I Get Up, I Get Down

These pictures are from hike that I took on July 28th. I went up Twining Peak (13,711 ft.) by starting at Independence Pass.

Rocks and snow near the beginning of the hike

Clouds roll by

Looking back at Independence Pass

Twining Peak comes into view

Blue Lake

Looking back at Independence Pass from an unnamed peak

Looking east towards a cloud cover La Plata Peak

Twining Peak

Getting close to the summit of Twining Peak

Linkins Lake

Looking at the route back

Looking back at my route.  I went over the unnamed peak. (The peak might be called Blarney Peak, but I don't know if that is official)

Looking at Mt. Elbert

Independence Lake, Geissler Mountain East, & Lost Man Lake

Blue Lake

View of the false summit from the Summit

Me

Me on top Twining Peak

Alpine Sunflower

Trail down from the saddle

Looking back at Twining Peak

Approaching Independence Pass

Playland

On July 14, I hiked to Ptarmigan Lake near Cottonwood Pass. I had hiked to this lake before when I climbed Jones Mountain several years ago. This time instead of climbing Jones Mountain, hiked a part of Gladstone Ridge. I didn’t go to the highest point as it was too far with too many ups and downs, but I got to a nice high point on the ridge above Ptarmigan Lake. Here are the pictures.

Ptarmigan Lake & Jones Mountain

Gladstone Ridge

Looking at the Continental Divide

Mt. Princeton

Mt. Yale

Me on Gladstone Ridge.  Jones Mountain in the center

me

Mt Antero, Mt. Shavano, Mt Tabeguache, & me

The small ponds below Ptarmigan Lake

Jones Mountain & Ptarmigan Lake

Ptarmigan Lake

Chapter and Verse

Here are a few pictures from a hike on the Colorado Trail between Rolling Creek Trailhead near Bailey and Tramway Creek. The hike took place on June 30, 2019.

A view in a meadow

Olorado Tra

Columbine

A view through the trees

Doing What I Can

As always as of late, I’m behind on my posts. I will keep it simple. This hike took place on Memorial Day this year. I did an out and back on the Colorado Trail from the South Platte River Trailhead. I did approximately 13 miles round trip. This section of trail goes through a part of the infamous Hayman Fire Burn Scar. Here are the pictures.

South Platte River near the trailhead

Hayman Fire Burn Scar

Colorado Trail through the Hayman Fire Burn Scar

Long Scraggy Peak on the left. Pikes Peak in the distance

View from the Chair Rocks Overlook

Rocks

Enjoying the overlook

Cactus

Returning to the Hayman Fire Burn Scar

Hayman Fire Burn Scar and the Colorado Trail

South Platte River and the bridge to the Trailhead

Sunrise, Sunset

Rather than end my China trip posts from February with the Monkey Island pictures, I am going to end it with pictures from one of the most relaxing days I spent on Hainan. We got up for sunrise. We went for a boat ride. At the end of the day, we watched sunset. Here are the pictures from this simple day.

Sunrise at Yalong Bay

Sunrise at Yalong Bay

Sunrise at Yalong Bay

Sunrise at Yalong Bay

Enjoying the morning

Looking up at the dragon on top of the mountain.  (Yalong Bay Tropical Paradise Forest Park)

Boat ride

Out on Yalong Bay

Out on Yalong Bay

Someone jumping our wake

We went out to a reef.  The boat had a glass bottom.

Playing around while waiting on sunset

Hi

Sunset

Peeking at the camera

Sunset