Mount Sneffels at sunset as seen from near Ridgway, Colorado.
Sage and Sneffels
Tag: San Juans
Sneffels Range Starry Reflection
Moonset, the Milky Way, and Jupiter over Mount Sneffels and the Sneffels Range, May. The high sensitivity camera sensor shows the moonlight and starlight much brighter than the human eye can see at night.
A Snowy Sunrise in the San Juans
Winter sunrise light over Vestal and Arrow Peaks in the Grenadier Range – May. Wham Ridge is the curved ramp-like ridge on Vestal Peak on the left.
The exceptionally snowy winter in the San Juans keeps on going into May and our snowpack is currently 187% of average for this time of year! As I’ve been out splitboarding lately, I’ve been admiring all the peaks draped in thick snowpack, and thinking about how they’d look with colorful sunrise light. So this morning I woke up at 2am, drove up into the mountains, and slogged up one of my favorite peaks for sunrise. I brought my telephoto lens for a closer look at some of the standout peaks above the Silverton area. Continue reading >>
May Frosting
Evening light on Corbett in the Sneffels Range after a spring snowstorm.
Mount Hayden Backcountry Lodge
Dusk at the Mount Hayden Backcountry Lodge, with United States Mountain towering above. San Juan Mountains, Colorado.
This weekend we had a wonderful stay at Eric Johnson’s Mount Hayden Backcountry Lodge. Located in Richmond Basin in a remote corner of the San Juan Mountains between Ouray and Telluride, the lodge is surrounded by a powder playground of skiable terrain. With heaps of fresh snow awaiting us, we were excited to have three days to ski and splitboard to our hearts’ content. Continue reading >>
Ridgway Sunset
A colorful winter sunset over the Sneffels Range near Ridgway, Colorado.
Pleasant Winter
Morning light on a fresh December morning below the Sneffels Range in the San Juan Mountains near Ridgway, Colorado.
Snowy Ice Lakes
Sunrise at Ice Lakes after an October snowstorm dumped two feet of snow in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado.
With fresh snow in the San Juan Mountains and dreams of winter I couldn’t resist heading up high for a quick early season winter camp at Ice Lakes Basin near Silverton. I got a little more than I bargained for with two feet of fresh powder and knee-deep postholing through a snowstorm up there! In the morning I was treated to some fiery light for a few moments at sunrise, for a different kind of autumn color. Continue reading >>
A Bit of Autumn Color
Autumn colors and storm clouds along the San Miguel Range near Telluride, Colorado.
After trekking in Switzerland and visiting Claudia’s family and friends in Germany, we finally arrived back home in the San Juans just at the tail end of what seemed to be a nice long season of autumn colors here. Though I missed the bulk of the autumn action, there were still bits of colorful aspens left along with fresh snow on the peaks! Every season is my favorite season, but autumn is really my favorite season!
8 Days in the Weminuche
Rich amber sunrise light illuminates the basin below Jagged Mountain – Weminuche Wilderness, San Juan Mountains, Colorado.
In mid-August Claudia and I backpacked for eight days into the Needle Mountains in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. This was I think the sixth or seventh time I’ve done a week-long trek in this particular range, but I was still able to find some new routes to take and new places to camp and photograph along with some old favorites. These mountains never fail to challenge and inspire! Continue reading >>
