Summer 2010

East ridge of Little Horned Peak

Little Horned Peak

From the Lake Como Road on Blanca's west side the sunset was brilliant. We tried to sleep under the stars but a thunderstorm forced us to retreat into the truck.

This was taken on the summit of Ellingwood Point. The summit of Little Bear is in the background.

The summit of Little Bear

Coming down the Hourglass

This portrait was taken on the Silver Lake Sand Dunes. After Chicago was burnt to the ground in 1871, forest near Silver Lake was clear cut to make the lumber that would be used for rebuilding the city. The wind blew the top soil away without the trees to keep it in place, exposing 100 foot high dunes of sand. The dunes cover over three square miles of land. They form a landscape that can hardly be distinguished from a desert.  

Sunset on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan

The twin summits of Crestone Peak are shown here from the summit of Crestone Needle.

I cropped this photo to bring into the foreground the cabin and teepee on Luke's property. The resolution is too low.

Blanca and its subsidiary peaks seen from Lindsey