA
(June 28, 1997) |
1.
A ghost forest at
timberline seen on my snowy attempt in May. |
2.
Columbia's snowy
south ridge in May. |
3.
Columbia's
southwest slopes from the valley below. |
4.
View of Horn Fork
Basin from the south ridge. |
5.
On the south ridge
on the approach to the summit. |
6.
View of Mt. Harvard
from the summit. |
7.
View of Columbia's
south ridge, Princeton, and Yale from the summit. |
8.
Going down
Columbia's southwest slope. |
9.
Looking back up at
the route I descended. |
|
CRESTONE NEEDLE
(Aug. 25, 1997) |
1.
The Needle from
South Colony Basin. |
2.
The route to Broken
Hand Pass. |
3.
Looking down at
Lower South Colony Lake. |
4. *The Needle from Broken Hand
Pass. |
5. *Bruce coming up the couloir on
the Needle's south face. |
6.
Bruce on the
summit, with Crestone Peak beyond. |
7.
The ridge across to Crestone Peak. |
8.
View of Humboldt
Peak from the summit. |
9.
View over the
Needle's east face into South Colony Basin. |
10.*Coming down the couloir. |
11.
The Needle from the pass on
our descent. |
12.*The Needle from the basin in the
afternoon light. |
|
CRESTONE PEAK
(July 26, 1998) |
1.
Tony coming up
through the rocks below Broken Hand Pass. |
2.
Cottonwood Lake
from Broken Hand Pass. |
3.
In the basin below Crestone's south face. |
4.
In the lower end of
the Red Couloir. |
5.
In the fog at the
Red Notch at the top of the couloir. |
6.
Looking down the
north couloir from the Red Notch. |
7.
On the summit.
|
8.
Descending the couloir. |
9. *Looking back up the couloir. |
10.
View into the green valley
below. |
|
CRYSTAL PEAK (Oct.
17, 2001) |
1.
Upper Mohawk Lake. |
2.
The valley above
the Mohawk Lakes. |
3.
Looking back down
at the valley from Crystal's south slopes. |
4. *View of Pacific Peak from the
summit. |
5.
View of Peak 10,
Grays, and Torreys from the summit. |
6.
Looking back at the
summit on the descent. |
7.
Lower Crystal Lake. |
8.
Francie's Cabin. |
|
CULEBRA PEAK
(July 14, 1999) |
1.
The Taylor Ranch. |
2.
Our campsite on a
meadow overlooking the San Luis Valley. |
3.
Culebra's northwest
slopes from the trailhead. |
4.
Emily resting on a
high slope above timberline. |
5. *View of Culebra
from the northwest ridge. |
6.
Carneros Lake in
the basin below. |
7.
View of the Spanish
Peaks from the summit. |
8. *Flowery
slopes on
the descent. |
|
CULEBRA PEAK,
THE CMC LOTTERY CLIMB (Aug. 22,
2003) |
and
RED MOUNTAIN |
1.
Hikers going up the ranch road. |
2.
The group taking a break at the end of the road, with
Culebra's slopes above. |
3.
On Culebra's lower northwest ridge. |
4.
The long ridge to the summit. |
5.
Culebra and Red, as we approached Culebra's summit. |
6.
On the summit of Culebra. |
7.
Red Mountain, from the summit of Culebra. |
8.
Looking up at Red's north slopes, from the Culebra/Red
saddle. |
9.
On the summit of Red, with Culebra beyond. |
10.
The ominous storm cloud nearby, from the summit of Red. |
|
MT. DEMOCRAT |
(See MT.
BROSS) |
|
MT.
DEMOCRAT, NORTH RIDGE ROUTE (Sept. 29, 2002) |
1. *Democrat's
snowy north face as we approached. |
2.
The ridge to Point 13,460, and Democrat, from
the basin below. |
3. *Approaching
Point 13,460, with Democrat's rugged north ridge beyond. |
4.
Jason and Brian going through the notch. |
5.
Brian coming up the ridge. |
6.
The ridge to the summit, after the most
difficult part. |
7. *Brian
and Steve coming up the talus slope below the summit. |
8.
Jason, Steve, and Brian on the summit. |
9.
A dark cloud approaching while we were on the
summit. |
|
DEVILS
CAUSEWAY (June 22, 1998) |
1.
Emily on the shore of Stillwater Reservoir. |
2.
Artie, Gabriel, and Teresa on the trail. |
3.
Little Causeway Lake and the trail toward the
upper basin. |
4.
In the snow-filled basin. |
5.
The cliff below the upper ridge. |
6.
The minor summit we went over just before the
Causeway. |
7. *The
Devils Causeway. |
8.
Standing on the Causeway. |
9. *View
of the valley below and Flat Top Mountain from the ridge. |
|
DRIFT PEAK
(Sept. 9, 2004) |
1.
The drainage above Blue Lakes Reservoir that I went up. |
2.
Fletcher Mountain. |
3.
Drift Peak, Fletcher Mountain, and the Fletcher/Drift saddle. |
4.*
Quandary
Peak from the Fletcher/Drift saddle. |
5.
Drift's rough southeast slopes, and the gully I went up. |
6.
The gully I went up. |
7.
On Drift's rough south ridge. |
8.*
View of
Quandary Peak from the summit. |
9.
Pacific Peak and Fletcher Mountain from the summit. |
10.
Mt.
Lincoln and Mt. Democrat from the summit. |
11.
The
valley I went down. |
12.
Looking back at the summit from the lake. |
13.
Abandoned camp gear near the lake. |
14.
The
CMC sign painted on a rock. |
15.
Approaching Blue Lake Reservoir. |
16.*
Looking back
up the valley from the shore of the reservoir. |
|
DYER PEAK
(Sept. 16, 2003) |
1.
Looking up the valley at Dyer from the trailhead. |
2.
View of the summit from the slopes just above
timberline. |
3.
The slopes to the summit. |
4.
Gemini Peak, and the Gemini/Dyer saddle, from the
summit. |
5.
Mt. Sherman from the summit. |
6.
The snow on the summit. |
7.
The view to the south from the summit, with the Sawatch
Range in the distance. |
8.
The view to the north from the summit, of the Mosquito
Range and Mosquito Pass. |
9.
Looking down at the route I came up in Sacramento Gulch. |
|
EAST BUFFALO
PEAK (June 26, 1999) |
1.
East Buffalo from near the trailhead. |
2.
The summit from timberline. |
3.
The slopes to the summit from the saddle. |
4.
View of the Arkansas River Valley and Sawatch
Range from the summit. |
5.
View of West Buffalo from the summit. |
6.
The slopes I went down and the valley below from
near the top. |
|
MT. EDWARDS
(Aug. 8, 2002) |
1. *Heading up the valley from the trailhead, with the
summit above. |
2.
The upper slopes to the summit. |
3.
My lab Jorie and the goat. |
4.
The goat, with McClellan Mountain beyond. |
5.
View of Grays and Torreys from the summit. |
6. *The Stevens Gulch Trailhead and McClellan Mountain
from the summit. |
7.
Evans and Bierstadt from the summit.
|
8.
Argentine Peak and Square Top Mountain from the
summit. |
9.
Looking down into the valley as I descended. |
10.
View up the valley to Argentine Pass from the
trailhead. |
|
MT.
ELBERT (Aug. 29, 1985) |
1.
View of Twin Lakes from Elbert's southeast slopes. |
2.
Me on the summit, with Mt. Massive beyond. |
3.
View of La Plata and other peaks from the summit. |
4.
Yellow aspens on the descent. |
|
MT. ELBERT,
ON 9-11 (Sept. 11, 2001) |
1. *Aspens along the road to the Grizzly Trailhead. |
2.
Valley below the McNasser Gulch Road. |
3. *Aspen-lined
road to the Elbert Trailhead. |
4. *The
Mt. Elbert Trail in an aspen grove. |
5. *View
of Twin Lakes from near timberline. |
6.
The couple from New York City on the summit. |
7.
View of La Plata Peak from the summit. |
8.
Going back down Elbert's east slopes. |
9.
Looking back up at the summit. |
|
MT. ELBERT,
SUMMIT CAMARADERIE (Sept. 2,
2002) |
1. *Teresa
in the aspens on the lower part of the trail. |
2. *Twin
Lakes from near timberline. |
3.
On the trail above timberline, with the summit
beyond. |
4.
Teresa and I on the summit. |
5.
Climbers chatting with each other on the summit. |
6.
View of La Plata Peak from the summit. |
7.
View of Casco Peak and French Mountain from the
summit. |
8. *Taking
a break at timberline on the descent. |
9. *On
the trail back down through the yellow aspens. |
|
EL
DIENTE (Sept. 9, 2000) |
1. *El Diente and the lower waterfall of Kilpacker Creek.
|
2.
El Diente's rugged south face. |
3.
Approaching the summit on the class three ridge. |
4.
El Diente's summit. |
5.
Me on the summit, with Mt. Wilson beyond. |
6.
View into Kilpacker Basin from the summit. |
7. *View of
Wilson Peak from the summit. |
8. *The
rough ridge across to Mt. Wilson. |
9.
