Sep 24, 2004
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View from our seats at a game between the Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field in Denver.
Pikes Peak from the Garden of the Gods
Sep 24, 2004
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Pikes Peak from the Garden of the Gods Park near Colorado Springs.
Balanced Rock
Sep 24, 2004
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Balanced Rock in the Garden of the Gods Park near Colorado Springs.
Pikes Peak from Colorado Springs
Sep 24, 2004
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Pikes Peak (elevation: 14,110 feet) from the Drury Inn on Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs.
Northwest View from Pikes Peak
Sep 23, 2004
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View to the Nortwest from Pikes Peak's summit (elevation: 14,110 feet).
Pikes Peak Summit
Sep 23, 2004
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The summit of Pikes Peak (at right) from along its namesake toll road.
View to the East from Pikes Peak
Sep 23, 2004
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The view to the East towards the city of Colorado Springs from a shoulder of Pikes Peak.
Pikes Peak Toll Road
Sep 23, 2004
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The Pikes Peak Toll Road just above treeline (around mile marker 15 of 19).
Pikes Peak
Sep 23, 2004
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Pikes Peak from its namesake toll road.
Mount Princeton
Sep 23, 2004
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Mount Princeton (elevation: 14,197 feet) from US Route 24 near Buena Vista.
Colorado Scenery
Sep 22, 2004
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Interesting view along Colorado Route 82 (Independence Pass Road) just outside of Aspen.
Fall Colors Along Independence Pass Road
Sep 22, 2004
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Peak fall colors just outside of Aspen along Colorado Route 82 (Independence Pass Road).
Aspen
Sep 22, 2004
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Aspen Mountain from the town of Aspen.
View from Independence Pass
Sep 22, 2004
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View to the East back towards Colorado Route 82 (Independence Pass Road) from Independence Pass.
Independence Pass
Sep 22, 2004
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The sign marking Independence Pass, which also marks the Continental Divide.
Mount Elbert
Sep 22, 2004
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Mount Elbert (elevation: 14,433 feet), the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains and my intended hiking goal, from the dirt road leading to its North trailhead.
Snowy Breckenridge
Sep 22, 2004
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Relentless snow the day before gave way to clear skies and a thick blanket of snow in Breckenridge.
Snowy Peak 8
Sep 22, 2004
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Relentless snow the day before made Breckenridge's Peak 8 look like it would on a mid-January ski day.
Morning Sun on Peak 8
Sep 22, 2004
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Early morning view of Breckenridge's Peak 8 from my room at the Marriott Mountain Valley Lodge.
Morning View
Sep 22, 2004
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Early morning view of the mountains to the south of Breckenridge's ski area from my room at the Marriott Mountain Valley Lodge in Breckenridge.
Breckenridge
Sep 20, 2004
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Peaks 9 (right) and 10 of Breckenridge's ski area from my room at the Marriott Mountain Valley Lodge.
Breckenridge's Peak 8
Sep 20, 2004
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Peak 8 at Breckenridge's ski area from my hotel room at the Marriott Mountain Valley Lodge.
Continental Divide
Sep 19, 2004
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An evening view toward the Continental Divide from just North of Winter Park.
The Continental Divide
Sep 19, 2004
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Crossing the Continental Divide at Milner Pass on Rocky Mountain National Park's Trail Ridge Road.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Sep 19, 2004
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View from the Alpine Visitor's Center (elevation: 11,796 feet) along Rocky Mountain National Park's Trail Ridge Road.
Longs Peak from Trail Ridge Road
Sep 19, 2004
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Longs Peak from Trail Ridge Road's Many Parks Curve in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Estes Park
Sep 19, 2004
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Estes Park sign on US Route 36 before entering the town with Rocky Mountain National Park's peaks in the background.
US Route 36
Sep 19, 2004
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The view towards Rocky Mountain National Park from US Route 36 near Estes Park.
Longs Peak and Mount Meeker
Sep 18, 2004
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Mount Meeker (left) and Longs Peak (right) from the Peak to Peak Highway near Estes Park.
Mount Meeker
Sep 18, 2004
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What I believe to be Mount Meeker from the Peak to Peak Highway between Ward and Estes Park.
Mount Skylight
Sep 11, 2004
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Mount Skylight from Haystack's summit.
The Great Range and More
Sep 11, 2004
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Awesome view to the east from Haystack's summit. Prominent peaks include (from left to right): Gothics, Giant, (background), Rocky Peak Ridge (background), Sawteeth and Noonmark (background, directly behind Sawteeth).
Mount Marcy
Sep 11, 2004
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Mount Marcy from Haystack's summit. The precipitous Panther Gorge separates the two peaks.
Southeast View
Sep 11, 2004
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View to the Southeast from Haystack's summit. Prominent peaks include Colvin, Blake, Nippletop, Dix, Hough and Macomb.
The Great Range and More
Sep 11, 2004
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Awesome view to the east from Haystack's summit. Prominent peaks include (from left to right): Basin, Gothics, Giant, (background), Rocky Peak Ridge (background), Sawteeth and Noonmark (background, directly behind Sawteeth).
Haystack's Hillary Step
Sep 11, 2004
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This terrain feature on Haystack will remind those familiar with Mount Everest's Southeast Ridge route of its precarious Hillary Step. Thankfully, the climb to Haystack is not on a knife-edge ridge like on Everest (despite the appearance of one in this photo).
Haystack's Steep Eastern Slope
Sep 11, 2004
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Haystack's impressively steep Eastern slope. Almost entirely devoid of trees, one can't help but wonder how awesome this slope would be for skiing (avalanche risk notwithstanding).
Descent from Little Haystack
Sep 11, 2004
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The steep, exposed descent from Little Haystack to the col.
Mount Marcy
Sep 11, 2004
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Mount Marcy from Little Haystack.
The Haystacks
Sep 11, 2004
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View of the substantial climbing ahead from a rock outcrop on the trail to Haystack. Mount Haystack (center) stands tall above Little Haystack (left).
Basin Mountain
Sep 11, 2004
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Basin Mountain from a rock outcrop before the climb to Little Haystack begins.
Mount Marcy
Sep 11, 2004
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Mount Marcy from a rock outcrop before the climb to Little Haystack begins.
Mount Marcy
Sep 11, 2004
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Mount Marcy from the trail to Haystack.
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