Serentiy

Our dictionary defines the word "serene" as "having the quality of utter calm." Certainly suits this photo. The tranquil and gently flowing waters of "Noname Creek" reflect the distant peaks with a late evening sun casting a warm glow as puffy clouds mark the departure of a passing shower.

Colorado's largest and most diverse wilderness area is the "Weminuche Wilderness," located in the San Juan Mountains. Over our 40 years of climbing Colorado peaks, we have visited this wilderness nearly twenty times. Remote and difficult to access, it always proves to be worth the effort, even though it may mean miles of backpacking to reach a desired destination.

This photo was taken mid-July of 2012. The day had begun clear and sunny and included a climb up "The Heisspitz." Following the climb, we packed on upstream several more miles and found a beautiful campsite about 100 yards from the stream in a tall group of conifers. That evening, after a rain shower interrupted our dinner, we were over at the creek filtering water for our next day’s climb. As the storm clouds cleared away and the evening sunlight broke through, we enjoyed this serene scene by Noname Creek and a spectacular sunset.