Grays and Torreys Peaks
19 June 2002 (with Leah)
At the trailhead, and getting started...
The Trailhead Looking East from the trailhead Looking South from the trailhead On the trail - Grays & Torreys in the background Sunrise over the ridge Wildflowers... Continuing on the trail Small falls in the meadow between the ridges
On the trail
Torreys with flowers in front From a sign on the trail... grays&torreys Snow on Torreys Looking North from the trail Leah Looking back to where we started Leah again
Leah in front of Torreys Leah continues Leah in front of Torreys again Torreys from the shoulder of Grays Torreys close up Looking East from the shoulder of Grays Looking up at the peak The Bakersville Exit on I-70 (where we got off)
Flowers
Wildflowers More flowers and more flowers A red flower Yellow flowers 1 Yellow Flowers 2 Yellow Flowers 3
Getting to the top of Grays...
The switcbacks leading to the top Us looking back again Looking East toward Mt.Evans (14,264) The other side of Torreys us at the top A panorama from the tops of Grays (looking West) Torreys from the top of Grays
Mountains... Breckenridge Ski Area Mt.Evans and Bierstadt from Grays A pond (with ice) on the shoulder of Torreys Dillon Reservoir More mountains... Arapahoe Basin Ski Area Hiking Boots
Hiking over to Torreys Peak
A chocolate lab named Story Story eating some snow Story and a Beagle (in the saddle between the two mountains) Story Looking up Torreys Looking back up Grays The trail sign Story again
... and again closed due to unstable snow In the saddle between Grays and Torreys Gettng started up Torreys Getting Closer Another picture on the way up Torreys Taking lots of pictures so I can stop and breathe Valley toward the West
On Torreys Peak
Up on top! Grays from Torreys Evans(14,264) and Bierstadt(14,060) from Torreys Another from the top of Torreys Loveland Pass (U.S. Route 6) Smoky haze staring to blow into where we started Bakersville Exit (I-70) from Torreys Grays from Torreys again
Meeting mountain goats on the way down
Leah near the mountain goats The goat follows Leah They keep coming... Mountain Goats Another mountain goat The same goat again Running down the mountain Big mountain goat on the side of Grays
A few more shots...
Heading back down A look back at Torreys Torreys from the Bakersville Exit on I-70 Torreys from the exit again another from the exit