Backwoodsnbrush - Mountains N Stuff

A stunning hike through the Thorpe Creek Valley and Hurwal Divide 

Wallowa Mountains

Oregon

1972

Shoshone Falls

Taper’s Section, Telluride, CO, August 16, 1987

Photo by Chuck Miller

Post Halloween feels

Uncompahgre Peak

A “giant’s top hat, slightly cocked to one side” is the way some climbers describe Uncompahgre Peak. As fourteeners go, it is a relatively easy climb, but there is really only one way to ascend the mountain. The peak is surrounded on three sides by vertical cliffs of crumbly volcanic rock, but fortunately the south side consists of a sloping ridge that is easily climbed with a minimum of scrambling. Uncompahgre Peak was first climbed by members of the Hayden Survey in 1874. The mountain has long been recognized for its scenic beauty, and in the 1930s the area was included as one of the Forest Service’s original Primitive Areas.

When I’m told I need to find another available clinician to take over a crisis walk-in if the session is taking longer and begins to extend into the time I’m supposed to meet with my scheduled client, I’m just like…

There are so many incredible sights along the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. As it flows from Colorado into Utah, the river passes rugged canyons, Native American petroglyphs, a historic ranch and numerous fossil sites. The Jurassic fossils helped develop the science of paleontology and gave the park its name. Photo by Nancy Danna (www.sharetheexperience.org).