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Half moon over the Silver Creek trailhead (10,400')
Date: 05/20/06
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Unnamed 13,502' across the valley from the trailhead
Date: 05/20/06
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Looking back down the approach valley from 11,400'. Handies (14,048') in the background.
Date: 05/20/06
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At 12,000', snow starts to encroach on the trail and cover the stream
Date: 05/20/06
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At 12,400' there was evidence of rapid melting.
Date: 05/20/06
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Lots of great rock/snow contrast in this basin.
Date: 05/20/06
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Looking into the upper end of the trail basin. Unnamed 13,561' rises in the center, Redcloud is to the right.
Date: 05/20/06
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Lots of melt-and-refreeze going on; great ice crystals everywhere.
Date: 05/20/06
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Looking down from the end of the basin, the first hint of major clouds forming.
Date: 05/20/06
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Deadly attack chipmunks were everywhere.
Date: 05/20/06
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Reaching the saddle provides this view of the Bent Creek drainage on the other side. More clouds.
Date: 05/20/06
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This is the view from the saddle back down into the Silver Creek drainage I had just climbed out of.
Date: 05/20/06
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The saddle also provides the first view of the actual summit of Redcloud Peak, on the left, still 1000' above.
Date: 05/20/06
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Climbing up towards the false summit gave me this first view of Wetterhorn, Matterhorn, and Uncompagre. The cloud cover was now
Date: 05/20/06
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The trail to the false summit stayed just clear of the snow. The sky directly above the peak was still clear...
Date: 05/20/06
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A big storm starts to form to the northwest.
Date: 05/20/06
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Another storm forming to the west, this one over the Mt. Wilson group. Moments later they were obscured from view and I never s
Date: 05/20/06
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The great profile view of Uncompagre Peak (14,309')
Date: 05/20/06
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A brief view of the Eolus group before it was obscured by its own storm.
Date: 05/20/06
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A thread of snow clinging to a ridge, seen from the false summit of Redcloud
Date: 05/20/06
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Redcloud is named for the bright red soil found near the summit. This picture doesn't do it justice at all.
Date: 05/20/06
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The final push to the true summit as seen from the false summit. Only about 115' to go. Sky directly overhead *still* clear.
Date: 05/20/06
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The Eolus storm now getting more substantial
Date: 05/20/06
Views: 275
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On the summit at last. This is Sunshine Peak seen from the top of Redcloud.
Date: 05/20/06
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The Eolus storm seen from the summit. Now larger and closer.
Date: 05/20/06
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Looking back towards the trailhead from the summit. The truck is just behind a ridge near the center of frame.
Date: 05/20/06
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Wetterhorn and Uncompagre now get their own storm.
Date: 05/20/06
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