Mount Elbert Attempt ( 14,433 feet) via Northeast Ridge

From North Mount Elbert Trail, The Sawatch Range, Colorado

September 14, 2005

01Trail junction	02In the forest	03Another trail junction	04At the junction	05On the trail
06The trail	07Approaching tree line	08Vistas	09Tree line	10On the trail
11On the trail	12Look back at the tree line	13Look back at the tree line	14On the trail	15In the clouds
16On the way up	17Hiking up	18False peak comes into view	19Clouds	20Aspens in color
21Ground squirrel	22Clouds	23Mount Massive in clouds	24Mount Massive in clouds	25Mount Massive
26Mount Massive- close-up	27On the trail	28The way up	29False peak and the rigde	30Massive in the back
31Mt Massive in clouds	32Hikers heading up	33More clouds forming	34On the trail	35On the trail
36More clouds over Massive	37Clouds getting darker	38Autumn on the meadows	39Dark clouds	40Storm brewing over Massive
41On the way up	42Vistas	43Clouds over Elbert	44Hadrian in sun and spooky dark clouds	45Hiking up
46View of the ridge	47View of the lakes	48It begins to snow	49View of the summit	50It is snowing