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CampsG OP t1_ixyywwu wrote

It was cloudy most of the day following the overnight storm, and another storm was building for the night as the sunset approached. I hiked along a forest road from my campsite down this valley to reach this viewpoint where I had seen some amazing fall colors coming in. I was halfway here when a single ray of light started to hit the bottom of the mountain, and I knew it wouldn't last, so I ran to get to the nearest colors. The light inched upward and by the time I finally got into position it was almost gone, but I managed to capture it as it beamed across mighty Mt Sneffels with it's snow coated ridges. A few shots later and it was gone. As I walked back to my tent the first drops of the storm began to fall, promising fresh snow for the morning.

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RealMudflapper t1_ixz2kf2 wrote

I’m sad I didn’t know the word Sneffels until just now

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CampsG OP t1_ixz3k8m wrote

Replying to RealMudflapper (#707,538)

It’s a great name. The mountain is actually named after an Icelandic volcano, Snæfellsjökull, but got a shortened version probably for ease of pronunciation.

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Chipotle42 t1_ixzk4jv wrote

My favorite 14'er - the only one I've bothered to climb more than once - is such a wonderful landmark on the way south from Montrose. This is a beautiful capture!

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miletich2 t1_ixzq5p3 wrote

A ray of light? Where is it? 🤔

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flacdada t1_ixzq6kg wrote

Replying to 89141 (#711,111)

That is great. Views of Dallas and teakettle and then all the way out to the Handies and uncompaghre area and Wilson group etc.

But I would like to nominate pyramid peak or snowmass as mountains with dank ass views.

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Camerotus t1_ixzs53m wrote

I just started listening to Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth as an audiobook and this is literally the mountain they talk about all the time. Never had heard of it before that

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Jonsnoosnooze t1_ixzu2uz wrote

Colorado is a cheat code for this sub.

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wagon_ear t1_ixzw8lm wrote

One of my favorite hikes was sneffels via blue lakes, coming in on the long approach from the north. Such a secluded and special piece of wilderness, and beautifully captured here.

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Luke_Warmwater t1_iy09nz5 wrote

Love sneffy! I can see it from my driveway :)

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qevoh t1_iy0fkwb wrote

That's really beautiful

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bsylent t1_iy0fm6b wrote

I will be passing that way second week of December. Beautiful photo, thanks!

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galvinb1 t1_iy0g2t8 wrote

Replying to 89141 (#711,111)

While it's highly accessible it's also one of the most sketchy hikes I have ever done. So much loose rock and too many people. I'm shocked more people don't die in the two main gulleys

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Wolfie359 t1_iy0hv3k wrote

While you're in Ridgeway come down to Taco del Gnar and we'll make you some tacos!!!

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ofrm1 t1_iy0onol wrote

Did you get to Yankee Boy Basin?

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PleasantYamm t1_iy0t742 wrote

That’s the cutest name for a mountain of all time.

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Tinamacht t1_iy15k25 wrote

Gorgeous shot. Thanks for sharing!

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SundayRaid t1_iy16p4s wrote

My family rented a UTV and went up Yankee Boy Basin close to the peak of Mt Sneffles as part of our vacation out west a few years ago. It was the highlight of the trip.

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ems9595 t1_iy1ekrz wrote

Oh the colors in this one picture. Holy cow.

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Steyci t1_iy1meiz wrote

I read this first as Mt Sniffles and that's its name now in my head

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Anything-Vivid t1_iy1pdi2 wrote

Visiting my folks in montrose, I get the greatest view of this range.

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BlackQuilt t1_iy6ts60 wrote

Man, Sneffels is so damn fickle during fall colors. I'm think I'm about 0 for 10 shooting around this general spot over the past two fall seasons. :/

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