Early Morning at the Grizzly Gulch Trailhead (10,400'), to Handies Peak (14,048') |
Barb, James, and Kurt, First Steps of 4.2 Mi. Trek to Summit |
Kurt & James Leaving Timberline, Summit of Handies is Skyline Hump Above Pines |
Grizzly Gulch is Rich With Columbines |
Looking Down (NE'ly) Grizzly Gulch Above Timberline |
Above, Snowfield, Uncompahgre Looming in the Distance, Near Center of Skyline |
Looking Down Grizzly Gulch, Redcloud & Sunshine Peaks on Skyline...Our Next Climb |
Distant View of Wetterhorn & Uncompahgre Summits, From Handies....What We Came to Climb! |
Looking Down on Ridgeline Leading to Summit of Whitecross Mtn. (13,532') |
View of Cirque Below Summit of Handies |
View of Gunnison River & Cinnamon Pass, From Near Summit of Handies......See James? |
Final Approach to Handies Summit......See Summit Group? |
View of Cirque Below Summit of Handies |
Summit View (Handies) of Grizzly Gulch, and Redcloud & Sunshine Peaks in the Distance |
Handies Peak (14,048') Summit, GPS Logged in at 14,067' @ 12-JUL-05 10:46:25AM, Barb, Kurt, James, & Jim |
Jim on Summit of Handies....Thinking About That Uncompahgre (Background) Group....Particularly Wetterhorn |
Abundant Flaura in Grizzly Gulch |
Colorful Columbine Setting |
Early Wednesday Morning, First Steps on Silver Creek Trail, 5.7 Mi.s To Summit |
View of Handies Peak (14,048') (Center), & Whitecross Mtn. (13,532') From Silver Creek Trail |
Kurt Above Timberline, Approaching Redcloud's Talus Slope on Right (SW'ly) |
Barb, Crossing Snowfield to Redcloud...We're Not the First! |
See Why It's Called "Redcloud Peak"? |
Kerry's (Daughter) Service Group Work (Outward Bound-West) on Switchback, a Couple of Weeks Prior to My Climb |
Skyline View of Uncompahgre Group....There is Wetterhorn Again (Sharp Peak on Left, Just Right of Courthouse Mtn.) |
Final Approach to Redcloud (14,034') Summit |
Summit View From Redcloud (14,034') |
Redcloud Peak (14,034') Summit, GPS Logged in at 14,038' @ 13-JUL-05 10:02:47AM, Jim & Kurt Signing Register |
James & Kurt, Redcloud Peak (14,034') Summit |
Barb Coming Down From Redcloud, On The Saddle to Sunshine |
Sunshine Peak (14,001') Summit, GPS Logged in at 14,018' @ 13-JUL-05 11:15:16AM, Jim Signing Register |
Kurt & James, Sunshine Peak (14,001') Summit |
Fellow Summiteer on Sunshine |
View of Saddle to Redcloud, From Sunshine Pk. |
Smelter Gulch & Copper Gulch (Foreground), Uncompahgre Group Background, From Sunshine Pk. |
Summit View |
Smelter Gulch & Copper Gulch (Foreground), Uncompahgre Group Background, From Sunshine Pk. |
Kurt, James, & Barb on Summit of Sunshine Peak (14,001') |
W'ly View From the Saddle Between Sunshine & Redcloud |
W'ly View of Handies, From Silver Creek Trail |
Back at The Silver Creek/Grizzly Gulch Trailhead @ 2005:07:13 16:38:37 |
Old Stage Coach Stop at Silver Creek/Grizzly Gulch Trailhead |
Awesome Window Views, Old Stage Coach Stop at Silver Creek/Grizzly Gulch Trailhead |