Mount Sneffels Backpack Trip Home

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On my way to the trailhead on Dallas Divide, Mount Sneffels is looking very large.

One of my favorite photos is taken from this location in the fall of 2004. Mount Sneffels is on the left, Wolcott Mountain is on the right.

Blue Lakes Trailhead at East Dallas Creek. My pack with gear for the next couple of days.

Me in good spirits ready to start my trip back home.

Stately trees

Wolcott Mountain seen from a small meadow

Mount Sneffels (still looking large)

Mount Sneffels and the ridge from Blue Lakes Pass

Porter Lovage Osha with Arrowleaf Ragwort (maybe?)

Silvery Lupine

Heartleaf Arnica (maybe???)

Peaks above Lower Blue Lake

Rainbow on Mount Sneffels north ridge

East Fork Dallas Creek at Lower Blue Lake

East Fork Dallas Creek

Waterfall at Lower Blue Lake

It felt like I was in a zoo. Two marmots and Two deer hanging out in the meadow below Lower Blue Lake

It felt like I was in a zoo. Two marmots and Two deer hanging out in the meadow below Lower Blue Lake

Tall Chiming Bells and Arrowleaf Ragwort (maybe???)

Ice "Bird" in the lower Blue Lake.

Ice "Bird" floating in the Lower Blue Lake

Full Moon rising over the ridge (11:18pm)

Full Moon over ridge (11:40pm)

Full Moon setting (5:30am)

Early Light on Middle Blue lake with Wolcott Mountain background

Home sweet home at Upper Blue Lake

Marsh Marigolds along Upper Blue Lake

Early morning light on Middle Blue Lake

Early morning light on Middle Blue Lake

Sunrise on Wolcott Mountain over home.

Ice and reflection in Upper Blue Lake

Upper Blue Lake

Blue Lake Pass

Climbing above Upper Blue Lake

Lanceleaf Chiming Bells (Blue), King's Crown (Red), Snow Buttercup (Yellow) (maybe???)

Blue Columbines in early morning light

Blue Columbines in early morning light

Blue Columbines in early morning light

Icy Upper Blue Lake and Middle Blue Lake

Rock Flower Garden leading up to the top of Blue Lake Pass

Ridge taken from Blue Lake Pass

South Ridge leading up to Mount Sneffels taken from the Blue Lake Pass

Blue Lake Pass (and Mount Sneffels Wilderness Boundary)

The other side on top of Blue Lake Pass (Upper Yankee Boy Basin , Governor Basin in distance)

"rock glacier: a glacier whose motion and behavior is characterized by a large amount of embedded or overlying rock material"
Quote from http://nsidc.org/glaciers/glossary/rock_glacier.html

Southeast couloir (with a significant snow patch)

Mount Sneffles Summit: Looking East down at the 3 Blue lakes.and Dallas Peak. Mount Wilson is the next range over.

Mount Sneffels: Looking south. You can see the top of chair 9 and Gold hill from here.