El Diente from the Kilpacker Creek Valley. |
10.*Sunset
view of Mt. Sneffels from a mesa on my return to Ridgway. |
|
ELLINGWOOD
POINT |
(See
BLANCA PEAK) |
|
EMERALD PEAK
(June 21, 2002) |
and
IOWA PEAK |
1. *Cloyses Lake and the valley I hiked up. |
2.
Emerald Peak from the saddle. |
3.
Iowa Peak from the saddle. |
4.
Looking down at Pear Lake on the other side of
the saddle. |
5.
Emerald Peak, and its southwest slopes that I
climbed. |
6.
Looking back down at the saddle from the
southwest slopes. |
7.
On the upper ridge approaching Emerald's summit. |
8.
View of the Three Apostles from the summit. |
9.
Mt. Harvard from the summit. |
10.
The ridge to Iowa, with Missouri Mt. beyond, from Emerald's summit. |
11.
Looking back at Emerald from Iowa. |
12.
View to the west of Huron Peak, Cloyses Lake, and the basin below. |
13.
Missouri Mt. from Iowa, with Elkhead Pass, Belford, and Oxford. |
14.
The west slope of Missouri Mt., from the scree slope I descended. |
|
MT.
EOLUS (July 31, 1999) |
and SUNLIGHT PEAK |
and WINDOM PEAK |
1.
Boarding the train in Durango. |
2.
The train on a ledge above the Animas River. |
3.
Backpackers unloading at Needleton. |
4. *Chicago
Basin, and Sunlight and Windom Peaks. |
5.
Looking down into the valley from our campsite. |
6.
Sunlight Peak in the early morning light. |
7. *The
rugged view from Windom's west ridge. |
8. *Brian on
the summit of Windom. |
9. *View of
Sunlight from Windom's summit. |
10.
View of Eolus from Windom's summit. |
11.
Me on
Windom's summit. |
12.
View of
a frozen lake below Windom's summit. |
13.
A rock
window near Sunlight's summit. |
14.
The summit block and the gap to step across to
reach it. |
15.
Brian on
Sunlight's summit block. |
16.
View of
a scenic lake in a basin below Sunlight. |
17.
View of
the Sunlight Spire from Sunlight's summit. |
18.
Mt. Eolus and the Catwalk from the Eolus-North Eolus saddle. |
19.
The
ledges below Eolus' summit, from the Catwalk. |
20.
View to
the basin below from Eolus' ledges. |
21.*View of
Sunlight and Windom from Eolus. |
22.*View of Pigeon
and Turret Peaks from Eolus. |
23.
View of
North Eolus from Eolus. |
24.*Peak 18 in the
early morning light from camp. |
25.
Goats
visiting our camp. |
26.
Mt. Eolus from camp. |
27.
The
train arriving at Needleton. |
|
MT.
EVANS (May 31, 1997) |
1.
The marshy valley we hiked across, from Guanella Pass. |
2.
Hal on the snowy slope above the valley. |
3.
Evans and its west ridge, from Spalding's summit. |
4.
Mt. Bierstadt from the Evans-Spalding saddle. |
5.
On the crest of Evans' west ridge. |
6.
Me on the snowy summit. |
7.
The summit parking lot and observatory. |
8.
Hal on the summit. |
9.
Returning below the crest of the west ridge on its south side. |
10.
Mt. Bierstadt from the west ridge. |
11.
Going
back down the west slopes. |
12.
Looking
back across the valley to Mt. Spalding at day's end. |
|
MT. EVANS,
VIA THE SAWTOOTH RIDGE |
(See MT.
BIERSTADT, 1999) |
|
FLAT TOP
MOUNTAIN (June 23, 1998) |
1.
Flat Top Mountain from the trailhead. |
2.
The snow slope we went up. |
3.
Looking down at Stillwater Reservoir from part way
up. |
4.
The slopes above timberline to the summit. |
5.
View of the Flat Tops to the southwest. |
6.
On the summit, with its huge cairn.
|
7. *View
from the summit of Stillwater Reservoir and the Flat Tops. |
8. *View
down into the Bear River Valley from the summit. |
9.
Glissading back down the snow slope. |
|
FLETCHER
MOUNTAIN (Dec. 9, 2002) |
1.
View up the Monte Cristo Valley from above the Blue
Lake Reservoir. |
2.
Looking up the hanging valley to Fletcher. |
3.
The ridge I followed above the valley. |
4.
Fletcher, Atlantic, and Pacific Peaks. |
5. *Fletcher's
snow-covered summit pyramid. |
6. *Drift
Peak from the summit. |
7. *Quandary
and its west ridge from the summit. |
8.
Lincoln and Democrat from the summit. |
|
FRASCO
BENCHMARK |
(See CASCO
PEAK) |
|
FRENCH
MOUNTAIN |
(See CASCO
PEAK) |
|
MT. GARFIELD
(March 27, 1999) |
1.
Mt. Garfield from I-70. |
2.
Mt. Garfield from the trailhead. |
3.
Looking down at the trailhead and the ridge I came
up. |
4. *Where
the trail traverses across a steep slope. |
5.
I-70 in the valley below. |
6.
The gentle area the trail went up across. |
7.
On the summit plateau as I neared the summit. |
8.
Sadie and Allie at the brink of the cliffs on the
summit. |
9.
The plateau to the northeast of the summit. |
10.*The
view down into the valley to the south from the summit. |
11.
The view of Grand Junction to the west from
the summit. |
12.
The valley and Grand Mesa east of the
summit. |
13.*The Bookcliffs stretching away to the north. |
|
GARFIELD PEAK |
(See GRIZZLY
PEAK) |
|
GEMINI PEAK
(April 19, 1999) |
and
MT. SHERMAN RECLIMB |
1.
Snow-covered Mt. Sherman, from the Fourmile
Creek Road. |
2.
Where I parked at the end of the snow-plowed
road. |
3.
View of Sherman ahead as I walked up the road. |
4.
Looking southwest at Horseshoe Mountain from
the upper slopes. |
5.
Approaching Sherman's summit. |
6.
View of the Sawatch Range to the northwest
from the summit. |
7.
View of Gemini from Sherman's summit. |
8.
Gemini's summit cone. |
9.
Mt. Sherman from Gemini. |
|
GOLDEN HORN |
(See VERMILLION
PEAK) |
|
GRAYS
PEAK (Aug. 27, 1995) |
1.
Emily at the trailhead. |
2. *The
ridge to the south across the valley. |
3.
Other hikers coming up the trail. |
4.
A stream flowing through the rocks. |
5.
Going up Grays' northeast slope. |
6.
Snow below the Grays-Torreys saddle. |
7.
Grays' summit. |
8.
The ridge across to Torreys. |
9.
Emily on the summit. |
10.
Mountain
goats resting on the slopes. |
|
GREENHORN
MOUNTAIN (May 29, 1999) |
1.
The downed trees I bushwhacked across. |
2.
The summit ahead in the distance. |
3.
Approaching the summit cone. |
4.
View of the Wet Mountains north of the summit. |
5.
The south slopes I came up, and the Spanish Peaks,
from the summit. |
6.
View of the Crestones from the summit. |
|
GRIZZLY PEAK
(Aug. 14, 2003) |
and
GARFIELD PEAK |
1.
On the trail up into the valley. |
2.
Grizzly at the head of the valley. |
3.
The slopes up to Grizzly's east ridge. |
4.
View of Garfield from Grizzly's east ridge. |
5.
Grizzly's rough east ridge. |
6.
Grizzly Lake in the basin below the
ridge to the north. |
7.
The ridge to the summit. |
8.*View
down into McNasser Gulch from the summit, with La Plata Peak beyond. |
9.*View
of the east ridge from the summit, with Mt. Elbert and Mt. Massive beyond. |
10.
Garfield from Grizzly. |
11.
The slopes up to Garfield's summit. |
12.
Looking back at Grizzly from Garfield's summit. |
13.*Point
13,740 from Garfield's summit. |
14.
Heading back down McNasser Gulch. |
15.
A flowery meadow, with Grizzly beyond. |
|
GUADALUPE
PEAK, TEXAS (March 28, 2003) |
1. *The
Guadalupe Mountains. |
2.
El Capitan and Guadalupe Peak. |
3.
The foggy view from the trailhead. |
4.
The route up through the cliffy area. |
5.
The trail through the flat area at about
8000 feet elevation. |
6.
The footbridge. |
7.
The slopes up to the summit. |
8.
The summit. |
9.
The monument on the summit. |
|
HAGERMAN PEAK
(July 15, 2004) |
1.*
Snowmass
and Hagerman Peaks, the evening before. |
2.
On the trail in the early morning. |
3.
Hagerman's rough south face. |
4.*
View
down into the valley from about 12,100 feet. |
5.*
The
Maroon Bells and Fravert Basin, from Hagerman's south face. |
6.
Brian coming up the talus slope. |
7.*
Brian on
the ridge approaching the summit. |
8.
The rugged ridge from Hagerman to Snowmass. |
9.*
Snowmass
Mountain, from Hagerman's summit. |
10.*
The Maroon
Bells. |
11.
Snowmass Lake. |
12.
Lead King Basin and Geneva Lake. |
13.
A
climber coming up the southwest ridge. |
14.
Heading back down Hagerman's east ridge. |
15.*
Trail Rider
Pass and the Maroon Bells. |
16.*
The Maroon
Bells above the North Fork Crystal River Valley. |
17.*
Siberia Peak. |
18.
