wish you were here ...: October 2005

Monday, October 31, 2005

Breckenridge, Mallory Cave

On Saturday, we went to Breckenridge to enjoy the town before all the tourists arrive. We watched college football at a nice restaurant/bar at the foot of the slopes and it snowed almost the entire time.

On Sunday, we hiked to Mallory Cave in the Flatirons. It was a beautiful place and a really fun hike.

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Rocky Mountain National Park

We went to the beautiful Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, and it was incredible. We have tons of pictures to upload, but here are a few to start. *More pictures uploaded on 19OCT*

Us at Bear Lake:

Elk herd:

A beautiful day:

Saturday, October 08, 2005

Grays Peak and Torreys Peak - 10/08/2005

Today we climbed Grays Peak (14,270') and Torreys Peak (14,267'). It was a beautiful day. The mountains received a lot of snow earlier this week, so the views were amazing.

From the trailhead:

Josh climbing Grays:

Us at the summit of Grays Peak (it was extremely windy, and Jenny still has to fix her hair via Photoshop):

Josh at the summit of Grays Peak:

Torreys Peak from Grays Peak:

Grays Peak from Torreys Peak:

A beautiful view:

Saturday, October 01, 2005

Mt. Bierdstadt Revisited

Saturday, October 1st

Today, I climbed Mt. Bierstadt for the second time. My new friend, John Jost, accompanied me up Bierstadt and across the Sawtooth. I really love that hike. This time we stayed higher on the ridgeline initially and as a result, we saw a lot more cliff edges and climbing moves. Overall we had a pretty good day. We made the descent up as we went because the trail was poorly marked. Once we had regained the valley floor, we had a pretty nasty bushwack/slog through willows and marshes. Amazingly enough, we stayed dry despite all the mud. So without further ado, here are the pics.

This is John