La Plata Peak (14,336 feet)

via Southwest Ridge

Rocky Mountains, Colorado

July 14, 2002


36Going up

37Vistas

38Vistas

39The ridge-view

40Vistas

41On the way up

42Hadrian found some snow

43First view of the summit

44Going up

45Photographing a marmot

46Marmot

47Marmot posing

48Vistas

49On the way up

50Hikers going down

51Us on the way up

52Vistas

53Vistas

54On the way up

55Hiking up

56On the way up

57Summit

58On the summit of La Plata

59On the summit of La Plata

60Vistas

61Vistas

62Vistas

63Vistas

64Hikers descending

65Another T-storm

66T-storm

67Descending

68Thunderheads

69On the way down

70On the way down