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My 2009 Colorado Photos
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My 2009 Colorado Photos

 
My 2009 Colorado Photos

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Created/Edited: Sep 1, 2009 / Aug 5, 2010

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San Juan, Sangre, & Elk Photos

Ever since spending the summer of '05 in Colorado I wanted to get back to see a few more 14ers. During previous summers there were always big events that took precedence (graduation, marriage, baby, house, etc.), so with nothing big going on this summer and my brothers available to come with on a couple of the more challenging scrambles I had planned, it was the perfect time to get back.

We spent two nights in Ouray, one in Westcliffe, and one in Aspen. Next time I'll most likely plan things so that we're not driving around as much, but this time I wanted to get a small glimpse of the San Juan, Sangre de Cristo, and Elk mountains, as well as the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Ouray was our favorite place (getting my younger brothers to the top of Mount Sneffels was the highlight of the trip, and there were also other fun places to visit like the Bachelor-Syracuse Mine, Ouray Hot Springs, and Box Canyon Falls), and the San Juans are definitely somewhere we'll be returning to in the future.

I put together a slideshow of my pictures here.

Images


Rugged Peaks

Rugged Peaks

Mount Sneffels east saddle

Mount Sneffels east saddle

Mount Sneffels from CO-62

Mount Sneffels from CO-62

Gilpin Peak from Lavender Col

Gilpin Peak from Lavender Col

Peak northwest of Maroon Lake

Peak northwest of Maroon Lake

Final push to Sneffels summit

Final push to Sneffels summit

Blue Lakes Basin from Sneffels summit

Blue Lakes Basin from Sneffels summit

Yankee Boy peaks

Yankee Boy peaks

Maroon Lake wildflowers

Maroon Lake wildflowers

Sneffels Range Peak

Sneffels Range Peak

Ridge east of Mount Sneffels

Ridge east of Mount Sneffels

Rugged peak east of Sneffels

Rugged peak east of Sneffels

Maroon Bells & Wildflowers

Maroon Bells & Wildflowers

Yankee Boy Basin flowers

Yankee Boy Basin flowers

Peaks north of Maroon Lake

Peaks north of Maroon Lake


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