1. Rocky mountain high
On top of Gannett Peak, Wyoming’s high point

2. Mount Nebo from near Mona Pole Rd
Mount Nebo from near Mona Pole Rd. trailhead Mt Nebo (11,933’) is the highest in Utah’s Wasatch range

3. North Peak with North Nebo (the highpoint) immediately behind

4. North Nebo from North Peak

5. South Nebo from North Nebo summit plateau I didn’t traverse to the lower South summit

6. An alpine succulent near Nebo summit

7. Checkerspot butterfly near Nebo summit

8. Mother Grouse along the Mt Nebo trail

9. Blue wildflowers along Mt Nebo trail

10. Borah Peak trailhead sign to deter the unwary At 12,662 ft, Borah in the Lost Rivers range is the high point in Idaho

11. Dawn view to the west along Borah Peak trail

12. An old snag along Borah Peak trail

13. Mount Morrison rises to the South from the Borah Peak trail

14. Borah Peak’s famous Chicken Out ridge and snow couloir The actual summit is off to the left

15. Looking back to the crux of the Borah Peak climb

16. Borah Peak summit cone

17. Sky Pilot on Borah summit cone

18. Borah Peak summit vista North

19. Borah Peak summit flag

20. Borah Peak summit view SW - the way I climbed

21. The Grand Teton (13,775’, center) from the Park Road This iconic mountain is the 2nd highest in Wyoming

22. With Linda at The Grand Teton trailhead

23. A black bear after white pine cones

24. The Middle Teton looms above a mountain stream (photo courtesy of Linda)

25. Jackson Hole Mountain Guides’ Corbett high camp site on The Grand (photo courtesy of Linda)

26. Climbing a 5th class pitch on the Pawnall-Gilkey route The climb was mostly in the shade – and cold!

27. Others in our group on the Pawnall-Gilkey route (photo courtesy of Linda)

28. With Linda on top of The Grand

29. Resting on the summit of The Grand

30. Our Gannett Peak climbing group Five of us would summit Wyoming’s high point, aside from Denali, the most challenging in the US

31. Torrey Creek near our Glacier Trail trailhead

32. Resting at the top of our 1st day’s pass after a 3000’ gain

33. Honeymoon Lake, day1 of our 5-day backpack

34. Double Lake, our first and last night’s camp site (photo courtesy of Linda)

35. Gannett Peak finally appears on day 2 of our approach The most heavily-glaciated of the Rocky Mountains, it is surrounded by lower peaks and not visible except in the back country

36. Several of us boulder hopping across Dinwoody Glacier’s terminal moraine in the early morning hours of Day 3 - summit day

37. Morning alpenglow on Gannett Peak
Morning alpenglow on Gannett Peak. The Pinnacle formation is on the left of Gannett Glacier, the summit behind on the right

38. Magali, Linda, me, and Ryan (l to r) climbing the snow slope

39. On the snow bridge photographing Magali climbing above the Bergschrund

40. Magali, Linda, me, and Ryan (r to l) climbing unroped on Gannett glacier above the Bergschrund

41. View from near the summit of Gannett Note Jim (l) and Linda (r) on the ridge

42. With Linda (l) and Magali on Gannett Peak summit

43. Linda rappelling down Gannett glacier (photo courtesy of Jim)

44. Linda descending a tongue of the snow field. Note The Pinnacle behind.

45. Down-climbing a chute, with Linda following

46. Some good light on Dinwoody creek late on summit day

47. A last view of Gannett

48. Attempting one of several Gannett Creek crossings

49. Queen’s Crown

50. Day 4, taking care of my feet back at Double Lake

51. The tea must taste good…

52. At Double Lake, our first and last night’s camp

53. Leading the group back down to Torrey Creek on the last day

54. Henrys Fork, High Uintas Wilderness, Utah

55. Along Henrys Fork trail, the quickest route to Kings Peak

56. Moose in the morning at my Dollar Lake camp

57. Kings Peak in the early morning of summit day Kings Peak, at 13,528 ft, is the high point of Utah

58. A bold early morning rabbit

59. Gunsight Pass vista back into Henrys Fork basin

60. The summit block of Kings Peak The ascent route is up the south ridge to the right

61. Kings Peak summit view South with Mt Emmons right center

62. On Kings Peak summit

63. Henrys Fork Basin heading back to Dollar Lake