Brian crossing the stream on the beaver dam. |
19.*
Snowmass and
Hagerman above Geneva Lake. |
|
HALF PEAK
(July 30, 2004) |
1.*
Sunshine
Peak, from the Cataract Gulch Trail. |
2.
Emily on the trail in the basin above timberline. |
3.
Going up Half Peak's gentle southern slopes. |
4.
The narrow ridge and the summit plateau beyond. |
5.
Going across the ridge. |
6.
Looking down into upper Cataract Gulch. |
7.*
Looking
down at Cataract Lake in the green basin below. |
8.
The sheer cliff on the north side of the summit. |
9.
The Needle Mountains on the horizon. |
10.
Pole Creek Mountain and Rio Grande Pyramid. |
11.
Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre. |
|
HANDIES
PEAK (Oct. 2, 1998) |
1.
Yellow aspen-covered slopes along the Cinnamon Pass road. |
2.
American Basin, covered with snow. |
3.
The trailhead. |
4.
Emily hiking up through the snow. |
5.
The upper slopes to the summit. |
6. *View of
the Needle Mountains from the summit. |
7.
View of Redcloud and Sunshine from the summit. |
8.
Emily on the summit, with Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre beyond. |
9.
Hiking back down into American Basin. |
10.
Handies
Peak and American Basin. |
|
HANDIES PEAK,
EAST SLOPES ROUTE (Aug. 2, 2001) |
1. *Jason
in a flowery meadow with Handies beyond. |
2. *Colorful
wildflowers with the summit beyond. |
3.
Brian on the trail with the basin below and the
ridge to the south. |
4. *Looking
back down into the valley from the slopes above. |
5.
On the gentle ridge approaching the summit. |
6.
Brian, Jason, and myself on the summit, with
Wetterhorn beyond. |
7. *View
of Half Peak from the summit. |
8. *View
of Sloan Lake and Niagara Peak from the summit. |
9. *View
of Whitecross Mountain on the descent. |
|
HANGING LAKE
(April 28, 1997) |
1.
Hanging Lake and Bridal Veil Falls. |
2.
Trout swimming in the water. |
3. *Hal
standing by the waterfall. |
4.
Emily by Spouting Rock. |
5.
The ice cone beside the waterfall. |
|
MT.
HARVARD (July 13, 1996) |
1.
At timberline in Horn Fork Basin. |
2.
Mt. Harvard and Horn Fork Basin. |
3.
On the shore of Bear Lake. |
4. *View of
Mt. Yale from Bear Lake. |
5.
Going up Harvard's upper slopes. |
6.
The final pitch to the summit. |
7.
View of Princeton, Yale, and Horn Fork Basin from the summit. |
8.
Me on the summit. |
9.
Tony and a marmot. |
10.
Hal
heading down from the summit. |
11.
A
flowery slope near the summit. |
12.*View of Bear
Lake on the descent. |
13.
Looking
back at Harvard. |
14.
A bear
eating dinner along the road on our way home. |
|
HOLY
CROSS (July 10, 1998) |
1.
Emily at the Wilderness Area boundary. |
2.
Resting at Halfmoon Pass. |
3.
The view of Holy Cross' north face from the trail. |
4. *The Gore
Range at dawn. |
5.
Holy Cross' north face. |
6.
The Bowl of Tears Basin. |
7.
On the north ridge. |
8.
The rocky slope near the summit. |
9.
Me on the summit. |
10.
View
down the Cross Couloir from the summit. |
|
HOLY CROSS
RIDGE (Sept. 2, 2004) |
1.
In the valley above Lake Constantine. |
2.
Water cascading over granite slopes. |
3.*
Lower Tuhare Lake. |
4.
Upper Tuhare Lake, and the summit of Holy Cross Ridge above. |
5.
The talus slopes to the summit. |
6.
Point 13,768 across the valley from the upper slopes. |
7.
Point
13,768, from the summit. |
8.
Tuhare Lakes in the valley below. |
9.*
Mt. of
the Holy Cross. |
10.
Notch Mountain. |
11.
Mt.
Jackson. |
12.
The
Halo Ridge, from near the summit of Holy Cross Ridge. |
13.
Notch Mountain and the Bowl of Tears Lake, from the Halo Ridge. |
14.
On
the Halo Ridge. |
15.
View of Mt. of the Holy Cross and Holy Cross Ridge, from the Notch Mountain
shelter house. |
|
MT. HOPE
(May 17, 2002) |
1.
View across the Clear Creek Valley to the south. |
2.
Hope Pass from timberline. |
3.
Mt. Hope's east ridge and Hope Pass. |
4.
Approaching the pass. |
5.
View of Twin Lakes and the Mosquito Range from the
pass. |
6.
Oxford, Belford, and Missouri from the pass. |
7.
Going up Hope's east ridge. |
8.
La Plata from the summit. |
9.
Elbert from the summit. |
10.
Huron and the Three Apostles from the summit. |
11.
Going back down the east ridge. |
|
HORSESHOE
MOUNTAIN (Sept. 27, 2003) |
1.
Horseshoe and its east cirque, from the old mining
road. |
2.
Horseshoe's northeast ridge. |
3.
On the summit ridge. |
4.
View of Mt. Sherman from the summit. |
5.
View to the south from the broad summit, with a
mining shack a short distance away. |
6.
View of Twin Lakes, La Plata Peak, and Mt. Elbert
from the summit. |
7.*The Leavick Tarn, with Horseshoe above. |
8.
Mt. Sherman up the valley as we drove out. |
|
HUERFANO PEAK
(Sept. 23, 2003) |
and
THE IRON NIPPLE |
1.*Blanca
Peak at the head of the valley early in the morning. |
2.
Mt. Lindsey from the upper basin. |
3.*The
Iron Nipple and Huerfano Peak from the upper basin. |
4.
The trail across the basin, with Mt. Lindsey above. |
5.
Mt. Lindsey, from the Lindsey/Iron Nipple saddle. |
6.
The Iron Nipple from the Lindsey/Iron Nipple
saddle. |
7.
The notch I went through on the ridge on the way to
the Iron Nipple. |
8.
The Iron Nipple's southeast slopes. |
9.
The Iron Nipple's rough summit ridge. |
10.
Blanca and Ellingwood from the Nipple's summit. |
11.
Huerfano from near the Nipple's summit. |
12.
Lindsey, and the Lindsey/Iron Nipple saddle, from
the Nipple's summit. |
13.
Looking back at the Iron Nipple and Blanca from
Huerfano's southwest slopes. |
14.
Blanca and Ellingwood from the summit of Huerfano. |
15.
The Spanish Peaks from Huerfano's summit. |
16.
California Peak from Huerfano's summit. |
17.
Huerfano's rough north summit ridge. |
18.
Looking down at the basin north of Huerfano that I
bushwhacked across. |
19.
Looking back up at the summit from the basin. |
20.*Looking
back at Huerfano beyond the woods I bushwhacked through. |
21.*Blanca
at the head of the valley, from the switchbacks on the Huerfano Trail. |
22.*Golden
aspens in the valley below. |
23.*On
the Huerfano Trail, with the scenic valley below. |
24.*On
the trail near the trailhead. |
25.*A
colorful autumn view of Blanca from the road on the way out. |
26.*Autumn
alpine grandeur. |
|
HUMBOLDT PEAK (July 7, 1997) |
1.
Our campsite near the trailhead. |
2.
View of the Crestone Needle from camp. |
3. *Lower
South Colony Lake and Milwaukee Peak. |
4.
Heading up Humboldt's west shoulder. |
5.
The Crestone Needle and Crestone Peak from Humboldt's west ridge. |
6.
Emily on the summit, with the Crestones beyond. |
7.
Coming back down the west slopes. |
8.
Broken Hand Pass from South Colony Basin. |
|
HUMBOLDT PEAK
(Sept. 1, 2003) |
1.
View of Humboldt from the trail near timberline. |
2.
The Crestone Needle, from near Lower South Colony
Lake. |
3.
Lower South Colony Lake and Milwaukee Peak. |
4.
Looking up at Humboldt's west ridge from the
saddle. |
5.
Climbing up the talus on the west ridge. |
6.*Dramatic
view of the Crestones from Humboldt's west ridge. |
7.
The ridge to the summit. |
8.
Teresa on the summit. |
9.*View
of the Crestones on the descent. |
10.
Driving across the creek on our way out. |
|
HUMPHREYS
PEAK, ARIZONA (Sept. 20,
2004) |
1.
The beginning of the trail. |
2.
On the trail through the woods. |
3.
At the Humphreys/Agassiz saddle. |
4.
In the fog on the ridge to the summit. |
5.
Approaching the summit. |
6.
Going back under the ski lift as I returned to the trailhead. |
|
HURON
PEAK (Oct. 8, 1996) |
1. *Morning
reflection view in the Clear Creek Valley. |
2.
Huron and the basin below its north slopes. |
3.
Going up Huron's snowy north slope. |
4.
Approaching the summit. |
5. *View of
the Three Apostles from the summit. |
6.
Going back down the north slope. |
7.
The Three Apostles from the basin. |
|
ICE MOUNTAIN
(Aug. 23, 2003) |
and
NORTH APOSTLE PEAK |
1.
Ice and North Apostle, as we approached up the valley. |
2.
The steep slopes up the gully on the climb to the
Ice/North Apostle saddle. |
3.
View of Huron and La Plata Peaks from the north slopes. |
4.
View of West Apostle from the gully. |
5.*The
rough ridge up to Ice, from just above the saddle. |
6.*Looking
across at North Apostle, while on the ridge to Ice. |
7.*Brian
coming up the crux gully. |
8.*Brian
on a narrow ledge in the upper part of the gully. |
9.
Brian on the summit of Ice. |
10.*View
of North Apostle from the summit of Ice. |
11.
West Apostle, and Ice's western point, from the summit
of Ice. |
12.
Brian coming back down the gully. |
13.
In the lower end of the gully. |
14.
The burned register on the summit of North Apostle. |
15.
View of Ice Mountain from the summit of North Apostle. |
16.
Looking down into the valley on our descent. |
|
IOWA PEAK |
(See EMERALD
PEAK) |
|
IRON NIPPLE |
(See HUERFANO
PEAK) |
|
JONES
MOUNTAIN (July 14, 2002) |
and
NIAGARA PEAK |
1.
Jones and Niagara from the 4WD road in Burns
Gulch. |
2.
The Jones/Niagara saddle. |
3.
Snare Gulch below the other side of the saddle. |
4.
The ridge to Niagara from the saddle. |
5.
View of the Needle Mountains to the southwest
from Niagara's summit. |
6.
Burns Gulch from the summit. |
7.
The ridge to Jones. |
8.
Looking back at Niagara from Jones' south
ridge. |
9.
Niagara from Jones' summit. |
10.
Niagara's north face and the saddle from
Jones' west slopes. |
11.
Looking back up at Jones' west slopes that we
came down. |
|
JUPITER
MOUNTAIN (July 18, 2004) |
1.
Unloading at Needleton. |
2.
Brian on the trail in Chicago Basin. |
3.
Mt. Eolus. |
4.
Twin Thumbs. |
5.
Aztec Mountain. |
6.*
A
flowery meadow at timberline. |
7.*
Sunlight
and Windom Peaks. |
8.
Jupiter Mountain. |
9.*
Evening
light in the Needle Creek Valley. |
10.*
Windom Peak
and Peak 18 in the evening light. |
11.*
Last rays of
sun on the mountains above our camp. |
12.
Mt. Eolus from Jupiter's slopes. |
13.*
The rough
route to Jupiter's summit, from the false summit. |
14.*
View of
Windom, Sunlight, and Jagged from the summit. |
15.
The
frozen lake below Windom. |
16.
Mt. Eolus and North Eolus. |
17.*
Rio Grande
Pyramid. |
18.*
Hazel Lake and
McCauley Peak. |
19.
Returning to the false summit on the Class 2+ ridge. |
20.*
Looking down
from the grassy slopes into the basin below. |
21.*
Looking back
up at Jupiter's green slopes. |
22.*
A flowery
meadow in upper Chicago Basin. |
23.
Goats along the Needle Creek Trail. |
24.
A
goat watching me take my tent down. |
|
KAT CARSON
(Aug. 16, 2002) |
and
OBSTRUCTION PEAK |
1.
Humboldt Peak from the lower trail. |
2. *Lower
South Colony Lake and Milwaukee Peak. |
3.
Broken Hand Pass, from near the lower lake. |
4.
Humboldt's west slopes up to the saddle. |
5. *The Crestone Needle from Humboldt's west slopes. |
6.
North Colony Basin and Colony Baldy. |
7. *Humboldt
Peak from the ridge. |
8. *Crestone
Peak from the ridge. |
9.
Kat Carson, Obstruction Peak, and the Bear's
Playground from the ridge. |
10.
Kat Carson and Obstruction Peak from the Bear's
Playground. |
11.*Humboldt
and South Colony Basin from Obstruction Peak. |
12.*The
Crestones from Obstruction Peak. |
13.
Kat and Kit Carson from Obstruction Peak. |
14.
The southeast face of Kat Carson from the
Obstruction/Kat Carson saddle. |
15.
Climbing up Kat Carson's southeast face. |
16.
Obstruction Peak and Humboldt from Kat Carson's
summit. |
17.
The Blanca Group from the summit. |
18.
Kit Carson from the summit. |
19.
The steep slopes down from Kat on the route to
Kit. |
20.
Mt. Adams from the summit. |
21.*The
north face of Crestone Peak. |
22.
Looking back at Kat Carson from the Bear's
Playground. |
23.
The Bear's Playground and the Crestone Needle. |
24.*Upper
South Colony Lake. |
25.
The Crestone Needle in the afternoon light. |
|
KINGS PEAK,
UTAH (Aug. 23, 2004) |
1.
Looking across upper Henry's Fork Basin, at the slope we went up and King's
summit beyond. |
2.
The shortcut slope up the gully we took to climb out of the basin. |
3.
Looking back down into Henry's Fork Basin from the top of the slope. |
4.
View of Anderson Pass and the ridge to the
summit, from the top of the slope. |
5.
Looking back down at the top of the slope from Anderson Pass. |
6.
The ridge to King's summit from Anderson Pass. |
7.
Me in the snowstorm on the summit. |
8.
Going back down on the snow-covered talus. |
9.
In Henry's Fork Basin, looking back toward Kings. |
10.
Sheep in the basin. |
11.
A
cow moose and calf. |
|
KIT CARSON
(Sept. 9, 1999) |
1. *Willow Lake. |
2. *Kit Carson and Willow Lake. |
3.
Kit Carson and the
slope to Challenger Point. |
4. *View of Kit Carson and Crestone Peak from Challenger's summit. |
5.
The plaque on the
summit of Challenger. |
6.
Kit Carson Avenue. |
7. *View of Crestone Peak from Kit
Carson's summit. |
8.
View of Willow Lake
from the summit. |
9.
View of Challenger
Point from the summit. |
10.*Kit Carson from above Willow Lake. |
|
LACKAWANNA
PEAK (Nov. 19, 2003) |
1.
Snow-covered Mt. Hope, and Twin Lakes, from Highway
82. |
2.
Snowpacked Highway 82 on the way to the
trailhead. |
3.
Looking up through the trees at the snowy slope I
went up. |
4.
On the ridge above timberline looking toward the
summit ridge. |
5.
Looking back down into the valley. |
6.
On the upper slopes looking up at the ridge to
the summit. |
7.
The summit ridge. |
8.*
View of the Elk Range to the southwest from the
summit. |
9.
Casco Peak and Mt. Elbert from the summit. |
10.
Looking back down the summit ridge, with La
Plata Peak beyond. |
11.
Going back down the ridge, with Grizzly Peak
beyond. |
|
LA PLATA PEAK
(July 20, 1996) |
1.
In the basin below
La Plata. |
2.
The route to the La
Plata-Sayres Peak saddle. |
3. *View of the valley and Huron
Peak from the saddle. |
4.
Going up La Plata's
southwest slope. |
5.
Tim on the summit,
with Elbert and Massive beyond. |
6.
The Clear Creek
Valley. |
|
MT. LINCOLN |
(See MT. BROSS) |
|
MT.
LINCOLN, WINTER ASCENT (Jan. 29, 1999) |
1.
Hiking across the snowy tundra slopes, with
the summit beyond. |
2.
The snow slope that I climbed up. |
3.
Looking down the slopes toward the trailhead. |
4. *View
to the west from the summit, of Democrat, the Sawatch, and Elks. |
5. *View to the northwest, of Clinton and Holy
Cross. |
6.
View of Mt. Bross and the Mosquito Range from
the summit. |
7.
Looking down the slopes I descended from near
the top. |
8. *Mt.
Bross, from near timberline. |
|
MT. LINDSEY
(Aug. 16, 1997) |
1.
Blanca Peak at the
head of the Huerfano River Valley. |
2.
Lindsey's pointed
summit from the basin to the west. |
3.
Tony pondering the
ascent as we approached the mountain. |
4.
The route up the
gully on the north face. |
5.
Looking down the gully as we came up. |
6.
Tony on the summit,
with Blanca Peak beyond. |
7. *The valley in the afternoon
light. |
|
LITTLE BEAR PEAK
(Aug. 26, 1999) |
1.
The couloir from
the valley to Little Bear's west ridge. |
2.
On the west ridge. |
3.
Climbing up the
class four gully. |
4.
Looking back down
the gully. |
5.
Brian on the
summit, with Blanca Peak beyond. |
6. *View of Blanca and Ellingwood
from the summit. |
7.
Brian coming down
the gully. |
8.
Blanca and Ellingwood from the west ridge. |
9.
Hiking along the
crest of the west ridge. |
10.
Going down the couloir to our
camp. |
11.
Our camp, with Little Bear
above. |
|
LONGS PEAK
(Aug. 12. 1979) |
1.
Crossing a stream
on the lower part of the trail. |
2.
On the trail above
timberline. |
3.
In the Boulderfield. |
4. *The Keyhole in the fog. |
5.
The route beyond
the Keyhole. |
6.
Hiking along the
Narrows. |
7.
Me on the summit. |
8.
Our hiking party on
the summit. |
9.
View of Chasm Lake
from the summit. |
10.
Going down the Homestretch. |
11.
Going down the Trough. |
|
LONGS PEAK, REVISITED
(Aug. 17, 2000) |
1.
The Keyhole. |
2.
The route beyond
the Keyhole. |
3.
Looking down the
Trough. |
4.
The route along the
Narrows. |
5.
Going up the
Homestretch. |
6.
Brian on the summit
of his 54th 14er. |
7.
The broad summit. |
8.
Longs Peak and the
Keyhole from the Boulderfield. |
|
MARBLE
MOUNTAIN (Oct. 17, 2002) |
1.
On the trail
approaching Music Pass. |
2. *Tijeras Peak from
Music Pass. |
3.
The Upper Sand
Creek Valley from Music Pass. |
4. *Tijeras Peak from the trail in
the valley. |
5.
Upper Sand Creek
Lake and Music Mountain. |
6.
Milwaukee Peak from
the upper lake. |
7. *Tijeras Peak and the upper
lake from the slopes above. |
8.
Music Pass, the
valley, and the upper lake from the slopes above. |
9.
The
Marble/Milwaukee saddle that I hiked up to. |
10.*The Crestone Needle and South Colony
Basin from the saddle. |
11.
The Upper Sand Creek Valley
from the saddle. |
12.*The Crestone Needle from the saddle. |
13.
Broken Hand Peak from the
saddle. |
14.
The ridge I followed from the
saddle toward Marble Mountain. |
15.*On the ridge approaching the summit. |
16.
Looking back at the ridge and
South Colony Basin from Marble's summit. |
17.
Milwaukee Peak from the
summit. |
18.*Tijeras Peak, Music Mountain, and
the upper lake from the summit. |
19.
The ridge to the south I
followed from Marble. |
20.
Looking back up the valley to
Marble, the Needle, and Milwaukee. |
21.
On the ridge approaching Music
Pass. |
22.
Tijeras Peak and the lower
lake from the ridge in the afternoon sun. |
23.
Jorie laying down for a break
on the ridge. |
|
MT. MASSIVE
(June 19, 1989) |
1.
View of Massive
from the road. |
2.
On the south ridge. |
3.
Me on the summit. |
4.
View to the west
from the summit. |
5.
A marmot on the
summit, with North Massive beyond. |
6.
The south ridge. |
|
MT. MASSIVE
(Aug. 30, 2001) |
RIDGE
HIKE FROM N. MASSIVE TO S. MASSIVE |
1.
Mt. Elbert in the early morning light. |
2.
North Massive at the head of the upper basin. |
3.
Brian hiking up across the snow slope. |
4.
Taking a break on the south ridge, with Massive
beyond. |
5.
North Massive's southwest slopes that we went
up. |
6. *View
down into the North Halfmoon Creek drainage from North Massive. |
7. *Brian
on North Massive, with the ridge to Massive beyond. |
8.
North Massive's eastern summit. |
9.
Looking back at N. Massive's summit and the
scree gully we came down. |
10.
The long ridge to Massive. |
11.
On Massive's main summit, with the north ridge
beyond. |
12.
View of Massive from South Massive. |
13.
Looking down the long slope we descended back
into the valley. |
|
McCURDY
MOUNTAIN (June 18, 2003) |
1.
On the trail through the woods. |
2.
Looking down into the valley from partway up the
trail. |
3.
Approaching timberline. |
4.
A ghost forest at timberline. |
5.
Pancake-like rock formations. |
6.
Where I left the trail and began bushwhacking toward
the summit. |
7.
Approaching the summit. |
8.
The ramp to the summit. |
9.
View from the summit. |
|
McINTYRE
HILLS (Jan. 27, 2003) |
A HIKE
ACROSS A WILDERNESS STUDY AREA |
1.
In one of the canyon bottoms. |
2.
An ice flow on the floor of a canyon. |
3.
The crux of the route. |
4.
A bighorn sheep on a rocky slope above. |
5.
A cactus in the lower canyon. |
|
MT. MEEKER
(July 19, 2003) |
1.
Meeker's south slopes, from the Meeker Meadow. |
2.
Brian coming up the slopes from the basin. |
3.
The slope we went across to reach the south
ridge. |
4.*Longs Peak, from Meeker's south ridge. |
5.
Pagoda Mountain, from Meeker's south ridge. |
6.
Talus on the ridge. |
7.
View of Meeker's summit, from the south ridge. |
8.*Brian on
Meeker's summit. |
9.*Longs Peak from Meeker's summit, with the Loft below. |
10.
The ridge to Meeker's eastern summit. |
11.
Looking down at Meeker's north slopes from the
summit. |
|
MISSOURI MOUNTAIN
(July 27, 1997) |
1.
The Clear Creek
crossing on the 4WD road to Cloyses Lake. |
2.
Cloyses Lake from
the slopes above. |
3.
Missouri from the
basin to the west. |
4.
Going up the slope
on Missouri's west shoulder. |
5.
On Missouri's
northwest ridge. |
6.
View from the ridge
into the basin. |
|
MT. MUIR,
CALIFORNIA |
(See MT.
WHITNEY) |
|
NIAGARA PEAK |
(See JONES
MOUNTAIN) |
|
NORTH APOSTLE
PEAK |
(See ICE
MOUNTAIN) |
|
NORTH
CARBONATE PEAK (Oct. 21,
2003) |
1.*
Sunrise on Mt. Antero. |
2.*
Early light on the Chalk Cliffs. |
3.
View of North Carbonate from the valley after
I left the 4WD road. |
4.
Heading up the slopes just above timberline. |
5.
Mt. Antero across the valley to the
northeast. |
6.
On the slopes heading up to the ridge. |
7.
The ridge to the summit. |
8.*
View of Mt. Antero from the summit. |
9.
Tabeguache and Shavano, and Browns Lake, from
the summit. |
10.
Mt. Ouray and Carbonate Mountain to the
south. |
11.
Heading down the slopes to the lake in the
basin below. |
12.
Goats on the upper slopes. |
13.
Looking back up at the slopes to the summit. |
14.
On the shore of the lake with the summit
above. |
15.
View of North Carbonate from the trailhead. |
|
NORTH MAROON PEAK
(Sept. 12, 1998) |
1.
The Maroon Bells
from Maroon Lake. |
2.
On the trail
approaching the Bells. |
3.
Our fire at
timberline. |
4.
Looking down the
grassy gully. |
5.
The block-like
sedimentary rocks. |
6.
The rough terrain
on the northeast ridge. |
7.
One of the many dropoffs along the route. |
8.
Tim on a narrow
ridge. |
9.
Me on the summit. |
10.*View of Pyramid across the
valley. |
11.
View of Crater Lake on the
rough descent. |
12.
Tim climbing down through the
ledges. |
|
NOTCH MOUNTAIN
(July 12, 2001) |
1.
A meadow at
timberline. |
2. *Holy Cross from Notch
Mountain. |
3.
The shelter house. |
4.
The plaque in the
shelter house. |
5.
The shelter house
from Notch's southern summit. |
6.
Holy Cross and its
north ridge from Notch's summit. |
7.
Notch's northern
summit, from the southern one. |
|
OBSTRUCTION
PEAK |
(See KAT
CARSON) |
|
MT. OKLAHOMA
(Sept. 19, 2003) |
1.
Mt. Oklahoma from the North Halfmoon Creek Trail. |
2.
Oklahoma from the east before we crossed the
valley. |
3.
The drainage we hiked up below the mountain's south
slopes. |
4.
The crux scree slope. |
5.
Steve coming up the scree slope. |
6.
Steve approaching the summit. |
7.
View of Mt. Massive and North Massive from the
summit. |
8.
Leaving the summit. |
|
MT. OURAY
(June 21, 2001) |
1.
Mt. Ouray from the Marshall Pass Road. |
2.
Bristlecone pine forest at timberline. |
3.
The Devil's Armchair and Ouray's east ridge. |
4.
Going up the east ridge. |
5.
View of the valley I came up and the Sangre de Cristos
from the summit. |
6.
Looking north at the Sawatch Range from the summit. |
|
MT. OXFORD
(Sept. 25, 1998) |
1.
Oxford's east ridge
from the Pine Creek Valley. |
2.
The route up
Oxford's south ridge. |
3.
Little John's
Cabin. |
4.
View of the Pine
Creek Valley and the Buffalo Peaks. |
5. *Mt. Harvard from Oxford's
south slopes. |
6.
The ridge across to
Belford from the summit. |
7.
Going back down the
south slopes. |
8.
Going down a steep
gully. |
9.
Yellow aspens and
Mt. Harvard. |
10.
Fall colors in the valley,
with Oxford above. |
|
PACIFIC PEAK |
(See ATLANTIC
PEAK) |
|
PANCAKE ROCKS
(Sept. 25, 2003) |
1.
Teresa and I on the trail in an aspen grove. |
2.
The Pancake Rock formations. |
3.
The vista from the Pancake Rocks. |
|
PHOENIX PEAK
(Sept. 17, 2004) |
1.
My truck and boat at the trailhead. |
2.*
Yellow
aspens in the valley, with the summit beyond. |
3.
Phoenix Park. |
4.*
Aspens
along the trail just before I came to the old trailhead sign. |
5.
Aspen logs across the trail. |
6.
