Blanca Peak, Ellingwood Pt., Little Bear Peak, Challenger Pt., and Kit Carson Peak
Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Colorado

August 5-8, 2006; and July 27-29, 2010 (Photos courtesy of Jeffrey Barish)


Great Sand Dunes National Park

           


Trail to Como Lake

       

Rainy camp site

   


Crater Lake and headwall between Blanca and Ellingwood (and cloudy, rainy skies!)

   

       

   


Finally a sunny day (August 8, 2006)!  Ascent of Blanca.

       

Summit of Blanca

   

View north toward Ellingwood from Blanca's summit

   

Mount Lindsey east of Blanca

View north to the Crestones

On the traverse from Blanca to Ellingwood

On Ellingwood's summit; Blanca in the background

   


       

   


Photo on the summit of Little Bear Peak (14,037') on July 27, 2010. In the background is Blanca Peak (14,345', left center of frame) and Mount Lindsey (14,042', right edge of frame). Photo courtesy of Kent Britton.


Summit of Challenger Point (14,081') on July 29, 2010. Named in honor of the astronauts who lost their lives in the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.


Ascending the couloir near the summit of Kit Carson Peak on July 29, 2010. Clouds rolling in...

On the summit of Kit Carson Peak (14,165') on July 29, 2010, with Jeff Barish (left).