Okay, it wasn't a huge mountain- 2,771 feet. But there has been snow on the summit quite a few times throughout the years.

Anyway, it was a nice, clear day when I took these photos.
The top pic shows the mountain peak from the ground, the one on the right in the background, just to the right of the tree in the center. It's called Mission Point.

Bottom pic shows the view from the top. A great view! In the distance, on the extreme left, beyond the mountain range (Santa Monica Mts.), the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles are visible. Also visible, just right of center, the Pacific Ocean can be seen (the white part). Beyond that, Palos Verdes. And, way in the distance, barely visible, Santa Catalina Island.

Originally posted by Fleet
Okay, it wasn't a huge mountain- 2,771 feet. But there has been snow on the summit quite a few times throughout the years.

Anyway, it was a nice, clear day when I took these photos.
The top pic shows the mountain peak from the ground, the one on the right in the background, just to the right of the tree in the center. It's called Mission Point.

Bottom pic shows the view from the top. A great view! In the distance, on the extreme left, beyond the mountain range (Santa Monica Mts.), the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles are visible. Also visible, just right of center, the Pacific Ocean can be seen (the white part). Beyond that, Palos Verdes. And, way in the distance, barely visible, Santa Catalina Island.

Hey I for one think it is neat because you have to have the stance, stigma, being strong, have a great balance, and over 2,000 feet is huge to me if not everybody!!!!

Two more from the peak...

Top pic is the same view with the lens sent on "zoom."
Pacific Ocean just left of center in the background.

Bottom pic is looking to the North-northeast. Buildings of downtown L.A. on extreme right. Extreme left is Mt. Lukens (5,074 ft. Left of center is the Verdugo Mts. A portion of the city of Burbank is just below this mountain range.

Originally posted by EricIdlefan
Hey I for one think it is neat because you have to have the stance, stigma, being strong, have a great balance, and over 2,000 feet is huge to me if not everybody!!!!
It's about 2.5 miles from the beginning of the trail to the summit.
And, yes, it is quite a workout. Parts of the trail are pretty steep. There are two options- the hiking trail (very steep) and the bike trail (moderately steep). This was my second hike to the top. This time I took the bike trail.

Hey, something we have in common. You don't see that very often. ;)

My father and I love hikes. I used to not like hiking but I've grown to like it. My father, one of my sisters, and several other people hiked from one side of the Grand Canyon to the other years ago. My father also took my sister to Yosemite for her graduation trip. They even ran into a bear (they were far from it but it was visible). I think they have pictures of it but I'm not sure.

Well congratulations to you! :cheers: That's quite a feat. Those photos are stunning.

Personally, heights flip me out. Even when I'm watching a movie, and they show a shot from high up, I get anxious.

Gorgeous photo's. I would love to live somewhere where this sort of adventure is possible!

Congrats Fleet! I'm a coward when it comes to heights:eek:
Anyway there are no mountains that I know of in Mid- Michigan!:lol:

Originally posted by Nanny Fine
Gorgeous photo's. I would love to live somewhere where this sort of adventure is possible!

Those are gorgeous photos. The only turn-off for me about the west coast (from California to British Columbia) is the extremely high cost of living. Otherwise, I find it very scenic out there. :)

Those pictures are great! I've been hiking a few times here in the Rockies, but I've never had my camera with me. I remember though, when I was younger, me and my family would always climb in the Tatras in Poland on the trail that leads up to the lake. If I remember correctly, it's a five mile hike to a summit of 1393 meters (4570 feet). I'm a bit rusty on my math, but I think I'm pretty close. If I find some pictures, I'll post them later cause I need to get to class now.

awesome, congrats!

i seriously... SERIOUSLY... HATE THE MOUNTAINS!!!!!!! the smell of the pine and everything else literally makes me want to puke all over it. the car ride there gives me the most painful headaches. hiking is tiring and excrutiatingly boring. god, i have to sacrifice so damn much just to see a bunch of stupid trees and rivers. oh well... in about *calculates* 3 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 16 hours 42 min and 5 sec i will do whatever i want and my dad cant make me go. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/attachment.php?s=&postid=1269769

That's awesome Fleet! 2700 feet in 2.5 miles is not easy. But it looks like it was well worth it because those are great pictures. Last summer I hiked 3.5 miles up to Arapahoe Glacier at 12,500 feet, but I started at 10,000 feet so the hike was maybe somewhat similar to what you did. It was a pretty steep ascent and I definitely got a good workout, so if your hike was anything like it then I know you had quite a climb. Anyway, thanks for sharing the pictures.

