Pictures taken from my late September 1999 backpacking trip to Lake Gibralter in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. Click on the image to enlarge. This was taken on the Peak-to-Peak highway and is one of my favorite pictures from the trip. I love how the sun lit up the aspens, and the tall evergreen in the center. This area is typically very full of eager hikers, but I had the whole parking lot to myself (except for an abandoned car). During my trip, I did not see a single person for over 30 hours. When I came out of trees into the clearing the following view awaited me. Truly awe inspiring. However, I had higher hopes on the picture. I think it was too bright for my 400 film. Welcome to the Indian Peaks Wilderness, named so, because of the many Native American named peaks located in the area. I almost stepped on this poor guy. Turns out he was frozen solid as a doornail. The 'interesting' subject placement was cause by forgetting that close up pictures with my camera use a different view. The head waters of the St Vrain River start in this valley. Here is a partially frozen pond, with Elk Tooth mountain in the background. I would have to say my room had one heck of a speculator view, with the Continental Divide to the West and the plains to the East. For those that know me, I take way too many of these shots. This picture was taken from a ledge above my tent. What is interesting is it really was not all that flat where my tent was located. See the previous picture The Room with a View. Must have been the straight down angle. Elk Tooth Mountain was one of the last peaks to say goodnight to the setting sun. It was a bit chilly, before the sun came up, but I was not disappointed in the views. The lights of North Boulder can be seen in the distance. There was a unique rock that was perched on a couple of points. The picture was taken with a flash looking toward the sunrise. The picture taken without the flash, was not developed by the Processing. Must have been too dark. Here is a composite panoramic view of three different pictures. Sometimes these don't turn out very well, but I am fairly happy with this one. Sometimes one picture is just not enough. The thumb print does not show it, but there was a very deep orange glow reflection on Lake Gibralter. A self-timer picture of me, that only shows my silhouette. Well, the sun finally decides to shine on me. Good morning to you Sun. I still have a couple of pictures on another roll, so stay tuned. When I am alone in the City, I feel left out. When I am alone in the Wilderness, I feel THEY are left out. Later, Mike...