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Atop Inspiration Point (11042'), looking straight down almost half a mile to the dirt road in the valley north of Creede. The views from Inspiration Point are... Fantastic.
Oct 9, 2015 near Creede, CO
From about 10150', you are looking up to Inspiration Point (11042'), where you're going.
Oct 9, 2015 near Creede, CO
Climbing, climbing, climbing all the way to Inspiration Point. . . .
Oct 9, 2015 near Creede, CO
Looking past pinnacles on the Bristol Head escarpment to the valley floor thousands of feet below.
Oct 9, 2015 near Creede, CO
Looking northwest to the Rio Grande Pyramid, one of Colorado's most distinctive mountains, though it's not a 14'er. It's in the Weminuche Wilderness.
Oct 9, 2015 near Creede, CO
View to the northeast from Bristol Head (12706').
Oct 9, 2015 near Creede, CO
Looking down to the valley floor some 4,000 feet below Bristol Head (12706').
Oct 9, 2015 near Creede, CO
View of one finger of the sheer escarpment off Bristol Head (12706').
Oct 9, 2015 near Creede, CO
The plunging escarpment off Bristol Head (12706'). The road to Creede, Colo., is in the distance.
Oct 9, 2015 near Creede, CO
Looking almost a mile down to Santa María Reservoir (9375') from Bristol Head (12706').
Oct 9, 2015 near Creede, CO
Looking north into the Pasayten Wilderness far below. Not sure if this is a glacial cirque or not. The Canadian border is about 30 miles north.
Oct 4, 2015 near Stehekin, WA
Looking back whence you came, i.e., Harts Pass.
Oct 4, 2015 near Stehekin, WA
Res ipsa loquitur . . . it speaks for itself.
Oct 4, 2015 near Stehekin, WA
At the top!
Oct 4, 2015 near Stehekin, WA
The Cascades at their best.
Oct 4, 2015 near Stehekin, WA
Near the top, you get a sense of what it'll look like from the summit.
Oct 4, 2015 near Stehekin, WA
Slate Peak in the distance, with its old military observation tower (no legal access). Note the steep pitch of the final climb, which you can see in the distance.
Oct 4, 2015 near Stehekin, WA
Getting more spectacular by the minute as you climb. But you ain't seen nothin' yet!
Oct 4, 2015 near Stehekin, WA
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