Elevation of Simpson Mountain, Colorado, USA

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A Walk In the Weminuche Wilderness

4819 Panorama view of Rock Lake from the ridge above it to the west

4964 View south over the pass above Rock Lake on the old Half Moon Trail to Moon Lakes

5070 We get our first view of Moon Lake as we descend on the Half Moon Trail

4713 View from Rock Pass looking north along the Continental Divide Trail

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Weminuche Views

4073 Beautiful view from our tent on the edge of the meadow near Rock Creek and Vallecito Creek

Weminuche Pass Camp

Squaw Lake

Almost There

4689 Panorama view back toward Rock Lake from the Rock Creek Trail near Rock Pass

4966 View from the pass above Rock Lake on the old Half Moon Trail to Moon Lakes, elevation 12,500 feet

4681 Panorama view back toward Rock Lake (center) as we near Rock Pass on the Rock Creek Trail

View Top Of Timber Hill

VIew from Above

Fall-filled Valley in the Colorado Rockies

4396 The rain clouds have taken over the sky above Buffalo Peak and Peak 13222 on the Rock Creek Trail

4701 Rock Lake from the Rock Creek Trail near Rock Pass

4051 Looking uphill toward the Rock Creek Valley from our campsite near Rock and Vallecito Creeks

4732 We can barely see our tent at Rock Lake from the Continental Divide Trail north of Rock Pass

4708 Looking northeast into the Ute Creek Valley from Rock Pass on the Continental Divide Trail

4391 The Guardian with storm clouds approaching us on the Rock Creek Trail

4779 Our tent and campsite at Rock Lake, with Buffalo Peak behind it

4602 Early morning reflections on Rock Lake

4333 Big meadow on the Rock Creek Trail, Buffalo Peak left of center

4586 High cirrus clouds above Rock Pass and the Continental Divide from our camp at Rock Lake

4749 Descending the Rock Creek Trail not far from Rock Pass

4866 Rain on the surface of Rock Lake, with Peters Peak and Buffalo Peak

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4926 Rock Lake below us as we climb the old Half Moon Trail over the pass to Moon Lakes

4899 Virga and a Storm over Rock Lake as we climb the old Half Moon Trail over the pass to Moon Lakes

4296 Looking back at The Guardian from the Rock Creek Trail

4815 The Continental Divide and Rock Pass from Rock Lake

4493 We decide to head for some trees to hunker down out of the rain on the Rock Creek Trail

4692 Hiking on the Rock Creek Trail near Rock Pass

4858 Rock Lake below us as we climb the old Half Moon Trail over the pass to Moon Lakes

5152 We're still in the shade trying to dry out while the sun shines across the way at Moon Lake

4661 Rock Pass above us as we continue hiking on the Rock Creek Trail

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5094 Raindrops on Moon Lake as we descend on the Half Moon Trail

Chicago basin

4547 We ascend the final use trail to Rock Lake, with Rock Pass on the Continental Divide across the way

4066 Our tent on the edge of the meadow near Rock Creek and Vallecito Creek

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Weminuche Wilderness - Rock Lake

4773 Rock Pass on the far right as we descend on the Rock Creek Trail

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