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).