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Balancing Rock in the Rockies
On the trail up to Grays Peak and Torreys Peak in Colorado. Who balanced that rock there? And how? Must have been a group effort of strong (and trusting) people).
#photography #mountains #rockies #rock #balance #GraysPeak #TorreysPeak
August 31, 2026 at 3:46 PM
icecreamjones.bsky.social
posting spoilers in impstation grayspeak instead of rot13.
July 24, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Wonderful essay in “Modern Love”, in New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/s...
At 93, Teaching Me About Possibility
When I abandoned “grayspeak” — talking to elders as if they are toddlers — my conversations with my grandmother finally began.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2023 at 6:00 PM
handle.invalid
Footage from last summer’s push up Grays Peak. Early light, thin air, and that slow-motion feeling where every step past 13,000 feet feels like a group project with gravity. Can’t wait to get back on trails like this post-rehab.
#14ers #coloradohiking #grayspeak
May 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
handle.invalid
Top of Grays Peak. Elevation: 14,278 ft. Oxygen: optional. Views: aggressively geologic. That red rock? Iron oxidation. Those snow patches? Glacial leftovers. That feeling? Mild hypoxia. Got any favorite CO 14ers you've done or want to do? Drop em below! #grayspeak #coloradohikes
A sweeping alpine landscape viewed from the summit of Grays Peak, one of Colorado’s famous 14ers, sitting at 14,278 feet. The foreground is a steep slope of angular, multicolored talus—jagged rocks in shades of gray, tan, and rust. Below, a patch of late-season snow clings to a saddle between ridgelines. Beyond it, a dramatic panorama of rugged mountain peaks stretches to the horizon, layered with ridges and valleys carved by millions of years of uplift and erosion. Snowfields still linger in shaded crevices, even in summer, and dark green forests fill the lower valleys between the stark slopes. The mid-ground is a tapestry of reddish-brown slopes, rocky outcrops, and high meadows that appear vivid green from this height. The ridgelines vary in color and texture, shaped by glacial cirques, fault lines, and ancient sedimentary layering exposed by erosion. The sheer scale of the view emphasizes Colorado’s complex geological history—rock formations here date back over a billion years. In the distance, the Front Range and Sawatch Range roll on in overlapping waves of peaks, their forms softening into the hazy blue horizon. The scene captures the raw, expansive beauty of Colorado’s alpine wilderness—untamed, quiet, and humbling. A place where time is measured in glaciers and granite, not minutes or miles.
April 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
thenextsummit.bsky.social
Summit crushed Grays Peak this month—on leash the whole way. 🐶⛰️

The myth that dogs need to be off-leash to enjoy the mountains? Yeah… no. Every sniff, every breeze, every muddy paw was joy on a string.

Leash = love + safety + LNT.

#DogsOn14ers #LeaveNoTrace #ColoradoDogs #GraysPeak #AdventureDog
October 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM