Mt. Sneffels (September 2009)

November 7, 2009

San Juans Trips 9-09 - View When the Clouds Had Cleared

(San Juans - Part 3)

Mt. Sneffels is third highest mountain in the San Juans, 14,150 ft. The hike up it is short, but steep and fun. The drive from Ouray to the trailhead was very scenic and part of it is a shelf road with amazing views.

[img 61] Overhanging Rock

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San Juans Rest Day (September 2009)

October 31, 2009

San Juans Trips 9-09 - 57 Cascade Falls

A collection of photos from Ouray and Ridgeway, Colorado including a brewery or two, mountain scenery and a waterfall.
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Sunshine and Redcloud Peaks (September 2009)

October 17, 2009

Redcloud Peak

(This is the first of several trip reports from my San Juans trip in September.)

We started at the Silver Creek Trailhead for the climb up Sunshine and Redcloud Peaks. The first part of the trail followed Silver Creek up through a scenic valley.

[img 50]Trail Going Along Silver Creek

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Blowing Rocks (December 2003)

October 10, 2009

Blowhole

Here's some more pics from Blowing Rocks on Jupiter Island.

[img 49] Waves Coming In

[img 48] Man-O-War

[img 47] Rock Blowhole

[img 46] Bird Preparing for Takeoff<...
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High Water on Boulder Creek (May, June 2003)

July 5, 2009

Rapids

Photos of Boulder Creek near flood stage with it going over its banks and damage a bridge. It's rapids were big with long stretches of whitewater.
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Holy Cross Backpacking (August 2003)

May 14, 2009

The Peak Sticking Up Above a Ridge

The Mountain of the Holy Cross, with an elevation of 14,005 ft, is the third lowest 14er in Colorado. Colorado has 53 peaks higher than 14,000 ft called 14ers. They range in height from 14,001 ft up to 14,433 ft. The Holy Cross Wilderness is one of the most beautiful areas of Colorado. The Mountain of the Holy Cross is known for a snow cross on ...
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Glacier Creek Snowshoeing (March 2009)

May 2, 2009

Water Flowing on Glacier Creek

Snowshoe hike in Rocky Mountain National Park near Bear Lake. We went by a couple of frozen lakes and by a snow cover waterfall while following a creek up a valley.
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Brainard Lake Snowshoeing (February 2009)

March 11, 2009

Crusty Snow on Long Lake

A few weeks ago a couple of us went for a snowshoeing hike close to Boulder. The Brainard Lake area is about 35-45 minutes from Boulder. During the winter the road to the lake is closed. The road...
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Valley Loop Trail

February 16, 2009

Valley Loop Trail Hike 6-03 - Colorado River 1

This trail is on west side of Rocky Mountain National Park in the headwaters of the Colorado River where it meanders through pine forests and meadows in the Kawuneeche Valley.
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Keystone

February 4, 2009

Keystone 4-03 - Looking Down From Top About Noon

Weather can change fast in the mountains. This day, I was snowboarding at Keystone. In the morning the skies were blue and the snow conditions were not good. The snow was hard packed. This first picture is of the North Peak from the top of the front mountain.[img 13]

Looking down a trail at the base area.[img 14]

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Blowing Rocks (2009)

January 20, 2009

Blowing Rocks 1-09 - Big Splash Collage

On Jupiter Island, just north of Jupiter Florida, there's a nature preserve with a unique feature on the Florida coast. The coast is rocky and the waves have worn holes through the rocks so that when they hit, the water blows up through them. Here is a wide angle of a wave crashing into them.

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This collage sho...
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