Mount of the Holy Cross Backpacking Trip (14,005 ft)
Prepping our gear near the trailhead 
Lonny at the trailhead 
Brian at the trailhead 
Brad and Lisa filling out the permit 
Nearing the top of Half Moon Pass... 
Shari 
...Lonny the pinnacle of fashion 
Near the top of Half Moon Pass 
Brian and Lonny cresting the pass 
Shari descending from the pass 
Shari and Lisa in front of Holy Cross 
Brad in front of Holy Cross 
The East Cross Creek valley, 1000 feet below 
Lonny and Brian crossing Cross creek 
A marmot hanging out at our campsite 
Setting up camp 
Making smores...with a backpacking stove 
Making smores...with a backpacking stove 
Yummy smores 
A little camp frisbee... 
A little camp frisbee... 
A little camp frisbee... 
Sunset at camp, Holy Cross barely visible on right 
Brad in Mosquito-Wear 
The Gore range at sunrise 
Holy Cross catching some morning sun 
Shari (with mosquitos in her hair) 
Getting set to head up the mountain 
Shari ascending the trail 
Taking a water break...Gore range (and Vail) in the distance 
Holy Cross summit finally appears on our ascent, 2000 ft above 
Pressing on to the distant summit 
Lonny, taking a break 
Brian, hiking up the cornice 
Lisa and Brian in one of the many boulder fields 
Looking across the valley to Notch Mountain 
Brian, Shari, and Brad, taking a break at around 13,000 ft 
Brian and Lonny making the push to the summit 
Looking from the summit down towards our camp 
Snacking on the summit 
Summit Panorama 
Looking down towards Half Moon Pass and camp 
Lisa and Brian 
Mt. Elbert (left) and Mt. Massive (Right) in the distance 
The group shot on the summit 
Looking down 3000 feet of Angelica Couloir 
The giant cornice we walked (note the person on the left...) 
Maroon Bells (left) and Snowmass Mountain (on right) 
Shari and Lisa sliding down a snow field 
Lonny sliding down another field 
Shari sliding down the snow field 
Descending yet another boulder field 
What can be said about this? 
Relaxing in the tent during a light rain 
Shari crossing Cross creek 
Holy Cross in the morning 
Brad hiking up towards Half Moon Pass 
Lisa and Lonny, up ahead on a switchback 
One last look at the East Cross Creek valley 
A little diagram... 
Brian, making a push for the pass 
Brad, taking a very wrong turn... 
A view of the Gore Range near Half Moon Pass 
Brian and Lisa 
The eastern side of Half Moon Pass 
The west side of Half Moon Pass 
Lisa, taking an amusing drink of water 
A snapshot at the top of Half Moon Pass 
Finally returning to the car 
