Photos by sandbag

All in a days work......until the lightning and 3 inches of hail roll in.....Desert Thunderstorms are truly amazing... and scary too with a 4 meter antenna attached to you.

Here's my blissful smirk after making it up my first official multipitch climb.....

Dusk shot of a place in the front range...can you tell where?

Just playing on the high ball finish to some v2 thing on the north end of Rotary Park. Thanks to Trad_kelly for the pic. and the complimentary crash pad 12 feet beneath me too...... :)

Erik Weihenmayer on the Demo route 2004 Ice Festival

Looking out from my coffee break and caught this shot. Always carry that camera, always.

You know, people should really be glad denistry has evolved to more than just a quick yank and a mouthful of blood....thank god for novacaine and high speed drills...FWIW, i took this picture, its a series i did that day on a last second whim....Hes the best dentist ive ever been to, hence my nonchalant ability to shoot at will....

Well, heres a typical Sunday, disaster looming, i set up a 3 point with a Pink tricam, # 13 BD stopper, and a #8 BD stopper. bomber enough to pass the time and keep my eyes open anyway.....

The 2004 Ouray Ice Festival Comp route was a steady ice section capped with a brutal M10 finish over bulging cauliflower ice. Good show!

I always wondered why they called this thing the Rainbow Curve Turnout. Now I know ..

This is the 500 year drought here in Colorado. The Fire danger is listed at MODERATE at the time this was taken, and you can understand why when you see the picture. Thats a river of Gasoline that you see flowing down from the mountains, and thats why we have statewide fire bans now.

Some V1-2 problem at the North end of Rotary Park

This is where youll find me most of the time, in my trusty 1994 4Ruuner driving somewhere to escape the madness of big city life...252kmiles and counting.....

This really balance challenging and feet intensive problem are a really fun way to get used to slabs and the fun you can have worrying about when you think your feet will peel.....thanks to trad_kelly for the pic again

This little chimmney is a really nice way to finish the day after bouldering at Rotary Park. The top starts to get nice and comfy tight and then you just pop your head out and Voila, off to the car....thanks to trad_kelly for the Picture

Red skies at night................................

Chasing the last rays of the sun on my birthday

View out to the south from Up near Lumpy and the Twin Owls

Picture of Long's Peak from northwest of the mountain atop RMNP.

This pic was the preceding photo to the "Longs bathed in Alpenglo", taken at 12400MSL, just before the sun sneaks behind the horizon.

Self portrait with my new little whiz-bang point and shoot digital camera, on top of Trail Ridge Road, RMNP 10/08/2003

RMNP at the final waning seconds of sunlight 10/08/2003 from 12000MSL