Almost forgot these pics

Oh the weather outside is frightful.....














Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow













Betcha the pot of gold was close!

Red headed step child....

Am I a natural red head or what?

Miscellaneous pictures.

Thought this was a great picture.













On the drive up to Corona Pass. This is the smooth part of the trail!

















Sunset @ the base of Snow mountain.














Here it is with Snow mountain in the picture.














This is about 12,300 feet.














Aspens turning color. This reminds me a little of Wisconsin fall weather.













For more info, please visit your local Toyota dealership.

This resevoir is the site of a new sport. Pole vaulting into freezing water using a rowboat oar.









The 4runner really does not like roads at all out here.

Snowboarding 9/16/08

Went back up to Corona pass with some friends to snowboard again. It was 70 at the base and not too much colder at the summit. Enjoy these pics as I enjoyed getting them taken.

Whatcha want huh? I'm at the top of a mountain.













So much fun.













Let's try that again without a shirt this time!













Being up there makes you feel like you own the world.













See, I wasn't the only one who was warm.













Oh yah, gotta love snow when it's warm!


















What better way to finish the day of snowboarding than to hit golf balls off of a mountain top.

Miscellaneous pics

Here are some random pics I took with my phone.

On a cold rainy afternoon the sky gets very low.












Forgot the name of this. But it's what happens out here when there are rain/snow clouds during sunset. The light from sunset reflects off these clouds to make the sky look on fire.









Closer shot













While it was raining down low, the mountain tops were getting snow.












More mountains.

Corona Pass, Back country in a snowstorm 9/12/08

I gather up 3 other friends who also have off and we drive up to Corona Pass. Half way up the mountain it's just rainy and muddy. But as soon as we near the top it starts to snow heavily. I guess that's the bonus of being able to ride at 12K feet!

While we are riding we get a 2 hour break in the clouds and the sun comes out. What great luck huh?

Jess and Ben












Rob relaxing on the rail.












Rob and Ben












Taking a refreshment break.












Jess. Notice the putter in her hand. She didn't have her ski poles so she had to borrow 2 mini golf clubs.










Ben ripping down.












Overlooking Winter Park.












Does my camo make me blend in?


















The gear.

Grand Lake Golf Course

Thanks to free grand passes (which is good because green fees are $90) I was able to challenge Jeff at golf again. This time we went to Grand Lake golf course which is located in the town of Grand Lake just outside the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. The course was very scenic with greens that were some of the trickiest I have ever seen.

Yep, navigation on the golf carts again!












The view of the first hole from the fairway.












Forgot which hole this was. Just thought it was an awesome picture.











Teeing off.

Camping 9/8/08-9/9/08

So I went camping on Monday. We stayed half way up the mountain and had a great time. Here are some pics from the next morning when I woke up to see the sunrise over Snow mountain and start a campfire.


Our campsite. It was me and a girl from New Zealand and my buddy Jeff and another girl from New Zealand.










Here is the sunrise over Snow mountain.












We made it through the night. The girls were still sleeping but we managed to wake up early enough for this pic.

Miscellaneous pics

Here are some random pics. I took some cool (if they turn out) pics today but i'm too lazy to post them right now. They will be up soon.

Me on the summit of Corona pass. If you look in the background you can see the clouds below the peaks of the other mountains.

So I am actually higher than the clouds in this pic.







Here is one of three great trout lakes at Corona pass. Haven't had a chance to fish them yet but you can bet i won't pass up the chance to catch trout at 11,660 feet.









Went camping the other night near the summit of Blue Ridge Mountain. Woke up early to start a campfire and catch this great sunrise shot over Snow Mountain.

Snowboarding at Corona pass 9/6/08

Sorry again about the delay of this post. I find myself with a wide option range of things to do at night which makes nightly updates hard.

These photos were taken on my adventure up to Corona Pass. The drive is about 20 miles but takes an hour or so to make it up.

The pass was once home to a small town that served the now defunct railroad tracks that ran up this mountain. The town has since been burnt to the ground and the railroad tracks removed but you can still see the grades on which the railroad once ran.

The view of Winter Park ski hill from the trail.











One of the old railroad trestles. This one I didn't cross.











Yep, snow!!!!! Life at 12K feet is awesome when you can actually breath.











Look at that. Forgot the pole otherwise I could've went riding and fishing at almost the same time.

















Corona pass (A.K.A. Rollins pass) is 11,660 feet. This is the location of the ghost town that used to serve the railroad.










Well, the 4Runner didn't think that was high enough so I kept driving up the old railroad grade to 12k feet.










Don't look down!












You reach a point where the trail is blocked off due to a cave in on one of the passes through the side of the mountain. Here you can either turn around or hop out and do a little hiking. Here is Tyler standing on one of the trestles.

Good thing for strong wood, it's at least a 3k foot drop underneath the bridge!




Well, I did manage to cross both of the bridges even though I thought I would need a change of pants afterwards.