Through the Grenadier Range
In late July we went on a 6-day backpack trek in and around the rugged Grenadier Range in the Weminuche Wilderness of the central San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Along the way we scrambled up several 13ers, hiked over numerous high passes, and visited some gorgeous remote alpine lakes. Below are my favorite photos and highlights from the trek.
Trinity Peaks reflected in a small pond at sunset.
Sunrise light on Vestal Peak (13,664 ft) and its curved profile of Wham Ridge.
Sunrise as seen from the summit of West Trinity Peak.
Looking southwest at the Needle Mountains. Pigeon Peak (13,972 ft) is the tallest prominent peak shown here.
Evening sunlight at a remote lake in the Weminuche Wilderness. Sadly the majority of the pine forest around this beautiful lake had died from beetle kill in the last few years.
Indian paintbrush wildflowers with Trinity Peaks behind.
Trinity Peaks reflected in a high lake.
Brilliant aqua blue colors in a very remote alpine lake in the Weminuche Wilderness.
Tranquil reflection in a remote rocky lake.
A deer emerges from the willows.
A fiery thundercloud sunset over Mount Nebo.
Thunderclouds still glow white over the mountains at dusk.
Two bucks silhouetted against the dawn light.
Storm King Peak (13,752 ft) and Mount Silex reflected in a small lake.
Storm clouds build behind Wham Ridge and Vestal Peak (13,664 ft).