That's really awesome! I bet it was fun and invigorating.

Originally posted by Brian
Hey, something we have in common. You don't see that very often. ;)

My father and I love hikes. I used to not like hiking but I've grown to like it. My father, one of my sisters, and several other people hiked from one side of the Grand Canyon to the other years ago. My father also took my sister to Yosemite for her graduation trip. They even ran into a bear (they were far from it but it was visible). I think they have pictures of it but I'm not sure.
It is fun to hike especially if the trail is interesting.

Another hiker I saw on the trail said he once saw a mountain lion and it was spooked and ran away. Hopefully, I'll never see one. I could do without that.

Originally posted by Janice
Well congratulations to you! :cheers: That's quite a feat. Those photos are stunning.

Personally, heights flip me out. Even when I'm watching a movie, and they show a shot from high up, I get anxious.
The first time I climbed it, in Dec., 2002, it was really exciting going the last few feet to the peak.

Remember, it's a relatively gradual climb to the top (even though the trails gets steep at times), so it's a different kind of height compared to being 20 feet up on a ladder. Some of the slopes to the side of the trail are very steep, though. No way could anyone "climb" down or up some of the hillsides.

Originally posted by Nanny Fine
Gorgeous photo's. I would love to live somewhere where this sort of adventure is possible!
I know what you mean. I appreciate living where there are mountains all around. And I take advantage of it when I can. The San Gabriel Mountains alone have dozens of trails.

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Congrats Fleet! I'm a coward when it comes to heights:eek:
Anyway there are no mountains that I know of in Mid- Michigan!:lol:
It's not that high of a mountain!

Don't forget... you have Isle Royale National Park in your state. Very nice scenery in that park (I've seen pictures of it).

Originally posted by Jenya
Those are gorgeous photos. The only turn-off for me about the west coast (from California to British Columbia) is the extremely high cost of living. Otherwise, I find it very scenic out there. :)
It is expensive out here. I recently read that the average price of a house, in the S.F. valley, is around $400,000. And my parents' house, bought in 1966, cost only $44,500! You're right, though, the whole west coast has nice scenery.

Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
Those pictures are great! I've been hiking a few times here in the Rockies, but I've never had my camera with me. I remember though, when I was younger, me and my family would always climb in the Tatras in Poland on the trail that leads up to the lake. If I remember correctly, it's a five mile hike to a summit of 1393 meters (4570 feet). I'm a bit rusty on my math, but I think I'm pretty close. If I find some pictures, I'll post them later cause I need to get to class now.
Oh, yeah. The Rockies have fantastic scenery. Those are tall mountains, too. All the way up to 14,000+ feet.
A five mile hike, one-way, would be getting on the strenuous side.

Climbing over I heard 20,000 feet like with the Rocky Mountains is hard and some people have died trying to climb the mountains!!

There's a park near here called "Sweetwater Creek State Park." And the hiking trail is right next to the river (Despite its name, it is most definately NOT a creek). And in parts of this hiking trail, you have to climb almost vertical. The worst thing is, there are NO guard rails. :eek: It's pretty dangerous going out there during the summer because of the snakes, spiders, the heat, etc. One time, I slipped and fell on a wet rock chasing a lizard. :(

Please excuse me if I haved missed something here. You walked up the trail of a 2500 ft hill, and you are bragging about it? Honestly, I don't get it. I live in the mountains and do that all the time just to get by. What's the big deal?

Well, let the guy enjoy his "fifteen minutes of fame" at least and cut him some slack!!

Originally posted by Kitt
Please excuse me if I haved missed something here. You walked up the trail of a 2500 ft hill, and you are bragging about it? Honestly, I don't get it. I live in the mountains and do that all the time just to get by. What's the big deal?
The hike up the hill was a secondary subject. The primary subject was the fantastic view from the top.

Originally posted by EricIdlefan
Climbing over I heard 20,000 feet like with the Rocky Mountains is hard and some people have died trying to climb the mountains!!
Wait a minute... the Rockies are not that high!
The highest peak is Mr. Elbert at 14,433 feet. The highest mountain peak in the lower 48 states is Mt. Whitney, Calif. (14,494 feet), and in North America, Mt. McKinley, Alaska (20,320 feet).

That's true, it's very hard to breathe above about 20,000 without an oxygen tank. I can imagine how thin the air is at the top of Mt. Everest (29,028 feet).

