Some unusual meteorology seen in Westcliffe/at South Colony Lakes:

A fogbow, or white rainbow, occurs when water droplets are smaller than 0.05 mm. The result is the fogbow has no colors and appears white.

This halo is the result of light reflecting/refracting out of ice crystals in cirrus clouds.

Brent took the pictures.

Crestone Needle via the Ellingwood Ledges
Crestone Peak via the Needle-to-Peak traverse

Flickr set

Uncompahgre

Mt. Rainier 14,410'
via Emmons-Winthrop

Kit Carson
Challenger Point

Hubbard's Cave
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Snowmass


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Grizzly Peak 13,988'
Pyramid Peak

Shopping list:

Lysine
Ace Bandage
fuel
Tickets to New Zealand
Road bike frame
(then)
seat, handlebars, shifters, pedals... hmm.
Deodorant (two)
Gas
Crampons
batteries for camera
claritin

South Arapahoe Peak 13397'
North Arapahoe Peak 13790'
via Skywalker Coulior