Dave Backus' HikaNation Photos Colorado August 5th, 1980 to October 6th, 1980 | |||
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![]() Cortez Valley |
![]() Shellie Newell, Janet Parsons, Lyle Bialk On a side trip to Mesa Verde National Park Arranged by Gudy Gaskill, Colorado HikaNation Coordinator August 6 - 8, 1980 |
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![]() Cliff Palace Mesa Verde National Park |
![]() Monty Montgomery On-site HikaNation Coordinator |
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![]() Camp 123 Rainbow Somewhere betwen Dove Creek and Rico |
![]() View of Graysill Mountain Rico to Silverton Trail San Juan National Forest |
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![]() Flowers along the Rico to Silverton Trail San Juan National Forest |
![]() Cascade River Rico to Silverton Trail |
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![]() Cascade Falls Rico to Silverton Trail |
![]() Camp 128 was next to the rock slide Rico to Silverton Trail |
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![]() Looking back down Rico to Silverton Trail |
![]() Looking ahead on the Rico to Silverton Trail with Twin Sisters on the right |
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![]() Rex Halfpenny, Monty Montgomery, Marce Guerrein, Mary Oswald Postum Feast in Silverton, Colorado |
![]() Jerry Benson, Jiamie Pyles, Gomer Pyles Postum Feast in Silverton, Colorado |
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![]() Durango to Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad Official Website |
![]() Durango to Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad Official Website |
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![]() Silverton, Colorado One of the highest towns in the United States, at 9,318 feet (2,840 m) above sea level. |
![]() Silverton, Colorado One of the highest towns in the United States, at 9,318 feet (2,840 m) above sea level. |
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![]() Camp 136, one day out of Silverton |
![]() Sharon Chrostowski 13,000 foot pass out of Silverton Possibly on Kendall Mountain |
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HikaNation along the Continental Divide Trail |
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![]() Dave Backus Continental Divide Trail |
![]() Camp 137 - Kite Lake Continental Divide Trail | ||
![]() Camp 141 Continental Divide Trail |
![]() Shellie Newell & David Chernow on the trail Continental Divide Trail | ||
![]() "Golden Brigade" Marcie Guerrein, Al Frost, John Stout Continental Divide Trail |
![]() Dave Backus Overlooking Ricon La Osa Continental Divide Trail |
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![]() John Stout leaving Williams Lake Continental Divide Trail |
![]() John Olmsted filming The Knife Edge Continental Divide Trail |
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![]() The Knife Edge Continental Divide Trail version above ...& a horizontally reversed version |
![]() Dave Backus - The Knife Edge Continental Divide Trail |
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![]() The Knife Edge August 31, 1980 (photo from William Ewart) |
![]() John Olmsted Filming The Knife Edge August 31, 1980 (photo from Rich Warnick) |
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![]() The Whale's Backbone Continental Divide Trail version above ...& a horizontally reversed version |
![]() Williams Creek Reservoir Continental Divide Trail |
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![]() Trout Creek Valley Continental Divide Trail |
![]() Palomino Peak Continental Divide Trail |
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![]() Highland Trail View Continental Divide Trail | |||
![]() Dave Backus Continental Divide Trail |
![]() Dave Backus Continental Divide Trail |
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![]() View across Table Mountain Continental Divide Trail |
![]() Rio Grande Valley Continental Divide Trail |
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![]() West Fork Valley Continental Divide Trail |
![]() Sawtooth Mountain Continental Divide Trail |
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![]() Sawtooth Mountain Continental Divide Trail |
![]() Camp 141 - Sawtooth Mountain Ridge Sharon Chrostowski, ??, David Chernow Continental Divide Trail |
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![]() View of the Rio Grande Pyramid from South River Peak |
![]() View of the Continental Divide after leaving it |
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![]() Heading towards Del Norte |
![]() House before arriving in Del Norte |
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![]() Sharon Chrostowski heading towards the Great Sand Dunes National Monument September 11, 1980 |
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![]() Tim & Peggy Williams' ranch Loading up to go see Dinosaur Prints September 21, 1980 |
![]() Tayanna and the Dinosaur Prints Tim & Peggy Williams' ranch September 21, 1980 |
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![]() Indian pictures (petroglyphs) on Tim Williams' property September 21, 1980 |
![]() Tim Williams addressing the HikaNation group |
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![]() Peggy Williams with the HikaNation group |
![]() Marika Matyus & Jerri Hudson at the campsite Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site September 28 - 29 1980 |
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![]() Entrance to The Fort Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site September 28 - 29 1980 |
![]() Joe Shute, Jerry Benson, & a Fort Ranger at the Fur Press Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site September 28 - 29 1980 |
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![]() Blacksmith Demonstration Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site September 28 - 29 1980 |
![]() Jerri Hudson, Jiamie & Gomer Pyles, Tish Butcher, Tim Mingus Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site September 28 - 29 1980 |
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![]() John Stout starting a fire Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site September 28 - 29 1980 |
![]() Camp 174 - October 2, 1980 Somewhere in Colorado |
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![]() Dave Backus hoisting his Kelty backpack October 5, 1980 |
![]() A typical Dave Backus cairn Approaching the Kansas border |
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