Here is a slide show of our Christmas Eve at the Willow Way Residence with all the furry kids.
Click on the > to play, and click on bottom right icon to go full screen.
Showing posts with label Smokie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smokie. Show all posts
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Winter Solstice 2009
A few photos of a walk at parent's house durning Winter Solstice.
Boys looking good after their grooming.
Boys looking good after their grooming.
Before picture for grooming session at PetCo
We were in Boulder and wanted to get the Boys groomed for the holidays,0 so we took them to PetCo.
Here are a few before pictures!
Here are a few before pictures!
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
After the first real fall snow 2009 in Telluride
Monday during the day it was cold enough the the snow level reach town. Went up Tomboy road with the boys and took some sunset pictures during golden hour. Will post a few of my favorites individually, but you can see the whole slideshow at the bottom.
Enjoy...
Composite of all of my favs. To view these click on the slideshow at the bottom.
This photo was taken just a bit up Tomboy Road. Love all the colors at play.
Smokie posing for me in front of the aspens.
Valentino chewing on a stick
The town glistened in the late evening sunlight
Tomboy Road is very scenic. AND this is just the start of it. Note 4 Wheel required as you get higher up.
Snow on the peaks at the end of our valley. Zig Zag of the road that goes up to Bridal Veil Falls
Peaking thru the trees.
Maze of white
Golden hour on some late turning aspens.
Ok, that should be enough for the curious to see the whole slide show.
Slide Show of ALL the photos.
(Note: First click the view above to start the slide show, then click on the bottom right icon (one with 4 arrows) to go full screen.)
Enjoy...
Composite of all of my favs. To view these click on the slideshow at the bottom.
This photo was taken just a bit up Tomboy Road. Love all the colors at play.
Smokie posing for me in front of the aspens.
Valentino chewing on a stick
The town glistened in the late evening sunlight
Tomboy Road is very scenic. AND this is just the start of it. Note 4 Wheel required as you get higher up.
Snow on the peaks at the end of our valley. Zig Zag of the road that goes up to Bridal Veil Falls
Peaking thru the trees.
Maze of white
Golden hour on some late turning aspens.
Ok, that should be enough for the curious to see the whole slide show.
Slide Show of ALL the photos.
(Note: First click the view above to start the slide show, then click on the bottom right icon (one with 4 arrows) to go full screen.)
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Backpack trip up to Ice Lake Basin
Last weekend, Mary Dawn, Smokie and Valentino went backpacking up to Ice Lake Basin.
For being as close to Telluride, I had never been. From the map and the descriptions it looked amazing. It is a realitivly short hike but with 2400 feet of elevation gain. We have not been backpacking for several years (Valentino and Smokie's first time), so we knew it would be "up".
To get there from Ski Ranches, the shortest route is over the 4-wheel road Ophir Pass. Another first for me, Mary Dawn had down this route before.
The first couple of photos were of trip over Ophir Pass. It is the easiest of the 4-wheel roads into Telluride.
We did a quick stop in to Silverton, and the we drove to Clear Lake Trail Head. I had been by here when I had done the Colorado Trail, gosh ~15 Years back.
Lots, and lots of vehicles at the trailhead. Which was expected. We loaded up, put Smokie's pack on and headed up the trail.
The trail switch backs up Clear Creek, then turns left across a meadow.
Then a non-stop climb up to Lower Ice Lake basin. We had lunch there. The boys got their normal chicken necks for lunch.
We pass thru the "corn field", and rested before the last climb up in the Ice Lake Basin. The trail here as a little bit of exposure, nothing serious, but we were watchful for the dogs getting to close to the edge.
Once we got up on top, we were treated to the most stunning blue lakes I have ever seen. And I have seen quite a few alpine lakes, but Ice Lake was amazing. The sky and the lake where the same shade of blue.
Speaking of the sky, that weekend weather was incredible. Not a cloud in the sky. You have to understand that August is monsoon season. It typically rains for a bit in the afternoon. Not this weekend.
The wildflowers were incredible!
