My Colorado Travelings

[TripLeader]

Chaco Canyon is located in Northwest New Mexico.

You are correct. I wrote the wrong state.

 

[TripLeader]

TripLeader! Nice images. You have spent great time in your journey. Mt. Sneffels are the most beautiful mountains in Colorada. Mountain pinnacles, rugged ridges and flowers could be viewed there and a reason of tourists attentions. it is the ideal destination for Climbers. I want to visit this place as soon as possible.

Thanks. The mountains of southwest Colorado are a great place to visit.

 

[upndown]

Since my last post, my lady friend and I dug out my photo albums, yes some of us still keep photo albums. We just enjoy sitting reminiscing over past trips versus looking at a computer screen. Thanks again for giving us the opportunity to tag along. :sombrero:

 

[TripLeader]

Since my last post, my lady friend and I dug out my photo albums, yes some of us still keep photo albums. We just enjoy sitting reminiscing over past trips versus looking at a computer screen. Thanks again for giving us the opportunity to tag along. :sombrero:

You're welcome to tag along anytime.

 

[TripLeader]

February 2011--From the Archives

While going through an old SD card the other day, I came across some Colorado photos I'd forgot about and hadn't seen in a few years. It was from a 2011 trip I took with Ex-Coloradan.
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We camped by the Alma State Wildlife Area, a few miles north of Alma.

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It was cold. I recall it the thermometer in the truck read three degrees (Fahrenheit) one morning when we were getting an early, pre-dawn start.
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We were ok in the tent. There was just two of us, with our "luxury" setup inside--cots and a kerosene heater.

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Our intent was to climb Quandary Peak, one of Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks. We only had about a week for the trip. We spent the first few days trying to acclimatize to the altitude.
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Much of our acclimatization consisted of snow shoeing. This was one of the first areas we explored.

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Post-holing in snow shoes.

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A small break in the action.

 

[TripLeader]

-February 2011-

We spent one morning scouting out the conditions of the trailhead at Quandary.

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We also made a stop at Hoosier Pass. We had to cross it to get from our campsite to the Quandary Trailhead.

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[TripLeader]

-February 2011-

One of the views around the Alma SWA and nearby Montgomery Reservoir.

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[TripLeader]

-February 2011-

The day came to try Quandary. This was my second attempt on the mountain.
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The beginning of the trail.

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Gaining elevation.

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[98dodge]

Thanks for sharing your adventures! Those old pictures are amazing

 

[TripLeader]

-February 2011-

Continuing up the mountain.

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It was a beautiful day, until the wind started picking up.

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[TripLeader]

-February 2011-

More of the way up.

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You can see the wind picking up.

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Encountering a hiker on her way down.

 

[TripLeader]

-February 2011-

More of Quandary.
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This "shelf" area is usually the first place on the mountain that comes to my mind when I think about Quandary.

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Looking down from that area.

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[TripLeader]

-February 2011-

If you look closely, you can see some hikers coming up the ridgeline behind us.

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A mountain selfie. This was about the place where we stopped and headed back down. The wind was getting bad and we were concerned of bad weather moving in.

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Getting back near tree line.

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Back at the trailhead.

 

[TripLeader]

-February 2011-

In hindsight, we probably could have summited, but we played it safe and headed down.
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That's all the details about that trip. Thanks for reading, and Merry Christmas...

 

[FinsUp]

Thanks for the update.