Challenger in the Blood of Christ
Nov 03, 2009 by DJ Turner | 2 Comments
This entry comes from Robert Jones:
Along with a few friends I climbed my first peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range. Sangre de Cristo means the "blood of Christ" in Spanish. This range is longer than any other range in Colorado and traverses all the way to Santa Fe, New Mexico. One unique feature of this range are the sand dunes. The winds from the West are unable to carry their burden over the mountains and kindly deposit their load at the range's base, creating amazing sand dunes. These dunes reach a staggering 700 feet in height and are clearly visible from the top of Challenger Point.
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Right above tree-line. Anyone up for some ice skating...or ice fishing...or a Polar Plunge? |
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On the side of Challenger Point. It took 4 hours of hard labor, just scale the side of this beaut. |
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On the side of Challenger. |
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On top of Challenger Point at 14,081 feet with Columbia in the background and the Crestones further back. |
This hike was a 13 hour day and I was soooo glad to get back to the trail head...and my comfortable car!
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Dennis Hesselbarth Nov 3, 2009 8:37pm
Wow, good job! I've done the Needle and Peak, but under calm summer conditions. This looked like quite a summit!
Robert Jones Nov 4, 2009 8:50am
Dennis, it was great to see your earlier posts. Sorry we did not get together this summer:( When you are this way, let's connect; it would be great to get out above tree line with you!!!