Humboldt Peak
August 6, 2005
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Oh, what a beautiful place, hike, and day. It was great to get do this hike, even if it was so long. Humboldt Peak stands at 14,064 feet tall and the 38th highest mountain peak in Colorado. The peak is near Westcliffe, CO and is part of the Sangre de Christo Range (which means "The Blood of Christ" due to how red the mountains look at sunrise and sunset).

The hiking group included Alan, Josh, and James. It was a sweet day for a hike in the mountains. The weather was very nice and it was very pretty scenery.

This was my 29th completed Colorado 14er, the 20th for Josh, and around the 13th for James. We are not sure of Alan's has completed, as he stopped counting, but he has done a lot of 14ers in the state.

Because I took so many pictures I liked, there will be two pages of photos from this hike. So don't forget to visit the second page.

For more about this hike, you can read the blog entry by clicking here.

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Part of the brush you can see at the beginning of the trail-head.	Upper South Colony Lake as we really start going up.
Two of many, many marmot we saw. I think this two were trying to distract us while their friends flanked us to get our food.	One big chipmunk.
James reaching the false summit, with the Crestones in the background.	Clouds behind Crestone Needle that never moved in but looked threatening and very cool at the same time.
A view of my parent's Westcliffe home from the top. I am sure you can see it.	Josh, me, Alan, and James at the top of Humboldt Peak with the Crestones in the background.
Josh, me, Alan, and James at the top of Humboldt Peak with the Brokenhand Peak in the background.	Looking at the Blanca Group 14ers covered by clouds that are south of Humboldt.

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WARNING: HIKING IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND ADDICTIVE!!!
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