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Missouri Mountain

Jun 29, 2009 by DJ Turner | 0 Comments

This comes from Robert Jones: I have been wanting to put hands and feet on Missouri ever since I first saw the mountain late last fall while climbing Belford and Oxford. We left Denver around 2:45 am and arrived at the trailhead just as daylight began. This photo was taken as we were ... [More]

Mt. Antero - a gem in more ways than one

Jun 22, 2009 by DJ Turner | 0 Comments

This comes from Robert Jones: Mt. Antero is named after a Native American chief of the Unitah Nation and sits in the southern portion of the Sawatch Range. Antero is more famous among gem collectors than it is among mountaineers. The mountain is well known for producing topaz gems, aquamarines ... [More]

Mt Huron - the 14er that almost never was

Jun 16, 2009 by DJ Turner | 0 Comments

This is from Robert Jones: Mt. Huron stands in at 14,003 feet. Take just 4 feet off the top of this mountain and it would be relegated to a life of relative obscurity as a 13er. Mt. Huron distinguishes itself as a 14er that is the furtherest from a paved road (the last two miles on the 4X4 trail ... [More]

Shavano but not Tabeguache

Jun 09, 2009 by DJ Turner | 0 Comments

This comes from Robert Jones: The plan for the day was to get an early jump on the weather and attempt a climb on both Shavano and Tabeguache Peaks. These two mountains are the southern most fourteeners in the Sawatch Range. The names for these two mountains come from the Ute Na... [More]