February 2005

Some of the scenery in Chaffee County! TOP: Mt. Princeton (alt. 14,197 feet) 2nd TO TOP: Mt. Yale (alt. 14,196 feet) 3rd TO TOP: Mt. Antero (alt. 14,269 feet) BOTTOM: Zoom-in of Mt. Antero's northeast face.
Just north of Mt. Yale is the Mt. Harvard and Mt. Columbia cluster. I had a hard time getting a good shot of them from the Arkansas Valley. TOP: Mt. Yale (left) and Mt. Harvard & Columbia cluster (right). BOTTOM: I drove north a bit on Highway 24. I'm 99% sure the right peak is Mt. Columbia (alt. 14,420 feet).
Heading north of Buena Vista, I thought this view was striking.
I drove into Clear Creek Canyon with the hopes of photographing Vicksburg and Winfield (two historic ghostowns), but the road was covered with quite a bit of snow. So, before backing out, I took a shot of clouds hovering over what I believe is Waverly Mountain (alt. 13,291 feet), a 13er in front of 14er Mt. Oxford.
TOP: Clouds hover over Mt. Massive (alt. 14,420 feet). BOTTOM: Clouds partially consume Mt. Elbert (alt. 14,433 feet), the highest point in Colorado.
The Arkansas River as a young baby! (Picture taken on the Granite, CO bridge.)
The Mt. Shavano (alt. 14,229 feet) and Tabeguache Peak (alt. 14,155 feet) from two different angles.
Lastly, a view of the northern Sangre de Cristo range, south of Salida.

Agnes Vaille Falls (Way Too Snowy To See Falls!)

	Agnes Vaille Waterfall is approximately six to eight miles west on County Road 162. You can't miss the sign!
	Uh, there was one little problem: The waterfall was totally covered in snow and so I didn't even get an actual shot of it!
	One token picture of me. All of my waterfall pictorials: Boulder Falls (near Boulder) Rainbow Falls (Manitou Springs) Cascade Falls (Ouray) Queens Canyon Waterfall (Colorado Springs) Horsethief Falls (near Cripple Creek) Helen Hunt Falls (Colorado Springs)
	An informative sign about Mt. Antero. I love that picture (right), which is a mountain just in front of Mt. Antero's summit.

A Few Extra Shots

According to my topographic map, that's "Triad Ridge" which sits south of Trout Creek Pass as it runs into the Arkansas Valley.
I had lunch with a friend at the Coyote Catina in Johnson Village. I recommend it! :)
Special thanks to my car for making it! Here are all of my Chaffee County pictorials: St. Elmo Ghost Town, Buena Vista Mount Princeton Hike, Cottonwood Hot Springs Cottonwood Pass in Autumn, Autumn Extras Bike: Poncha Pass to Johnson Village, Roadtrip to Aspen