Colorado Road Trip'n

Last weeks roadtrip around CO included several days of climbing at Shelf Road with a great crew of friends!  We then continued onto Salida, The Great Sand Dunes, and the Sawatch Range.   

Desolation - Kristin and Declan

Desolation - Kristin and Declan

 
Goofball - Liam

Goofball - Liam

 
Offroad Adventure - The Sawatch Range 

Offroad Adventure - The Sawatch Range 

 
Ready for Summer - Declan

Ready for Summer - Declan

 
Lounging on our Bed - Somewhere in CO

Lounging on our Bed - Somewhere in CO

 
 
Sand Castles - Buckley

Sand Castles - Buckley

 
Climbing Crew - Shelf Road, CO

Climbing Crew - Shelf Road, CO

 
Slackliner - Liam and Addi

Slackliner - Liam and Addi

 
Big Sandbox - Liam

Big Sandbox - Liam

 
Medeno Creek - Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO

Medeno Creek - Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO

Mt. Machebeuf - East Face & Woods Mtn. - South then North Face


Front Range - CO

Mt Machebeuf - East Face - 12,805' 

Woods Mtn - South Face & North Face 12940'


Two peaks, three different lines three different aspects!  A money tour, providing a lot of bang for the buck

Corniced Entrance - Wood's North Face - Lynn

Corniced Entrance - Wood's North Face - Lynn

 
All 3 Lines - Lynn

All 3 Lines - Lynn

Lynn in route here to the day's 3 lines 1. Woods' South Face (lookers left of summit knob) 2. Mt. Machebeuf's East Face (from summit left edge of photo) 3. Woods' North Face (lookers right from summit knob)

 
Woods' North Face - Lynn

Woods' North Face - Lynn

 
Mt Machebeuf far peak under shadows - as seen from Woods SE ridge

Mt Machebeuf far peak under shadows - as seen from Woods SE ridge

The days first line can be seen in the sun (Woods' South Face), the second line is shadowed east face of Mt Machebeuf in the background, the final line of the day a 2000' descent off Woods' North Face (aka URAD Bowl)  

 
URAD Bowl - Lynn

URAD Bowl - Lynn

 
Torreys' - The Emperor and Tunning Fork looking great!

Torreys' - The Emperor and Tunning Fork looking great!

 
Ridge line between Woods' twin summits - Lynn

Ridge line between Woods' twin summits - Lynn