At the trailhead. Rebecca, Tom, George, Rita, Jean, Mike S., & Ed (from left to right).
Our view of Mt. Peale & Mt. Mellenthin from the trailhead at just under 10,500 ft.
Diorite or granite, you make the call.
Trip leader Mike Stringham signs us in about a mile from Burro Pass.
Mike Binyon checking the voter registration rolls.
Trip leader Mike S. checks on the progress of the rest of the flock.
On the way to Burro Pass, we walked through several fields filled with blooming wooly actinella.
Nearing Burro Pass, with Burro Ridge in front of us.
The wooly actinella is an alpine flower in the aster family that blooms from June to August.
Sharing the trail to Burro Pass with a mountain biker or two.
Mt. Tomasaki as seen from Burro Pass.
Hikers & bikers mingling harmoniously at Burro Pass.
Ed, Tom, Jean, Mike S., Marc, George, Rita, & Rebecca at Burro Pass (elevation 11,180 ft.)
Starting the grunt up the slope of Manns Peak, while looking to the west at Dry Peak.
Rita & Rebecca on Manns Peak south ridge, with Tom "wheezing" behind.
Rebecca, Rita, & Mike S. approach the scree field on Manns Peak south ridge.
Rita & Rebecca carefully follow a faint trail through the scree field.
After crossing the scree, Rebecca, Rita, & George push on up the ridge to the top of the mountain.
The view southward from Manns Peak's ridge toward Burro Ridge & the main peaks of the central LaSal Mts.
Looking westward across the scree toward Dry Peak & Pilot Peak.
Hopefully while wheezing his way upward, Tom has time to appreciate the panorama behind him.
The view from Manns Peak toward Pilot Peak, Green Mountain, & Mt. Waas in the northern LaSals.
Our hero has wheezed his way to the top, with Burro Ridge, Mt. Mellenthin, & Mt. Tuk looming behind him.
Rita enjoying this spectacular view of Burro Ridge, the central LaSals, & beyond from Manns Peak.
Rita basks under the warm sun, while the Binyons settle down for lunch on the summit.
Rebecca, Mike S., & George share stories beneath the rock ring on top of Manns Peak (elevation 12,272 ft.)
The view that George, Mike S., & Rebecca had looking eastward toward Mt. Tomasaki.
Looking northward from Manns Peak into Beaver Basin between Mt. Waas & the Red Wedge.
Looking down the north ridge of Manns Peak toward the Red Wedge.
Mustering the flock to get ready for the descent from Manns Peak.
Tom, Rita, George, Jean, Mike S., Rebecca, & Mike B. atop Manns Peak.
Rita, Marc, Tom, George, Jean, Mike S., & Rebecca savoring the expansive views from Manns Peak.
Sleeping Ute Mt. as seen in the distance from the south ridge of Manns Peak.
Nearing Burro Pass once more after descending Manns Peak.
A stray cloud crowns Mt. Tomasaki on our way back from Burro Pass.
Jean makes sure everything is shipshape at the trail register as we finish up the hike.
Tom Messenger's map of the trail to the top, plus the scree bypass used coming back down.
