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The Mountain That Defeated Me
One of the more interesting adventures on my Colorado vacation was my attempt to climb a 14er. A 14er, in hiking parlance, is a 14,000 foot mountain. This is Quandry Peak, south of Vail and Breckenridge, Colorado ( Read more... ) -
Alluvial Fan Falls
It's bloody stinking hot here in 'Mogadishu on the Mississippi'¹, and so the perfect pictures to share in weather like this are waterfalls. I didn't see many waterfalls on my trip to dry Colorado, but I did come across one in Rocky Mountain National Park. This is Alluvial Fan Falls, which is a remnant and legacy of a terrible flood that hit the ( Read more... ) -
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison
"I have seen the Canyonlands. Crooked lines like in your hands. You'll swear the earth was split in two. I wouldn't lie, I promise you, that I have seen it, you will too. You could not believe it, but for the photographs I took to you..."--"Caroline", Brandi Carlile ( Read more... ) -
Monarch Pass
Monarch Pass, at 11,312 feet, set a new elevation from me (taking it away from Red Mountain Pass, the previous day in the trip ( Read more... ) -
Arches and Mesa Verde
PSA: I figure mirroring my photography posts here might be of interest ( Read more... )
