Mountain Photography by Jack Brauer
Trip Reports: Weminuche Wilderness Trek, Colorado - August 2010
During the second of week of this August 2010, Claudia and I went backpacking for 7 days in the Weminuche Wilderness, duplicating the same route that I did solo back in September 2007.
We had all kinds of crazy weather during the trek, ranging from torrential monsoons to perfect bluebird days. But mostly monsoons, even during the night and mornings on some days. The turbulent weather provided some spectacular light shows during sunrises and sunset, which I was happy to capture with my camera.
We had all kinds of crazy weather during the trek, ranging from torrential monsoons to perfect bluebird days. But mostly monsoons, even during the night and mornings on some days. The turbulent weather provided some spectacular light shows during sunrises and sunset, which I was happy to capture with my camera.
A brilliant sunset over the West Needle Mountains. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Sunset alpenglow shines on Animas Mountain and Monitor Peak. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Cloudy sunrise reflection, with the West Needle Mountains in the background. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Sunset light beams into a remote valley in the Weminuche Wilderness.
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Sunset alpenglow on Knife Point, a rugged spire in the Needle Mountains. In 2008 I hiked up to the top of this peak to photograph neighboring Sunlight Peak at sunrise. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Clouds and shadows float by the Grenadier Range, in the heart of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. The main peaks of the range are Arrow and Vestal Peaks. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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A fiery sunrise relfected in a remote lake near the Grenadier Range, deep in the mountains of the Weminuche Wilderness. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Wildflowers along Vestal Creek, under the soft light of dusk, with the Trinity Peaks as a backdrop. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Sunrise alpenglow light on Storm King Peak (13,752 ft.), as seen from the summit of Peak Three, a seldom hiked peak offering a great view of the Grenadier Range. This was the third time I've been on the summit of Peak Three, but the first time for sunrise. See another one of my photos of Storm King from 2004 here. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Sunset light on Arrow Peak, reflected in the Beaver Ponds along Elk Creek. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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Pine trees reflect in some beaver ponds. Photo © by Jack Brauer.
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This was the third week-long trek I've done in the Weminuche - perhaps my favorite stomping grounds in Colorado. Here are some links to the photos from my two previous treks:
Weminuche Wilderness Shuttle Trek - September 2007
Weminuche Wilderness Loop Trek - August 2008