Originally posted by M82A1
There's a park near here called "Sweetwater Creek State Park." And the hiking trail is right next to the river (Despite its name, it is most definately NOT a creek). And in parts of this hiking trail, you have to climb almost vertical. The worst thing is, there are NO guard rails. :eek: It's pretty dangerous going out there during the summer because of the snakes, spiders, the heat, etc. One time, I slipped and fell on a wet rock chasing a lizard. :(
I don't really like trails that are too difficult. It takes some of the fun away of hiking and enjoying the scenery. And vertical climbs can get pretty scary! And those animals... I hope I never see a snake or mountain lion while I'm hiking.

BTW, why were you chasing a lizard?

Originally posted by Fleet
Wait a minute... the Rockies are not that high!
The highest peak is Mr. Elbert at 14,433 feet. The highest mountain peak in the lower 48 states is Mt. Whitney, Calif. (14,494 feet), and in North America, Mt. McKinley, Alaska (20,320 feet).

That's true, it's very hard to breathe above about 20,000 without an oxygen tank. I can imagine how thin the air is at the top of Mt. Everest (29,028 feet).

Yep. We even carry an extra pint of blood in our bodies due to the elevation.

The highest peaks closest to me are Longs Peak (14,255 ft.) and Mt. Evans (14,264 ft.) And the road that leads up to there, Mt. Evans Road, is the hightest paved road in the US.

Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
Yep. We even carry an extra pint of blood in our bodies due to the elevation.

The highest peaks closest to me are Longs Peak (14,255 ft.) and Mt. Evans (14,264 ft.) And the road that leads up to there, Mt. Evans Road, is the hightest paved road in the US.
Really? I didn't realize that about the blood. Makes sense, though. If you need more blood, let me know... I'm 0 positive. :D (Found that out when I donated some last December.)

Those are really high mountains near you. Are you close enough to see them easily? You should be able to with those heights. How long does the snow stay on the summits? I would guess until late May, possibly into June. That would be something to drive up a road to over 10,000 feet.

Okay, I've got that old song, Climb Every Mountain, playing in my head like a radio.

If it's still playing in the morning, you're gonna get it Fleet. :D

Originally posted by Fleet
I don't really like trails that are too difficult. It takes some of the fun away of hiking and enjoying the scenery. And vertical climbs can get pretty scary! And those animals... I hope I never see a snake or mountain lion while I'm hiking.
I remember Johnny Carson's son fell and died on a photo-taking mountain adventure. I'm guessing it was in California?

Originally posted by Fleet
Really? I didn't realize that about the blood. Makes sense, though. If you need more blood, let me know... I'm 0 positive. :D (Found that out when I donated some last December.)

Those are really high mountains near you. Are you close enough to see them easily? You should be able to with those heights. How long does the snow stay on the summits? I would guess until late May, possibly into June. That would be something to drive up a road to over 10,000 feet.

Well I'm right up against a mountain wall basically (If you call it that) so I techincally can't, but as you go father out east to the plains, you can see more mountains better. Our elevation is a little over 5000 ft. But as you venture up west through the mountains a few minutes, it comes alive.

http://www.rlpotter.com/pictures/misc/Boulder/2001/October/from_CU/Flatirons.JPG

Those are the Flatirons that form the suposed mountain wall in Boulder. They just start upward suddenly, so a lot of streets and homes are realy close up to the mountain.

http://www.flyingmutts.com/images/Flying%20Pics/Walker%20Aerials/Longs%20Peak.jpg

Long's Peak.

http://www.flyingmutts.com/images/Flying%20Pics/Walker%20Aerials/Divide.jpg

The Continental Divide.

http://www.14ers.com/photos/MtEvans/200103_MtEvansP_585x100.jpg

Here's a nice panoramic shot taken off of Cheif Mountain. (11,709 ft)

Asfor you second question, I believe the snow stays up there pretty much up until May. I'm not 100% sure, since I haven't summited those peaks, but I'm assuming so considering their elevations. Lynn might more know about it. (Since she's been in Colorado longer than I have.)

Originally posted by Fleet
Those are really high mountains near you. Are you close enough to see them easily? You should be able to with those heights. I'm like Czas na Zywiec, I'm too close to the mountains to see the higher peaks - the closer, smaller peaks are in the way. But if you go to the east side of town (away from the mountains), you can see them.

Originally posted by Fleet
How long does the snow stay on the summits? I would guess until late May, possibly into June. That would be something to drive up a road to over 10,000 feet. Most of the peaks have glacier snow year round. If you drive up Mt. Evans, you can stop at the snow fields and make snowballs, even in the summertime. I recommend driving up there if you ever get the chance. It's also a great place to see big horn sheep and mountain goats. Also, when I hiked up to Arapahoe glacier in July there was snow on the ground along the trail. However, the last snowfall of the season is probably late May or June, not exactly sure on that.

