I am slowly but surely building this web site. Photo galleries, information about hiking Mt. Yale and pages about the upper Arkansas River valley are all coming.

Thank you for visiting! -Steve

Photo above: Myself smoking a cigar at Cottonwood Pass. ;)

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Mt. Yale Feature Photos

The autumn fall foliage season is in full blast in Chaffee County! Above is a pretty shot of Mt. Yale taken from Cottonwood Pass Road. You can see all of my photos from one particular afternoon in the mountains here: Fall Foliage In The Mountains.

(October 6, 2007)

In early September, I hiked to Ptarmigan Lake with friends visiting Buena Vista for the week. We arrived fairly early and snapped this nice shot of the lake with Mt. Yale's prominence in full view.

(September 9, 2007)

Hike Mt. Yale - July 1, 2007

Steve and Megan hiked to the summit of Mt. Yale this past Sunday via the standard route from the Denny Creek Trailhead. You can see their photos, trip reports and links to maps and other related areas here: Mt. Yale Hike.

Photo Galleries

The view of the "pointy head" of Mt. Yale's southeastern face from Nathrop and other areas in central Chaffee County. View Gallery

Mt. Yale as seen from points north of Buena Vista that show the mountain's eastern face. View Gallery

Photos of Mt. Yale from vicinites in Cottonwood Canyon near Cottonwood Pass. View Gallery

Photos of Mt. Yale from vicinites in the lower Cottonwood Canyon area. View Gallery

Photos of Mt. Yale from vicinites east (including the town of Buena Vista, CO) where Red Deer Mountain largely obstructs the view of the mountain. View Gallery

Photos of Mt. Yale from high mountain peaks (mainly other 13ers and 14ers) in the region. View Gallery