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

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

North Peak with North Nebo (the highpoint) immediately behind

North Nebo from North Peak

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

An alpine succulent near Nebo summit

Checkerspot butterfly near Nebo summit

Mother Grouse along the Mt Nebo trail

Blue wildflowers along Mt Nebo trail

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

Dawn view to the west along Borah Peak trail

An old snag along Borah Peak trail

Mount Morrison rises to the South from the Borah Peak trail

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

Looking back to the crux of the Borah Peak climb

Borah Peak summit cone

Sky Pilot on Borah summit cone

Borah Peak summit vista North

Borah Peak summit flag

Borah Peak summit view SW - the way I climbed

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

With Linda at The Grand Teton trailhead

A black bear after white pine cones

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

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

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

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

With Linda on top of The Grand

Resting on the summit of The Grand

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

Torrey Creek near our Glacier Trail trailhead

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

Honeymoon Lake, day1 of our 5-day backpack

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

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

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

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

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

On the snow bridge photographing Magali climbing above the Bergschrund

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

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

With Linda (l) and Magali on Gannett Peak summit

Linda rappelling down Gannett glacier (photo courtesy of Jim)

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

Down-climbing a chute, with Linda following

Some good light on Dinwoody creek late on summit day

A last view of Gannett

Attempting one of several Gannett Creek crossings

Queen’s Crown

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

The tea must taste good…

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

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

Henrys Fork, High Uintas Wilderness, Utah

Along Henrys Fork trail, the quickest route to Kings Peak

Moose in the morning at my Dollar Lake camp

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

A bold early morning rabbit

Gunsight Pass vista back into Henrys Fork basin

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

Kings Peak summit view South with Mt Emmons right center

On Kings Peak summit

Henrys Fork Basin heading back to Dollar Lake