Man On The Moon

Last weekend I went for a hike with Charles and Tina. We went to Cottonwood Pass and hiked above treeline. Here are the photos.

Small lake on the Pacific side of Cottonwood Pass

Tina

Emerald Peak center of picture.  Missouri Mtn. to left of Emerald and Mt. Belford to the right.  Cottonwood Pass Road bottom of picture.

Tina on the Continental Divide

Tina and Charles

Lost Lake

Charles and Tina

Tina and Charles

Lost Lake and Jones Mtn. (center)

Charles and Tina

Charles on a unnamed peak at around 12,800 Ft.

Me at the same peak.

Waterfall

I hiked to Browns Creek Falls and Browns Creek Lake on Sunday. The trailhead for the hike is simply called Brown Creek Trailhead. It is near Salida. I used this trailhead last year to climb Mt. Antero. Browns Creek Falls is about 2.5 miles from the trailhead. It is another 3 miles to Browns Creek Lake from the waterfall. I’m guessing most people stop at the falls. I didn’t see anyone until I got back to the waterfall. I imagine the lake can be busy though. It can be reached from the west by a 4WD road. I stayed on the east side of the lake and avoided the 4WD road. Anyway, here are the pictures.

Jones Peak

Browns Creek Falls

Browns Creek Falls

Side of Jones Peak

Brown Creek Lake

Browns Creek Lake.  Tabeguache Peak on the left.

Flowers and Mt. White