Originally posted by Lynn
I'm like Czas na Zywiec, I'm too close to the mountains to see the higher peaks - the closer, smaller peaks are in the way. But if you go to the east side of town (away from the mountains), you can see them.

Not to pry in to deep cause I really don't mean anything, lol, but where in Denver are you? I'm assuming West since you said you're up close to the mountains. I actually work in Denver/Lakewood/Westminster/Arvada and most of the other suburbs around Denver. I go door to door and pass out flyers (Maybe I went to your house. :p) for Ameritech Construction. Hope you don't live anywhere near Colfax between Sheridan and Federal though. We worked in that area one night and it was a terrible neighborhood. lol When we came up to Colfax, there were like 20 cops car surrounding this one building because some criminals barracaded themselves and started to shoot warning shots into the air. Real safe area to go walking around after dark.

Originally posted by Janice
I remember Johnny Carson's son fell and died on a photo-taking mountain adventure. I'm guessing it was in California?

Yeah it was California!! Also BTW Hank Williams Jr nearly died climbing a mountain also!!

Someone told me last night that I was being a grouch. She was probably right. She usually is. I know one thing, I shouldn't have been a party pooper in your mountain hike thread Fleet. I'm glad you had a good time and took some nice pictures of it. Nice that you to shared it with the board folks too. :)

Originally posted by Kitt
Someone told me last night that I was being a grouch. She was probably right. She usually is. I know one thing, I shouldn't have been a party pooper in your mountain hike thread Fleet. I'm glad you had a good time and took some nice pictures of it. Nice that you to shared it with the board folks too. :)

Yeah. We need to save our fights for the politics board- where he's usually wrong. ;)

Here is some pics I took in Jasper, Alberta three years ago. I find Alberta one of the most scenic places in North America. I have to visit California and Colorado. Magnificent photos, Chris. :)

Lake Louise....

Another pic of the Jasper area..

Overview of Jasper... :)

Here are some pics from the Alps I took in November. I love Austria- When I retire some day,I just might move there. :)

Another pic....

I love this one....

Last Pic...Now I'm done. :D

Originally posted by Jenya
Here is some pics I took in Jasper, Alberta three years ago. I find Alberta one of the most scenic places in North America. I have to visit California and Colorado. Magnificent photos, Chris. :)

Here's a couple more that I like.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gjt/images/telluride.jpg

Near Telluride, CO.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gjt/images/san%20juans1.jpg

The San Juans just south of us.

http://www.americansouthwest.net/colorado/photographs700/ouray.jpg

Ouray, CO, the little Switzerland of America.

http://stevegarufi.com/westcliffe5.jpg

A panoramic views of the San Juans. You can see this from the hotel.

http://koransky.com/Trip/History/Colorado/BlackCanyon1.jpg

Black Canyon National Monument located just 10 miles east of town.

Fleet, Jenya and Chris -- All of these photos are beautiful. They are nicer than a lot of the postcards I've seen.

And now for a change of pace.

http://www.samper.pl/obrazki/pl-czorsz.jpg

The town of Niedzica, Poland. It's about a 9 km drive from our hometown. They finished the damn off about 5 or 6 years ago that created the resevoir. But you can see the Tatra Mountain Range nicely in the backround.

http://www.iihr.uiowa.edu/education/international/europe/Poland/Poland-scanned/C-Niedzica-castle.jpg

The castle on the lake. You can't really see it on the oher picture, so I wanted to post a close up.

http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/crees/outreach/Poland%20Pics/View%20of%20Zakopane%20from%20Gubalowka%20Hill.jpg

A view of the mountains from Gubałówka Hill.

http://www.plumm.freeserve.co.uk/holidays/poland99/s23-28-3.jpg

Lake Morskie Oko.

http://www.plumm.freeserve.co.uk/holidays/poland99/s23-31-3.jpg

Another view of the Lake.

WOW! Poland is beautiful! :cool:

Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
Here's a couple more that I like.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gjt/images/telluride.jpg

Near Telluride, CO.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/gjt/images/san%20juans1.jpg

The San Juans just south of us.

http://www.americansouthwest.net/colorado/photographs700/ouray.jpg

Ouray, CO, the little Switzerland of America.

http://stevegarufi.com/westcliffe5.jpg

A panoramic views of the San Juans. You can see this from the hotel.

http://koransky.com/Trip/History/Colorado/BlackCanyon1.jpg

Black Canyon National Monument located just 10 miles east of town.

Wowwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!! Breathtaking!!!!!!!!!!!!