At timberline. |
7.
The lower ridge and the slopes above to the saddle. |
8.
The ridge to the summit, from the saddle. |
9.
The big cairn on the summit, with San Luis and Stewart Peaks beyond. |
10.
San
Luis and Stewart Peaks. |
11.
The
ridge from Phoenix to La Garita Peak. |
12.
Yellow aspens in the valley below, and the San
Juans in the distance. |
13.
Going back down the slopes below the saddle. |
14.
Looking down at Wason Park. |
15.*
Yellow aspens
in the valley on my descent. |
16.*
Yellow aspens
and beaver ponds. |
|
PICKET WIRE
CANYONLANDS (April 17, 2003) |
1.
The trailhead. |
2.
Descending into Withers Canyon. |
3.
The ruins of the old ranch buildings. |
4.
Looking down into the valley at the Purgatoire
River. |
5.
Adobe walls of the old Dolores Mission. |
6.
The cemetery and the chapel ruins. |
7.
Dinosaur tracks. |
8. *Parallel
sets of dinosaur tracks. |
9.
The Purgatoire River at the dinosaur tracksite. |
10.
A stone arch along the trail. |
|
PIGEON PEAK
(July 16, 2002) |
and
TURRET PEAK |
1.
View of Pigeon Peak from Silverton. |
2.
The footbridge over the Animas River at
Needleton. |
3.
The Animas River. |
4.
Looking up the North Pigeon Creek drainage from
the Ruby Creek Trail. |
5.
The brutally steep Ruby Creek Trail. |
6.
The Ruby Creek/Pigeon Peak trail junction. |
7.
The columbine carved in the aspen tree at the
trail junction. |
8.
The steep terrain we bushwhacked up through. |
9.
View of Pigeon Peak as we neared timberline. |
10.
Pigeon Peak from our camp in the meadow. |
11.*Pigeon
Peak from the meadow. |
12.
On the upper grassy slopes approaching the
summit. |
13.
The rocky upper north face. |
14.
On the summit of Pigeon. |
15.*Arrow
and Vestal Peaks from the summit. |
16.*Jagged
Mountain from the summit. |
17.*Turret
Peak and Mt. Eolus from the summit. |
18.*View
of Arrow and Vestal as we came down the north face. |
19.
The scree slope we came up to reach the saddle
south of Pigeon. |
20.
Turret Peak from the saddle. |
21.*Profile
view of Pigeon's sheer east face. |
22.
Brian on the summit of Turret. |
23.*Monitor,
Jagged, and the Turret Needles from the summit. |
24.*Jagged
and the Rio Grande Pyramid from the summit. |
25.*Eolus
and Sunlight from the summit. |
26.*Pigeon
Peak from the summit. |
27.*Gazing
at the grand panorama. |
28.
Our camp in the lower meadow. |
29.
The train arriving in Needleton to pick us up. |
|
PIKES PEAK
(Sept. 2, 1980) |
1.
At the trailhead
preparing for our backpack. |
2.
One of our rest
stops along the way. |
3.
On the trail, with the summit in the distance. |
4.
On the trail near
timberline. |
5.
The ghost forest at
timberline. |
6.
In a snow shower
near the summit. |
7.
Back at camp after
the climb. |
|
PIKES PEAK
(Oct. 17, 2000) |
DAYHIKE UP THE BARR TRAIL |
1. *Pikes
Peak in the early morning light. |
2.
Early morning colors along the trail. |
3.
View to the south from the trail. |
4.
The A-frame shelter at timberline. |
5.
Looking up at the summit from near
timberline. |
6.
Looking up the slopes just below the summit. |
7.
The view down into the south cirque from the
trail. |
8.
On the summit. |
9.
Looking down the upper slopes from near the
top. |
10.*Looking
back up at the summit in the golden afternoon light. |
|
MT. POWELL
(Aug. 10, 2001) |
1. *The
Piney River Valley and the Gore Range. |
2.
In the basin above timberline. |
3. *Peak
C, from the slopes below the saddle. |
4.
Looking down at the valley and the lake from the
saddle. |
5.
Looking east from the saddle. |
6.
Brian coming up the talus slope below Powell. |
7. *Peak
C, from Powell's south slopes. |
8.
Powell's summit slopes. |
9.
On the summit. |
10.
Going back down the south slopes. |
11.*Peak
C, from the south slopes on our descent. |
12.
Brian at the saddle. |
13.
Steve and the goat. |
|
MT. PRINCETON
(June 25, 1996) |
1.
View of Princeton
from across the Arkansas River Valley. |
2.
On the trail at
about 12,400 feet, with the summit beyond. |
3.
Emily on the
summit. |
4.
View of the trail
below from the summit. |
|
MT.
PRINCETON, RECLIMB (Oct. 22,
1999) |
1.
On the trail above timberline. |
2.
View of Mt. Antero from the summit. |
3.
Looking down at the trail and the east ridge
from the summit. |
4.
Looking back up at the summit from the east
ridge. |
5.
The steep slopes from "Tigger Peak" back down to
the road. |
|
PYRAMID PEAK
(July 14, 2000) |
1.
View of the steep
route out of the Maroon Creek Valley. |
2. *Looking back down into the
valley. |
3.
Pyramid's north
face, and the route to the northeast ridge. |
4. *The northeast ridge to the
summit. |
5.
A narrow ledge
along the route. |
6.
Pyramid's east
face. |
7.
Peering over the
northeast ridge to the basin far below. |
8. *The Maroon Bells from the
summit. |
9. *Snowmass and Capitol from the
summit. |
10.
An unusual lake in the basin. |
11.*The Maroon Bells from Pyramid's
lower slopes. |
12.*The Bells from Maroon Lake. |
|
QUANDARY PEAK
(Sept. 13, 1995) |
1.
View of Quandary
from the southeast. |
2.
On the east ridge,
with the summit beyond. |
3.
The summit. |
4. *View to the southwest from the
summit. |
5.
View of Democrat,
Lincoln, and Bross from the summit. |
|
RED MOUNTAIN |
(See CULEBRA
PEAK, 2003) |
|
REDCLOUD PEAK (June 23, 2000) |
1.
Our camp above Silver Creek, with Handies Peak beyond. |
2.
Resting along the trail near timberline. |
3.
View of the summit and northeast ridge from the saddle. |
4.
Me on the summit. |
5.
View of Uncompahgre from the summit. |
6.
The ridge across to Sunshine Peak from the summit. |
|
RIO GRANDE
PYRAMID (July 15, 2004) |
1.
The post marking the turnoff onto the Opal Lake Trail. |
2.
Our first view of Rio Grande Pyramid. |
3.
View to the south across the Rincon La Vaca. |
4.
A closer view of Rio Grande Pyramid. |
5.
The Window. |
6.
The trail up the scree slope above the saddle. |
7.
The upper talus slope to the summit. |
8.
View of the Needles and Grenadiers from the summit. |
9.
A dark cloud approaching after we left the summit. |
10.
The Weminuche Creek Valley. |
11.
The
Rio Grande Reservoir. |
|
MT. RUSSELL,
CALIFORNIA (June 30, 2003) |
and MT. CARILLON |
1.*Sunrise in
the canyon. |
2.
Early sunlight in the bushy canyon. |
3.
The Ebersbacher ledges. |
4.
The exposure on the ledges. |
5.
Looking back down at Lower Boy Scout Lake. |
6.*The
rugged south ridge of Mt. Whitney. |
7.
Brian on the granite slabs in the canyon. |
8.
The scree slope we went up. |
9.*Mt.
Whitney from Russell's southeast slopes. |
10.
Mt. Russell and the Russell/Carillon saddle. |
11.*Mt.
Russell's east ridge from the saddle. |
12.
The big rock fin, and the crack we went up. |
13.*Brian
on a steep slope, showing the tremendous exposure. |
14.
Brian and the knife ridge, looking toward the west. |
15.
The great exposure from the knife ridge. |
16.
Me on the knife ridge, with Mt. Carillon beyond. |
17.*The
view of the western summit from the eastern one. |
18.
Mt. Whitney from Russell's summit. |
19.
The view to the west from Russell's summit. |
20.*Heading back toward the eastern summit. |
21.
Looking down at Tulainyo Lake from Russell's east
ridge. |
22.*Mt.
Russell from Mt. Carillon. |
23.*Mt.
Whitney and Mt. Russell, from Mt. Carillon. |
24.
Looking back up at the scree slope we came down. |
|
ST. CHARLES
PEAK (June 1, 2001) |
1.
The trail through the woods. |
2.
View into a valley from the trail. |
3.
On the grassy ridge approaching the summit. |
4.
View of the Sangre de Cristos and Crestones from
the summit. |
|
SAN LUIS PEAK
(Sept. 16, 2000) |
1.
Emily on the trail
in the Stewart Creek Valley. |
2. *A grove of yellow aspens along
the way. |
3.
One of the many
beaver ponds in the valley. |
4.
View of San Luis
from timberline. |
5.
On the San
Luis-Organ Mountain saddle, with San Luis beyond. |
6.
The northeast ridge
to the summit. |
7. *Atop my 54th Fourteener. |
|
MT. SHAVANO
(Sept. 22, 1996) |
and
MT. TABEGUACHE |
1.
