Fourth of July Weekend - 2004
2004.07.02 - 2004.07.05



Capulin Mountain - 2,494m (8,182')


Scenery along the auto road


Looking up at the crater rim from the floor


A self-portrait of Carol & Daniel at the crater floor of Capulin


Sierra Grande (8,720') from the Crater Rim Trail


Oklahoma's Black Mesa can be seen at a distance from the summit.


Survey Marker ~ 2 ft below the actual summit


Capulin Volcano USGS Reference Marker


Daniel & Carol on the descent


Seven Falls near Colorado Springs


Carol & Daniel stop for a picture before climbing the stairs.


Waterfall Picture #1


Waterfall Picture #2


Waterfall Picture #3 (creative captions, huh?)


This great view of Pikes Peak greeted us each morning through the hotel room window!


Huge fossilized redwood stumps, like this one, are found at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.


I like tall women!


Jerry Bruckheimer was here...


I need a longer arm!


A characteristic scene at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument


Beautiful mountains & praries


Devils Playground Trailhead


Carol & I on the highest point in Teller Co. (13060'+)


Survey point ~1 ft below the summit


TX Mountaineer!


Jacko hopped out into the cold for a summit shot as well.


Carol begins the descent back toward the saddle.


A wider view of the Devils Playground from the trail


Ramparts leading downward to the Bottomless Pit


Not much further to go!


Looking down on "Little Pikes" (Point 13,363') from beneath the summit plateau


Carol standing at the summit


Yet another self-portrait; this time at 4302m (14,115')


Daniel at the top of Pikes Peak's broad summit.


Jacko summitted his 2nd 14er!


One of the couloirs leading down to the Bottomless Pit


The Summit House & Railway Terminal


Another view of the North Face


A nice view of Pikes' summit from the road at 12,800'


Why did I waste that 45¢ on the postcard in the Summit House?


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