Images from a four-day pack trip in September, 2022. All these images were made with a Pixel 6 Pro, most from horseback. Many are stitched together from ten or more individual shots using Microsoft ICE.
Packing in
The Castles, eroded from soft West Elk volcanic breccia deposited 25-30 million years ago
The Castles
The Castles
Autumn color on Storm Ridge
Beneath East Beckwith Mountain
East Beckwith Mountain through the aspens
The Castles
Stormy Sunset
Evening at East Beckwith Mountain
Returning to camp
Evening light on the Anthracite Range
Stormy sunset
Morning light on Storm Ridge
First light hits East Beckwith mountain
The Castles from Castle Creek
The Castles from Castle Creek
The Castles from Castle Creek
The Castles from Castle Creek
Ponds along Castle Creek
Costo Lake
Stormy Castles
Sunrise behind the Anthracite Range
Sunrise hits East Beckwith Mountain
Morning grazing
Autumn color on the valley floor
Heading up East Beckwith Mountain
The Raggeds Wilderness from Beckwith Pass
The view from the high slopes of East Beckwith Mountain
Upper East Beckwith Mountain
The valley from the slopes of East Beckwith Mountain
East Beckwith boulder field
Ohio Peak and the Anthracite Range
East Beckwith boulder field panorama
Dynamic weather
Late afternoon light
Moonset behind camp
A damp morning
Drizzle and low clouds at first light
Color on Storm Ridge
Tiny, our pack horse, eating breakfast
Dewy strawberry and cinquefoil
Dewdrops on aspen
Morning mountain drizzle
Clouds spilling over the Anthracite Range
Panorama looking back towards the West Elk Wilderness from the road down to Gunnison