Wheeler Peak ( 13,161 feet)- New Mexico's Highest Point and Mount Walter ( 13,141 feet) via Williams Lake Trail

Sangre De Cristo Mountains

September 6, 2005

56Autumn colors	57On route to Mt Walter	58Second highest in New Mexico	59Summit plaque	60View from Mt Walter summit
61On Mount Walter	62On Mount Walter	63On Mount Walter	64Williams Lake down below	65Williams Lake
66Vistas	67On the way down	68Vistas	69Steep way down	70Views on the way down
71Pika	72The way we descended	73Pika	74The trail	75Chipmunk with itchy back
76Hungry Chipmunk	77Pika	78Butterfly	79Mating butterflies	80Marmot on watch
81Marmot guarding Wheeler slopes	82Back in the forest	83The lake is near	84Williams Lake	85Williams Lake
86Below Wheeler Peak	87On the trail	88Friendly jays	89Gray Jay	90Gray Jay
91On the trail	92Fireweed	93The trail	94Berries	95Yarrow
96Arrowleaf Groundsel	97Daisies	98Geranium	99Back by wilderness sign	100Wheeler Peak the same day later
101Rio Grande