Looking down into
the Jennings Creek Valley. |
2.
Tim on Tabeguache's
southwest ridge, with Mt. Ouray beyond. |
3.
View of Shavano
from the ridge. |
4.
A rocky point along
the ridge. |
5.
Approaching the
summit of Tabeguache. |
6.
Tim on the summit
of Tabeguache. |
7.
The ridge across to Shavano, from Tabeguache's summit. |
8.
Me on the summit of Shavano, with the Sangre de Cristos beyond. |
9. *Tim descending Tabeguache's
rocky southwest ridge. |
|
MT. SHAVANO, WINTER ASCENT
(Jan. 25, 2002) |
1.
View of Shavano
from the valley below. |
2.
The snowy slopes
above timberline. |
3.
Approaching the
summit. |
4.
View to the
southwest from the summit. |
5.
View of the Sangre
de Cristos from the summit. |
6.
An aspen grove near
the trailhead. |
|
MT. SHERMAN
(Sept. 14, 1996) |
1.
Our camp along Fourmile Creek. |
2.
Starting up the
trail. |
3.
Some old mine
buildings, with the summit beyond. |
4.
Old mining
equipment along the trail. |
5.
On Sherman's
southwest ridge. |
6.
Caleb, Hal, and I
on the summit. |
7.
Going back down the
ridge, with Mt. Sheridan beyond. |
|
MT. SHERMAN,
APRIL ASCENT |
(See GEMINI
PEAK) |
|
MT.
SILVERHEELS (Sept. 17, 1998) |
1. *Mt.
Silverheels from south of Fairplay. |
2.
Silverheel's west slopes from Beaver Ridge. |
3.
View of the South Park from the summit. |
4.
Bross and Lincoln from the summit. |
5.
Quandary and Pacific from the summit. |
6.
Going down the slope to the trailhead, with Mt.
Bross beyond. |
|
MT. SNEFFELS
(Aug. 13, 1999) |
1. *Early morning in Yankee Boy
Basin. |
2.
Mt. Sneffels from
the basin. |
3. *The ridge to the south across
the basin. |
4.
Going up the scree
slope to the Lavender Col. |
5. *View to the south from the
saddle. |
6.
Looking up the
summit couloir from the saddle. |
7. *Looking back down the couloir
from its upper end. |
8.
The exit notch out
of the couloir. |
9. *View of Dallas Peak and the
Wilson Group from the summit. |
10.*View to the south from the summit. |
11.
View down into Yankee Boy
Basin from the summit. |
12.*View of Potosi Peak from the basin. |
13.*A grand meadow of wildflowers on the
way down. |
|
MT. SNIKTAU
(July 9, 2004) |
1.
From Loveland Pass, looking up at the ridge we hiked up. |
2.
A flowery tundra meadow. |
3.
The false summit on the ridge to Sniktau. |
4.
Looking down into the valley at I-70 and the east entrance of the Eisenhower
Tunnel. |
5.
The ridge to Sniktau's summit. |
6.
Emily on the summit, with Torreys Peak beyond. |
7.
On the ridge heading down. |
|
SNOWMASS MOUNTAIN
(Aug. 1, 2000) |
1. *Snowmass and Hagerman Peak at
sunset. |
2.
The route up
Snowmass' west face. |
3.
Going up a gully on
the west face. |
4. *View of Capitol Peak from the
summit. |
5.
View of Snowmass
Lake from the summit. |
6. *View of Hagerman Peak from the
summit. |
7. *Allie on the summit, with
Capitol Peak beyond. |
8. *Snowmass Mountain and Geneva
Lake. |
9. *A meadow of wildflowers on the
descent. |
|
SOUTH ARAPAHO
PEAK (Nov. 5, 2001) |
1.
View of South Arapaho from the road near the
trailhead. |
2.
Peaks across the valley from the trail. |
3.
South Arapaho's southwest slopes, and old mining
equipment. |
4.
On the trail to the Arapaho Saddle. |
5. *South
Arapaho from near the saddle. |
6.
South Arapaho and North Arapaho from the
saddle. |
7.
On the slopes nearing the summit. |
8.
View south from the summit of Winter Park Ski
Area, Grays and Torreys. |
9. *View
to the north of North Arapaho, Navajo Peak, and Longs. |
10.
The metal plaque on the summit. |
11.
The ridge to North Arapaho. |
12.
The class three obstacle where I turned back
on the ridge. |
13.
Going back down the trail into the valley. |
14.*View
of Jasper Peak and Mount Neva across the valley. |
|
SOUTH MAROON PEAK
(Aug. 15, 2000) |
1.
Brian coming up the
trail on South Maroon's southwest flank. |
2. *South Maroon's rugged
southwest face from Point 13,300. |
3.
Brian climbing up a
chute along the route. |
4. *Jason admiring the grandeur
from a rugged ledge. |
5.
Scrambling up the
southwest face. |
6.
Jason on the
summit, with North Maroon beyond. |
7. *View of North Maroon from the
summit. |
8.
View of Pyramid
from the summit. |
9. *View of Snowmass and Capitol
from the summit. |
10.*View of Maroon Lake from the summit. |
11.*The Bells, from Crater Lake. |
|
MT. SPALDING |
(See MT. EVANS) |
|
SQUARE
TOP MOUNTAIN (March 3, 2004) |
1.
Looking west at Square Top from Guanella Pass. |
2.
Mt. Bierstadt and the Sawtooth Ridge from Square
Top's lower slopes. |
3.
The steep ridge up to the summit. |
4.
On the summit plateau, heading toward the summit. |
5.
View from the summit of Grays and Torreys Peaks, and Mt. Edwards. |
6.
Looking west toward the Breckenridge Ski Area and
the Sawatch Range. |
7.
Mt. Evans and Mt. Bierstadt from the summit. |
|
STEWART PEAK
(July 18, 2002) |
1. *Stewart
Peak at sunrise. |
2.
The willows on the slopes below Baldy Chato. |
3.
Looking back down to the north from near Baldy's
summit. |
4.
Stewart from Baldy Chato. |
5.
Stewart's west slopes and the saddle from the basin. |
6.
From the saddle looking up the west ridge to the
summit. |
7.
View of San Luis from the summit. |
8.
Organ and Phoenix Peaks from the summit. |
9.
Baldy Chato from the summit. |
10.
Elk in the willows. |
|
SUNLIGHT PEAK |
(See MT. EOLUS) |
|
SUNSHINE PEAK
(Sept. 10, 2000) |
1. *Sunshine
from
the South Silver Creek Valley. |
2.
Going up the rough
slope to the Sunshine-Redcloud saddle. |
3.
On the ridge to the
summit. |
4. *The ridge to Redcloud from the
summit. |
5.
Coming back down
the Silver Creek Valley, with Handies beyond. |
|
MT. TABEGUACHE |
(See MT. SHAVANO) |
|
TAYLOR
MOUNTAIN |
(See MT. AETNA) |
|
TORREYS PEAK (Aug.
19, 1997) |
1.
Nicole in Chihuahua
Gulch, with Torreys beyond. |
2.
Taking a break,
high on Torreys southwest ridge. |
3.
The ridge across to
Grays from the summit. |
4.
Nicole on the
summit, with the view to the southwest beyond. |
5.
Coming down a
grassy slope, with the Torreys-Grays saddle above. |
6.
Bushwhacking back
to camp. |
|
TRAVER PEAK |
(See CLINTON
PEAK) |
|
TURRET PEAK |
(See PIGEON
PEAK) |
|
UNCOMPAHGRE PEAK
(Aug. 8, 1997) |
1.
Our campsite in the valley near the Nellie Creek trailhead. |
2.
Uncompahgre above the basin in the early morning light. |
3. *Sunrise
in the basin. |
4.
The rugged east face of Uncompahgre. |
5.
View of the San Juans from Uncompahgre's south ridge. |
6.
Going up a gully through the cliff band. |
7.
On Uncompahgre's summit plateau. |
8.
Emily and I on the summit, with Wetterhorn beyond. |
9. *View of Wetterhorn from the summit. |
10.*View to the
southeast from just below the summit. |
11.
Emily
enjoying lunch on a flowery slope. |
12.
Uncompahgre's east face, seen on the descent. |
13.
Wildflowers on the way down. |
14.
Lake San Cristobal. |
|
UTAH CANYON
COUNTRY HIKING (March 21-25,
2004) |
1.
Hiking on the old road before the entrance to Crack Canyon. |
2.
In Crack Canyon. |
3.
In a tunnel-like passage in the bottom of the canyon. |
4.
The narrows in Crack Canyon. |
5.
Emily climbing over a pour-off. |
6.
Teresa and Emily at another pour-off. |
7.
Driftwood lodged overhead in a narrow spot. |
8.
The dry lakebed of Lake Powell, where the Hite Marina
used to be. |
9.
Emily enjoying the panorama at Salvation Knoll. |
10.
Teresa at the Conehead Valley Trailhead. |
11.
View of the La Sal Mountains across the Spanish
Valley. |
12.
Tukuhnikivats Arch. |
13.
The
view from a rocky outcropping near the arch. |
14.
Putting Allie's boots on to protect her paws from the sandstone. |
15.
Hiking up Calf Creek Canyon. |
16.
