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Spruce Gulch, Fairview Peak and Castle Gulch

5/31/2021

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The ridge from Spruce Gulch towards Fairview Peak.
Trip date: July 26, 2021

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Upper-est Slate Lake (Gore Range, Colorado)

5/9/2021

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Upper Slate Lake viewed from "Upper-est Slate Lake"
Trip dates: July 10-12, 2020

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Deer Ridge (Boulder/North St. Vrain, CO)

11/25/2020

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Looking towards Longs Peak and an impressive cairn on the north slopes of North St. Vrain Canyon.
Trip date: June 28, 2020

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Meadow Mt and St. Vrain Peak (Indian Peaks Wilderness/RMNP, CO)

11/24/2020

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Trip date: June 27, 2020

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Cony Lake and Hutcheson Lakes (RMNP, Wild Basin, CO)

8/3/2020

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A frozen Hutcheson Lake between Elk Tooth and Mahana Peak.
Trip dates: March 14-15, 2020

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Sawtooth Peak Area Wandering (Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado)

2/7/2020

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Trip dates: Nov 11, 2019 + Nov 24, 2019

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Upper Storm Lake and Jasper Peak (Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado)

1/29/2020

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Jasper Peak on the left, Upper Storm Lake below (out of view).
Trip date: Oct 13, 2019

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Lumpy Ridge Wandering (RMNP/Estes Park, Colorado)

1/26/2020

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Trip date: Sept 28, 2019

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Brainard Lake Traverse...failed again... (IPW, Colorado)

1/25/2020

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Trip date: Sept 22, 2019

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Crestone Needle (Sangre de Cristo Range, Colorado)

1/25/2020

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Looking south from the summit of Crestone Needle.
Trip date: Sept 14, 2019

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Highs and Lows in the Never Summer Range (RMNP, Colorado)

1/12/2020

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Camp near Michigan Lakes below Nokhu Crags.
The Class 3 knife edge up the East Ridge of Static Peak.
Looking north from Lead Mt. towards Mt. Mahler (left) and Mt. Richtofen (right).
Looking south towards Mt. Cumulus, Mt. Nimbus and Mt. Stratus from the western side of the Never Summer Range.
Mt. Howard. One of my favorite views in RMNP.
Parika Lake overlooking Mt. Cumulus, Mt. Nimbus, Mt. Stratus and Baker Mt. (looking east)
Trip dates: Aug 31- Sept 02, 2019

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Forest Canyon and Hayden Gorge (RMNP, Colorado)

12/29/2019

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Hayden Spire within Hayden Gorge
Trip date: August 17-19, 2019

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Back to the Return to Coulson Gulch (Coulson, Gulch, Estes Park/Lyons Colorado)

5/6/2019

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Trip dates: April 27, 2019 and May 04, 2019

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Looking SW towards Indian Peaks from Button Rock Mt.

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Eagle Lake (Wild Basin, RMNP Colorado)

2/23/2019

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Trip dates: Feb 09-10, 2019
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My campsite at Eagle Lake in the Wild Basin region of RMNP. Eagles Beak is the prominent brown rock in the distance on the right. Note: I was an idiot and didn't actually use the shovel to dig a trench/wall to block spindrift (blowing snow).

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Year in Review: Top Ten Trips of 2018

1/9/2019

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Looking north towards Eccles Pass and Red Mt. Sept 15-16, 2018. Gore Range, Colorado
Looking east towards Lake Isabelle. From the LIGANN Traverse Sept 08-09, 2018. Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado
Coulson Gulch. June 10, 2018. Lyons, Colorado
Looking north towards McHenrys Peak. Wild Basin High Route. July 01-03, 2018. Colorado
While waiting out a storm on Day 5 of the Pfiffner Traverse, I ate my last piece of cheese and the last of my Frito's--which were now totally crushed--with a spoon.
Rawah Wilderness, Dec 08-09, 2018
Andrews Peak in North Inlet. Day 2 of the Pfiffner Traverse. August 14-20, 2018. Western RMNP.
"Selfie" on the Wild Basin High Route. July 01-03, 2018. Colorado

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Brainard Lake Traverse (attempt/partial) (Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado)

9/25/2018

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Trip Date: Sept 23, 2018
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The LIGANN Traverse:  Lost Tribe Lakes, Iroquois, Mt. George, Apache Peak, Navajo Peak, Niwot Ridge (Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado)

9/10/2018

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Trip date: Sept 08-09, 2018
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Looking from the south ridge of Apache Peak towards ominous rain behind Iruqois Peak.

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Arapaho Traverse, Lake Dorothy, North Fork Middle Boulder Creek (Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado)

9/7/2018

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Trip date: Sept 02, 2018
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Looking north along the continental divide from North Arapaho Peak

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Hall Ranch (Mountain Lion sighting)

1/27/2018

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Looking towards Indian Peaks (center left) and Longs Peak (right) and dusk.

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Utah Road Trip: Days 1 and 2

12/30/2017

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Total Trip Dates: Dec 19-28, 2017
This post: Dec 19-20, 2017
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