2014 was a great year for exploring many areas of Colorado. From the plains, the front range, the Sangre de Cristos, the San Juans, the Elk Range and places in between, these were some of my favorite scenery pictures from this past year.
Over Easter weekend, we went to the Pawnee National Grasslands and saw the Pawnee Buttes.
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| The Pawnee Buttes |
Over Memorial Day, we road tripped past the Great Sand Dunes, over to Durango, then up through Aspen.
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| Mt Herard At the Great Sand Dunes |
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| The Maroon Bells |
In July, I took a trip to Lake City to tackle several of the 14ers in that area.
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| Looking North from the Summit of Handies Peak |
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| Wetterhorn Peak |
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| Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre from the Summit of Redcloud |
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| Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre from the Lake City Overlook |
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| Sunshine and Redcloud from the Summit of Handies |
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| Summit of Redcloud |
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| North Clear Creek Falls near Lake City |
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| Mt Aetna and Mt Taylor from Monarch Pass |
Later in July, I hiked Mt. of the Holy Cross with Nicole.
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| Mt. of the Holy Cross |
I did many hikes in August. There was Chasm Lake under Longs Peak with Becca...
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| Longs Peak Diamond from Chasm Lake |
Mt. Elbert with Nicole, Jenny and Kim...
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| Trail leading to Mt. Elbert |
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| Mt Massive from Mt. Elbert Summit |
And Lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks Wilderness at Brainerd Lakes with Troy.
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| Lake Isabelle |
In August, I got to accompany Becca up her first 14er, Mt. Sherman.
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| Mt. Sherman above Hilltop Mine |
I hiked Mt. Audubon with Kathy.
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| Indian Peaks Wilderness below Mt. Audubon |
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| Mt Audubon from Brainerd Lake |
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| Longs Peak from Mt. Audubon |
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| Paiute Peak and Mt. Toll from the Summit of Audubon |
And I finished up August with an incredible fall color filled hike of La Plata Peak with Nicole.
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| La Plata Peak |
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| Fall Colors Near La Plata Peak |
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| Hiking Down La Plata |
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| Fall Colors Up Independence Pass Rd |
In October, Kathy and I hiked to Sand Beach Lake in the Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park.
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| Mt. Meeker Reflected in Sand Beach Lake |
The weather in November was even good enough to hike in, so Kathy and I climbed Bear Peak near Boulder.
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| Looking West from Bear Peak Summit |
Finally, we bought a place near Jamestown that has some incredible views of the Indian Peaks, complete with beautiful sunrises and sunsets.
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| Front Range Sunset Near Jamestown |
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| Sawtooth |
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| Kiowa Peak and Arikaree Peak in the Sunset |
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| "Thor's Recliner" |
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| Indian Peaks Over Rock Lake |
Like I said, 2014 was a great hiking year. I saw a lot of Colorado, and I realized there is so much more of it to see. In 2015, I plan to continue exploring this amazing state as often as I can.