Approaching Calf Creek Falls. |
17.
Calf Creek Falls and the pool at the base of the falls. |
18.
Canyon scenery along Highway 12 near Escalante. |
19.
Escalante, Utah. |
20.
The
Devil's Garden. |
21.
Looking down into the Escalante Canyon system from the trailhead. |
22.
Looking back up at the slickrock slope we came down from the trailhead. |
23.
In
Fence Canyon. |
24.
A dropoff into an inner canyon, and the ridge above that we took. |
25.
The
Escalante River. |
26.
On
the trail back out of the canyon. |
27.
Peekaboo Gulch. |
28.
The
12 foot pour-off that we climbed up. |
29.
Narrow twists and arches in the canyon. |
30.
Me
looking up over a step in Peekaboo Gulch. |
31.*
In
the narrows of Spooky Gulch. |
32.
Our
two dogs eagerly awaiting our hike into Willis Creek Canyon. |
33.
At
the Willis Creek Canyon Trailhead. |
34.
Teresa in a narrow section of the canyon, with the dogs wading in the stream. |
35.
Shelves of ice in the creek. |
36.*
Me
in the narrow canyon by the stream. |
37.
Near the canyon junction. |
38.
Our
muddy dog! |
39.
Teresa hiking back up the canyon. |
40.
Colorful rock formations in Bryce Canyon National Park. |
41.*
Pinnacles in Zion Canyon. |
42.*
The
Great White Throne. |
43.*
The
Watchman, near the Zion National Park entrance. |
|
VERMILLION
PEAK (July 24, 2003) |
and
GOLDEN HORN |
1.*Golden
Horn and Vermillion at sunrise. |
2.
Lower Ice Lake Basin. |
3.
Brian on the flowery slopes. |
4.*Looking
down into Lower Ice Lake Basin. |
5.*Ice
Lake. |
6.
Brian on the trail in the upper basin. |
7.*An
upper lake, with a reflection of Golden Horn. |
8.
Upper Ice Lake Basin scenery. |
9.
Vermillion, and the Vermillion/Fuller saddle. |
10.*The
view to the southwest from the saddle. |
11.
Towers along the ridge. |
12.
Brian on the trail along the ridge. |
13.
The steep gully near the summit. |
14.*On
Vermillion's summit. |
15.*View
of Pilot Knob from the summit. |
16.*View
of Golden Horn and Upper Ice Lake Basin from the summit. |
17.
View of the Wilson Group from the summit. |
18.
The bench below Vermillion that we came across,
from the Vermillion/Golden Horn saddle. |
19.
Looking up at the slopes we went up to Golden
Horn, from the Vermillion/Golden Horn saddle. |
20.*Vermillion
from Golden Horn. |
21.*Pilot
Knob from Golden Horn. |
22.*Me
on a rock near Golden Horn's summit. |
23.
The cliff band below the Vermillion/Golden Horn
saddle that we came down through. |
24.*Flowers
in Lower Ice Lake Basin. |
|
VESTAL PEAK |
(See ARROW
PEAK) |
|
WEST BUFFALO
PEAK (Aug. 30, 1998) |
1.
Emily on the trail as we began our backpack. |
2.
At timberline, with the Sawatch Range beyond. |
3.
The west slopes to the summit. |
4.
The dogs drinking out of a pool of water in a
high basin. |
5.
View of Elbert and Massive from the summit. |
|
WEST SPANISH
PEAK (Sept. 4, 1998) |
1.
The Spanish Peaks from Highway 160 west of
Walsenburg. |
2.
West Spanish Peak from the meadow near the
trailhead. |
3.
West Spanish Peak from near timberline. |
4.
Going up the mountain's talus-covered southwest
slopes. |
5.
View to the northwest of the Blanca Group from
the summit. |
6.
East Spanish Peak from the summit. |
7.
Summit view of the volcanic dykes radiating away
from the mountain. |
8.
One of the volcanic dykes. |
|
WETTERHORN PEAK (July 23, 2000) |
1. *Wetterhorn
above Matterhorn Basin just after sunrise. |
2. *Uncompahgre
Peak from the basin. |
3.
Wildflowers and Matterhorn Peak. |
4. *Uncompahgre
and Matterhorn, from Wetterhorn's south ridge. |
5.
On the ridge to the summit. |
6. *Emily
coming up the ridge. |
7.
Going up the class three summit gully. |
8.
Emily on the summit. |
9.
Emily and I on the summit. |
10.*Another
climber going down the gully. |
|
WETTERHORN
PEAK (Aug. 1, 2001) |
A
RETURN TO ONE OF MY FAVORITES |
1. *Brian and Jason on a flowery slope in
Matterhorn Basin. |
2. *Matterhorn
Peak in the early morning light. |
3.
The trail we followed up through the flowery
meadows. |
4. *Wetterhorn
and its southeast ridge we went up. |
5.
Two climbers going up the summit gully. |
6. *Brian
climbing up the summit gully. |
7.
Me climbing up the summit gully. |
8.
Jason, Brian, and I on the summit. |
9. *The
little stone arch on the summit. |
10.*View
south from the summit, with climbers on the Ship's Prow below. |
11.*The
three of us on the Ship's Prow. |
12.*The
Oklahomans coming down the summit gully. |
13.*The
herd of sheep, and Uncompahgre Peak. |
14.
Jason and one of the sheepdogs. |
15.
The herd of sheep and Wetterhorn as we started back. |
16.*The
view of Wetterhorn as we hiked back across the basin. |
|
WHEELER PEAK,
NEW MEXICO (Oct.1, 2003) |
1.*Taos Ski
Area entrance, with Wheeler Peak in the background. |
2.
On
the route through the ski area, with Wheeler beyond. |
3.*Williams
Lake. |
4.
Looking up at the route to the summit from Williams Lake. |
5.
On
the steep slopes up to the saddle. |
6.
The
basin on the other side of the saddle. |
7.
The
well-worn trail on the ridge to the summit. |
8.
The
plaque and register holder on the summit. |
9.
The
plaque on the summit. |
10.
Looking
down from the summit at the ski area and the valley I came up. |
11.
The ridge
to Old Mike Peak. |
12.
Going
back down the steep slope into the valley. |
13.*Williams Lake. |
|
MT. WHITNEY,
CALIFORNIA (June 28, 2003) |
and
MT. MUIR |
1.*Looking
down at the Colorado Rockies from 30,000 feet. |
2.
Death Valley. |
3.*The
Sierra Nevada, from the Owens Valley near Lone Pine. |
4.*Sunrise
along the trail. |
5.
Early sunlight along the trail. |
6.
On the trail by Outpost Camp. |
7.*Looking
back down the valley. |
8.
The trail through a rocky area. |
9.
Consultation Lake and Mt. McAdie. |
10.*Mt.
Muir and Whitney's south ridge. |
11.
Brian on the trail, with the poles and cables. |
12.
Me on a rock at Trail Crest. |
13.
The route to Whitney beyond Trail Crest. |
14.
Looking through a notch into the valley far below. |
15.
Looking back at Mt. Muir after we hiked past it. |
16.
Approaching the summit. |
17.
Me on the summit, with the Owens Valley beyond. |
18.
Looking down at Iceberg Lake from the summit. |
19.
View of the Owens Valley from the summit. |
20.
View of Mt. Langley from the summit. |
21.
View of Whitney's south ridge from the summit. |
22.
Connie, Jason, and Brian on the summit. |
23.
The summit plaque. |
24.
The summit building and register. |
25.
The rocky slopes up to Mt. Muir. |
26.
Brian scrambling up the rocks near Muir's summit. |
27.*View
of Mt. Whitney from Mt. Muir. |
28.*The view to the
southwest from near Trail Crest. |
29.
On the trail near Trail Crest. |
30.*The
pointed profile of Mt. Muir, from the "97 Switchbacks" section of the trail. |
31.*Mt. Muir, Mt. Whitney, and Mt. Russell. |
|
MT.
WILSON (Sept. 8, 2000) |
1.
Mt. Wilson from the Rock of Ages saddle. |
2.
El Diente from Wilson's northeast slopes. |
3.
Looking up at the slopes above. |
4.
View from the summit ridge into Kilpacker Basin. |
5.
The rugged ridge across to El Diente. |
6. *Wilson's
summit pitch. |
7.
Looking down the slopes into Navajo Basin. |
|
WILSON
PEAK (Aug. 14, 1999) |
1.
Wilson Peak from the basin to the west. |
2.
Mt. Wilson and Gladstone Peak from the Rock of Ages saddle. |
3.
The trail to the east from the Rock of Ages saddle. |
4.
View of Lizard Head from the Wilson Peak-Gladstone saddle. |
5.
On Wilson's west ridge to the summit. |
6. *The
summit pitch on Wilson Peak. |
7.
Emily scrambling up through the rocks. |
8.
Emily and Allie on the summit. |
9. *Going
down the rough ridge from the summit. |
|
WINDOM PEAK |
(See MT. EOLUS) |
|
MT YALE
(Aug. 29, 1996) |
1.
Bruce along the trail near timberline. |
2.
The trail above timberline, with the summit beyond. |
3.
View of Harvard and Columbia from Yale's northwest ridge. |
4.
Bruce coming up the northwest ridge. |
5.
Bruce on the summit. |