I point to Columbine Pass,
which we came over from the other side during our church youth
group wilderness trek in 2000.
We used the first day to
acclimate - this is about 11,300'. Terri reads a book from
our base camp mountain lion perch.
Stealth goat.
In the afternoon we took a
leisurely hike towards the peaks. I am looking up at "The
Headwall", on the top of which sits Twin Lakes Basin.
The trail crosses a small
stream about halfway up the headwall. I believe the peak in
the background is North Eolus, one of the 14'ers.
I looked down and took
this picture of another couple of climbers about to go back
across the stream. This part of the trail is not real
climbing, but is still pretty steep.
This is about as far as we
wanted to go on Acclimate Day, the top of the headwall.
We got off trail a bit
coming back down, the waterfalls were cool but a bit
slippery. Our camp is in the flat area at the top of the
photo.
We took our time getting back, a great day.
Getting back close to
camp, this is a view of the South side of the Basin,
from whence we came the day before.
Mountain beauty. The Columbine
is Colorado's State Flower. Soft purple and white, it is
beautiful, second only to Terri. Click on the picture to
enlarge.
We ran across another hiker,
who took our picture. That is Peak 18 in the background.
Back at camp, I get
leftovers out of the fridge.
All cleaned up after
supper. Dishes are in the dishwasher, food is suspended.
Our adopted family surveys the
Basin. Click on picture to enlarge.
Motherhood.
Mountain goats apparently crave salt. That's
all I'm gonna say.
