Redcloud & Sunshine
Friday & Saturday, July 17-18, 2015 This weekend Diane had to stay home so I set out on my own into the San Juan Mountains to finally climb my first 14ers of the year. I planned to hike to the top...
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Saturday & Sunday, July 25-26, 2015 The Dragon’s Back at sunset with Wetterhorn Peak and Uncompahgre Peak on the horizon. This weekend Diane and I went on an overnight backpacking trip into the...
View ArticleTaylor Peak
Saturday, August 8, 2015 It’s not too often that one of my weekend adventures doesn’t go according to plan, but unfortunately this is one of those trips. I had planned to climb Castle and Conundrum...
View ArticleCastle & Conundrum
Friday & Saturday, August 14-15, 2015 I had originally planned to climb Castle and Conundrum Peaks last Sunday, but after getting a taste of altitude sickness for the first time on Saturday evening...
View ArticleWetterhorn Peak
Saturday & Sunday, August 22-23, 2015 Over the years I have spent a lot of time in and around the Uncompahgre Wilderness of the San Juan Mountains, and every time I do I usually see the massive...
View ArticleMount Sopris
Saturday & Sunday, August 29-30, 2015 Mount Sopris during a spectacular sunrise last fall. Even though it’s less than fifty feet shy of registering as one of Colorado’s 13,000 foot peaks, Mount...
View ArticleBig Blue Creek
Labor Day Weekend | Saturday – Monday, September 5-7, 2015 An incredible Labor Day sunrise below Uncompahgre Peak. This year for the long Labor Day weekend I wanted to go on another backpacking trip...
View ArticleSan Luis Peak
Saturday & Sunday, September 12-13, 2015 Sunset on San Luis Peak in the La Garita Mountains. Since Diane needed to stay home this weekend to get some school work done, I was on my own and decided...
View ArticleCimarron Thirteeners
Saturday & Sunday, September 19-20, 2015 Redcliff at sunset in the West Fork of the Cimarron River. On my quest to hike and explore more of the Uncompahgre Wilderness I decided to climb a pair of...
View ArticleRed Mountain Colors
Fall Colors 2015 | Saturday, September 26, 2015 The Red Mountains reflected in Crystal Lake shortly after sunrise. As usual, I spent the last weekend in September on my annual fall colors trip to...
View ArticleUncompahgre Peak II
Saturday & Sunday, August 13-14, 2016 A beautiful sunset over the San Juan Mountains from the Uncompahgre Peak trail. Earlier this year Diane told me that she wanted to climb Uncompahgre Peak...
View ArticleHumboldt Peak
Saturday & Sunday, August 27-28, 2016 Sunrise on The Crestones and Broken Hand Peak from the trail to the summit of Humboldt Peak. Since Diane enjoys going backpacking with me, it’s been a few...
View ArticleTop of the Rocky Mountains
Mount Elbert & Missouri Mountain Friday – Sunday, September 16-18, 2016 After only hiking one new fourteener this year, I knew I had to get out this weekend to at least try to get another one or...
View ArticleMount Bierstadt to Owl Creek Pass
Friday & Saturday, September 30 – October 1, 2016 Ending the long day with a spectacular sunset above Owl Creek Pass in the San Juan Mountains. I left right after work on Friday afternoon to begin...
View ArticleCanby Mountain & The La Plata Mountains
Sunday, October 2, 2016 Hesperus Mountain is an impressive sight over the Twin Lakes in the La Plata Mountains. I had set my alarm for 5:00am this morning, but when it went off I looked outside and...
View ArticleMount Peale
Thursday, October 6, 2016 View from the summit of Mount Peale over Mount Tukuhnikivatz (12,482) in the La Sal Mountains. Since Jared and I had cancelled our plans to hike to the summit of Mount Peale...
View ArticleDry Mountain
Friday – Sunday, June 30 – July 2, 2017 A view from near the summit of Dry Mountain over to Bald Mountain and Mount Nebo. This weekend I was heading up to Salt Lake City to see Rise Against at the...
View ArticleLast Dollar Peaks
Whipple Mountain & Last Dollar Mountain Independence Day | Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Diane hikes through a hillside of lupine as we descend the Whipple Mountain Trail. This year for Independence Day...
View ArticleRico – Silverton Trail
Saturday & Sunday, July 8-9, 2017 Following the Rico – Silverton Trail through South Park on our way back from The Colorado Trail. Diane and I spent the past weekend in the San Juan Mountains near...
View ArticleCarson Saddle Peaks
Bent Peak & Carson Peak Saturday & Sunday, July 22-23, 2017 Low clouds cling to the hills along the Continental Divide looking toward the Rio Grande Pyramid. Next weekend Diane and I are...
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