Alpenglow on Gilpin Peak
Sheir posing in front of Wright Lake
Wright Lake and Mount Sneffels
Gilpin Peak on the hike up to Blue Lakes pass
Mount Sneffels on the way up to Blue Lakes pass
Cool plants somehow surviving in the alpine zone
The view of Sneffel's southwest ridge as seen from Blue Lakes pass
I stopped to look through several notches on the way up to the ridge
Karen found a cairn at the top of this gulley that reassured us that we had found the route
On the way up from the pass
Karen climbing a short gulley
Jim in one of many short gullies
John opting for a more challenging but solid route
We came to a short ledge that we were able to follow around to a gulley that would lead us to the summit ridge
John and Karen on the ledge
A formation along the ridge known as Kissing Camels
Karen starting her ascent up the ridge to the summit
Views to our east included centennial Teakettle and top 200 Potosi
Karen traversing below the ridge proper
The views behind us and to our west made it difficult to keep going - I want to just sit and look around
Karen scrambling up a short blunt knife-edge on the ridge
Having fun with the camera
Topping out on Mt Sneffels!
Dramatic views of the Dallas Divide and Blue Lakes down below
Looking down the spine of the southwest ridge
Views of the Wilson group to our southwest - El Diente would be tomorrow's objective
More views of Teakettle and Potosi
Our summit photo (Karen, Jim, John, Sheri)
Sheri opted for the standard route (below) up to Lavender Col and beat us to the summit by about 20 minutes
We took in the views up top for about an hour
Starting the descent back down the standard route
Sheri negotiating the downclimb through the crux V-notch on the standard route
More downclimbing
The loose gulley leading down to Lavender Col was a virtual interstate today
The views east from Lavender Col
Impressive Teakettle
Karen posing in front of the spectacular views
Some of my favorite views of any 14er hike
Awesome centennial Dallas Peak
One last look back at Mount Sneffels
Top 200 Potosi Peak
Congrats Sheri on 14er #30!
Cool waterfall in Yankee Boy basin
A fun section of the shelf road coming down from Yankee Boy basin
Back in Ouray for lunch and ice cream with Sheri, Jake, and Tim
We stopped in Ouray to check out Box Canyon Falls
The powerful water was busy carving out some awesome features in the canyon walls
Looking over Ouray, probably my favorite mountain town in Colorado
On the way to El Diente, we stopped to take pictures of Mt Sneffels inspiring north face