Czas,

Those are great scenic photos. I especially like the panoramic views of the San Juans. I can see why a portion of the Rockies were put aside as a national park.

Good pics, Jenya.

Look at those views! Especially on the last one.

Originally posted by Kitt
Someone told me last night that I was being a grouch. She was probably right. She usually is. I know one thing, I shouldn't have been a party pooper in your mountain hike thread Fleet. I'm glad you had a good time and took some nice pictures of it. Nice that you to shared it with the board folks too. :)
Okay, Kitt.

Since the pics came out so good, I figured others would like seeing them.

Here is a pic taken from an airplane (which my older brother used to own).
Looking South above the San Fernando Valley (foreground). Visible in pic: Santa Monica Mountains, beyond that the L.A. basin (West L.A.), the Pacific Ocean, Palos Verdes peninsula, and, in the background, Santa Catalina Island which is 26 miles off the coast.

Originally posted by Fleet
Here is a pic taken from an airplane (which my older brother used to own).
Looking South above the San Fernando Valley (foreground). Visible in pic: Santa Monica Mountains, beyond that the L.A. basin (West L.A.), the Pacific Ocean, Palos Verdes peninsula, and, in the background, Santa Catalina Island which is 26 miles off the coast.

I just love mountains!! They are beautiful to look at!!

I absolutely love the mountains. Thanks everyone for sharing those gorgeous photos!
Originally posted by Czas na Zywiec
Not to pry in to deep cause I really don't mean anything, lol, but where in Denver are you? I'm assuming West since you said you're up close to the mountains. I actually work in Denver/Lakewood/Westminster/Arvada and most of the other suburbs around Denver. I live in south Jeffco. Do you come that far south? I don't recall getting any Ameritech Construction flyers. :D

Here's Clement Park, which is somewhat close to where I live.
Those are the foothills in the background. http://www.cscsc.org/2000/13-May-2000PicnicInClementPark/000513Picnic04a.jpg

This is City Park in downtown Denver. Since this is farther east, now you can see the higher, snow-covered peaks. (I'm not sure when this was taken but looks like late spring or early summer.) http://www.denvergov.org/images/DPA_city_park.gif

Here are some pictures of the trail I hike quite often because it is only 10 minutes from home.
The trailhead:
http://www.runnersroost.com/6758lg.jpg
Further up the trail:
http://www.runnersroost.com/6788lg.jpg

It's not that far up, but here's the view from the top looking east.
You can see downtown Denver in the distance.
http://www.runnersroost.com/6765lg.jpg

Here's a view of the foothills from the top of another nearby trail I hike: http://www.users.qwest.net/~pbell2/adventures/hogback/cliff_view.jpg

Originally posted by Lynn
I absolutely love the mountains. Thanks everyone for sharing those gorgeous photos!
I live in south Jeffco. Do you come that far south? I don't recall getting any Ameritech Construction flyers. :D

Here's Clement Park, which is somewhat close to where I live.
Those are the foothills in the background. http://www.cscsc.org/2000/13-May-2000PicnicInClementPark/000513Picnic04a.jpg

I have an aunt, uncle, and their two married kids and two grandsons living in Denver!!

Okay, last post. I just had to share some more Colorado pics. ;)

This is Hanging Lake near Glenwood Springs:
http://www.wiu.edu/users/mxevl/photos/lake2.jpg

The San Juans - the aspens are even more spectacular in person:
http://www.westerncolorado.com/photos/autumn/images/autumnaspens.jpg

Maroon Bells:
http://www.general.uwa.edu.au/u/alex/Maroon-Bells-lake-1.jpg
Rocky Mountain National Park:
http://curiouscat.com/travels/graphics/2003rmnp/rmnp2003jun45vista400.jpg
Skiing Winter Park:
http://www.cyberwest.com/cw22/images/mary_jane_I.jpg

Again so breathtaking and so beautiful!!

Originally posted by Fleet
BTW, why were you chasing a lizard? I guess I'm still not used to seeing them. I've been here about 4 years, and I still try and catch every reptile I can find. :D There aren't many lizards in Indiana.

Originally posted by M82A1
I guess I'm still not used to seeing them. I've been here about 4 years, and I still try and catch every reptile I can find. :D There aren't many lizards in Indiana.

I was just wondering what part of Indiana are your from because I would love to go and visit there and also I am a Colts fan as well.

Originally posted by EricIdlefan
I was just wondering what part of Indiana are your from because I would love to go and visit there and also I am a Colts fan as well. I lived in Plymouth Indiana for around 14 years. The only team that got much attention there was the Notre Dame basketball team.