Canyon de Chelly, AZ
Canyon de Chelly, AZ - Morning Run Around the Rim
White House Ruins Trail
White House - Bottom of Canyon de Chelly
Anasazi Indian Ruins
Durango - Puck? .....5th of July, 2009
What the Puck?
Molas Lake Camping........Paradise with rules........but GORGEOUS.
Sunset over paradise.
Dinner, wth a view.
First Day of acclimation......Ice Lake Trail....1/2 mile into ascent.
Ice Lake Trail -- Our first waterfall.....not knowing that many more were to come.
Trish climbing out of Lower Ice Lake Basin.
Chase just above Lower Ice Lake.
On On
One of several turquoise colored lakes
Further up the trail...Fuller Lake still covered in ice...July 6th
On the way back
Headwaters
Second hike...day 2... Hematite Trail
Time to head back...12,600 feet
Hematite Lake
Rugged terrain on the descent
On afters at the Animas River
The train has arrived
Third day hike on the way to 14,048 Handies Peak
American Basin on the way to Handies
Really on top of the world
The rest of the world from Handies Peak.
Uh oh...
I dare you...
6am Friday morning assembly
This guy's going to break 40 hours.
Downtown SIlverton...Wyman Hotel on the right...Owned by Roger Wrublik
Sunrise at Virginius...13,100 feet
The last of the good footing.
Climb number one to Virginius Mine.
Bob has the Yak-trax on.
A little purchase...
Upper center...are you kidding me...
You weren't kidding...this guy is too happy
Virginius top-out.
That rock never tasted so good.
What a relief...
If you can't beat em'...
Can't we just get along?