We scouted around for a spot to set up camp. Found one, setup the Walrus tent, and then went exploring around Ice Lake Basin. Our destination was Fuller Lake. We rested there for a bit, and headed back for dinner.
Dinner:
The pups were so tired. Big day for them.
Went to bed early, during the middle of the night, the dogs started to bark, so into our tent they came. A bit cramped, but it made it warmer. :) Maybe they were barking at the Alpine "elves"
The next morning we did our chores, packed up, and went for a small day hike up to some of the Upper Ice Lakes.
Nice hair!
We both had full weeks the next week, so we headed back down to the truck. Mary Dawn was a bit sore in the shoulders, we might need to invest in a backpack for her next time.
Overall it was a GREAT, AMAZING trip.
There is "a few" more photos that are interesting if you want to dig deeper.
As usual for the full slideshow, you click on on the photo below to start the slideshow. Enjoy.
[note: there is 86 photos here, you can use the arrow keys to advance, or if you hover over the slideshow, you can advance thru the thumbnails. If you want to view it full screen click on the icon in bottom right.]
If you want to see some of the descriptions that go with the pictures, click here.
For the map of the geo tagged photos click here.
Other photos can be found here. www.michaelmowerymedia.com
.
For being as close to Telluride, I had never been. From the map and the descriptions it looked amazing. It is a realitivly short hike but with 2400 feet of elevation gain. We have not been backpacking for several years (Valentino and Smokie's first time), so we knew it would be "up".
To get there from Ski Ranches, the shortest route is over the 4-wheel road Ophir Pass. Another first for me, Mary Dawn had down this route before.
The first couple of photos were of trip over Ophir Pass. It is the easiest of the 4-wheel roads into Telluride.
We did a quick stop in to Silverton, and the we drove to Clear Lake Trail Head. I had been by here when I had done the Colorado Trail, gosh ~15 Years back.
Lots, and lots of vehicles at the trailhead. Which was expected. We loaded up, put Smokie's pack on and headed up the trail.
The trail switch backs up Clear Creek, then turns left across a meadow.
Then a non-stop climb up to Lower Ice Lake basin. We had lunch there. The boys got their normal chicken necks for lunch.
We pass thru the "corn field", and rested before the last climb up in the Ice Lake Basin. The trail here as a little bit of exposure, nothing serious, but we were watchful for the dogs getting to close to the edge.
Once we got up on top, we were treated to the most stunning blue lakes I have ever seen. And I have seen quite a few alpine lakes, but Ice Lake was amazing. The sky and the lake where the same shade of blue.
Speaking of the sky, that weekend weather was incredible. Not a cloud in the sky. You have to understand that August is monsoon season. It typically rains for a bit in the afternoon. Not this weekend.
The wildflowers were incredible!
We scouted around for a spot to set up camp. Found one, setup the Walrus tent, and then went exploring around Ice Lake Basin. Our destination was Fuller Lake. We rested there for a bit, and headed back for dinner.
Dinner:
The pups were so tired. Big day for them.
Went to bed early, during the middle of the night, the dogs started to bark, so into our tent they came. A bit cramped, but it made it warmer. :) Maybe they were barking at the Alpine "elves"
The next morning we did our chores, packed up, and went for a small day hike up to some of the Upper Ice Lakes.
Nice hair!
We both had full weeks the next week, so we headed back down to the truck. Mary Dawn was a bit sore in the shoulders, we might need to invest in a backpack for her next time.
Overall it was a GREAT, AMAZING trip.
There is "a few" more photos that are interesting if you want to dig deeper.
As usual for the full slideshow, you click on on the photo below to start the slideshow. Enjoy.
[note: there is 86 photos here, you can use the arrow keys to advance, or if you hover over the slideshow, you can advance thru the thumbnails. If you want to view it full screen click on the icon in bottom right.]
If you want to see some of the descriptions that go with the pictures, click here.
For the map of the geo tagged photos click here.
Other photos can be found here. www.michaelmowerymedia.com
.
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