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Mountain photos and adventure journals from Colorado.

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  Dawn on Baldy Peak

  October 10, 2008 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  

  [+] This morning I woke up at 3:45am to hike up Baldy Peak in hopes of a nice dawn vista of the Sneffels Range and its golden aspens. I hiked this peak a few weeks ago, so I was familiar with the route and knew I could make good time to the summit. Nevertheless I still made it up there an hour too early, so I bundled up in my down jacket and balaclava, laid down behind some trees to get out of the wind, and took a nap for a while. Once the sky brightened enough at dawn, I was pleased to see a thick cloud bank of an approaching storm over the Sneffels Range. The warm dawn glow about a half hour before sunrise provided the perfect illumination of the range. This resulting panorama is three exposures stitched together.

  In my previous post, “Ouray from the Air”, you can see the same mountain range and aspen fields, from a perspective about 20,000 feet higher!

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  Ouray from the Air

  October 9, 2008 | Permalink | Post a Comment

  

  [+] On a plane ride from San Diego to Denver yesterday, we passed right by the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado. I had a great aerial view of Telluride, Ridgway, Ouray, and the vast expanses of the San Juans. It was helpful too to be able to see where the aspens are still colorful, and I hope to get out and photograph them in the next few days. In this shot (if you click on the photo to see the larger version) you can actually see the streets of Ouray, tucked into the mountains at the head of the Uncompahgre Valley.

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  Red Mountain Colors

  September 30, 2008 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  

  Evening light illuminates Red Mountain #2, as seen from the summit of Red Mountain #3. I had a really productive hike; check out my photos and panoramas from Red Mountain Pass that I made today.

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  Ironton Autumn

  September 29, 2008 | Permalink | Post a Comment

  

  Glorious fall colors at Ironton, along Red Mountain Pass south of Ouray, Colorado. Red Mountain #1 rises in the background.

  There’s something so magnificent about fall which photos can barely capture. With every changing of the seasons, whether winter, spring, summer, or fall, I say to myself “This is my favorite season of all”. But it really is hard to deny that fall is the most spectacular. I don’t think that the mountains in Colorado can get any more beautiful!

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  Baldy Peak Aspens

  September 28, 2008 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  

  Golden aspens high up on Baldy Peak, looking towards the Ouray valley.

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  Twin Peaks from Ouray

  September 27, 2008 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  

  Twin Peaks, as seen from my porch, in Ouray. This is the view I see out of my window every day as I work on the computer. It’s pretty torturous to gaze up there wishing I was hiking when I’m stuck in the office! As you can see, the fall colors are filling in around here. We also got some thunder and pouring rain from these dark clouds, which is a bit unusual this late in the season.

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  Twin Peaks Sunset

  September 21, 2008 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  

  Sunset as seen from the slopes of Twin Peaks, above Ouray, Colorado.

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  Courthouse Sunset

  September 8, 2008 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  

  Sunset last night from the summit of Courthouse Mountain, 12,152 feet, near Ridgway, Colorado. The La Sal Mountains near Moab, Utah are visible on the horizon. Snapshot with Ricoh GX100 camera.

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  Evening on Hayden

  September 7, 2008 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  

  The last rays of sunlight shine on the slope of Hayden Mountain near Ouray, Colorado.

  

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  Grizzly Peak

  August 29, 2008 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  

  Grizzly Peak, 13,738 feet, reflected in a small pond in the San Juan Mountains near Silverton, Colorado. Notice how the grass is starting to turn its golden yellow autumn color.