San Jaun Mountains

of Colorado 2004 - Gallery 2

Photos by Ron Finger unless otherwise credited

Officer Tony Schmidt attempts to open Gary's truck, of course the keys were locked inside. Thank you for your efforts Tony.

Photo by Toni Kuhl

Pat driving through the trees on Corkscrew Gulch

Nature creates some interesting patterns 

Ron coming down the "wall"  Photo by Janet Finger

Bob Brown was next

Ian starts down the "wall"

We drove off the main trail near an old mine for lunch

CJ corners a chipmunk to no avail  Photo by Jo Sparkes

The lower falls in Yankee Boy Basin

Columbine in Yankee Boy Basin

Monk's Hood among Corn Lilies and other flowers

Rylee and Patrick pose by the middle falls

Pink Indian Paintbrush with Bluebells in the background

Marmot poses nears Animas Forks

Kings Crown on Ophir Pass

We will get all of Gary's troubles out of the way now. On a rocky switchback turn on Engineer Pass Gary broke the seal on his rim and his tire went flat with a bang. Fortunately the vehicle behind him had a built in air compressor and we had him up and running in short order.                             Photo by Toni Kuhl

This buck was laying in a low area on the side of the trail  Photo by Janet Finger

Poughkeepsie Gulch. An attempt to climb the "wall"

Chuck descending in his Blazer  Photo by Jo Sparkes

The "Whale" with Gary at the wheel shows how steep this is

Tom is the last of our group to come down

Como Lake  Photo by Jo Sparkes

Two young bucks in camp next to the Finger's picnic table

A little different view of the lower falls

A broader view of part of Yankee Boy Basin

Indian Paintbrush with the lower falls for a backdrop

A lone pink Indian Paintbrush

Upper falls in Yankee Boy Basin

Red Mountain as seen from the top of Corkscrew Gulch

Ian and George explore the North fork of the Animas River

Photo by Jo Sparkes