Monday, July 22, 2013

4th of July

My first real July post is for the 4th of July. I hiked Geissler Mountain. The mountain has two ranked peaks. I hiked the highest one which is Geissler Mountain East (13,380 ft.) The trailhead is located on Hwy 82 about a mile west of Independence Pass. The first part of the trail is real gradual, and the trailhead is basically at tree line. Round trip is probably only 5 miles. The hike is a real beauty though. Here are the pictures from the hike.
Geissler Mountain East
Looking back; near the source of the Roaring Fork River
Some type of weasel running across the snow
Independence Lake
Lost Man Lake
Looking at the final accent of Geissler Mountain East
Looking northwest from the top at Williams Mountains
View to the west from the top of Geissler Mtn.
Looking down at the Roaring Fork River and Linkins Lake
Independence Lake.  Mt. Elbert in the background on the left.
Me on top of Geissler Mountain East
Lost Man Lake
Flowers
After the hike, I drove to Snowmass Village where my mom and aunt were staying. I hung out there for the rest of the weekend.
View of Mt. Daly from a short hike out of Snowmass Village
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did you find the lost man? Was he really at the lake or was he somewhere else?

7:21 AM
Pops said...

Nice hike. But you should have picked up your mom first & taken her with you. ;)

7:29 AM
Mighty Mike said...

I don't know where the lost man was. There was also a Lost Man Creek and a Lost Man Trail.

8:30 PM

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