http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado Livin/ Born in Ohio, raised in NC, based out of Boulder, CO. Trying to travel and take lots of photos along the way. My portfolio web site is at <a href="http://www.wanderaround.com">www.wanderaround.com</a>. Interested in prints or rights to any of these photos? No problem, just <a href="http://www.wanderaround.com/contact.php">send me a message</a>. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:11:43 -0700 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:54:26 -0800 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://neb.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/benTakingPhotos/66901752_3JWSK-Ti.jpg http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado Livin/ http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/6093159_TUMP3#382572184_N685Q <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/6093159_TUMP3#382572184_N685Q" title="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/benheatherbellaaspens/382572184_N685Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg" title="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:14:04 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/benheatherbellaaspens/382572184_N685Q-Th.jpg 2008-09-28 04:57:00 5c068570bc3570047aabdde52a6c3f8c 59a82884dac4dc1b84243b6925de8d76 66b5d7689cde0deb2f1f5baa8e70b78a fbd12ce43f12c7af9e5bf23e6696be16 820f8d76bccdd28f0786ba86773387bf 1ca1f815ad26a68b21282b583b11c7e2 _ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/6093159_TUMP3#382572184_N685Q" title="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/benheatherbellaaspens/382572184_N685Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg" title="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin ben, heather, bella, aspens Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967866_hzGmw <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really).</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967866_hzGmw" title="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/bootsOnTop/82967866_hzGmw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)." title="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:09:35 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/bootsOnTop/82967866_hzGmw-Th.jpg 2006-07-15 12:04:16 acdd5dd6d4f524f8d01cb4157b2d514f 884001f33ef2fac9bad32f7ef57db2ee 49eb9a6b83d444ced8e3fb373f957ae6 2824ac775388bee750be828e4d7dda41 3bb0c6d3bc7016d2879881f1de3d298c 6a2c3696bc097f3b32fa968447e648d4 Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really). <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really).</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967866_hzGmw" title="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/bootsOnTop/82967866_hzGmw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)." title="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin bootsontop Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/748085_aQYvr#32974288_J3zaG <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/748085_aQYvr#32974288_J3zaG" title="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/heatherBellaFlowers/32974288_J3zaG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="123" alt="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg" title="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Sun, 21 Aug 2005 17:07:24 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/heatherBellaFlowers/32974288_J3zaG-Th.jpg 2005-07-09 19:08:27 34c1a4a037b77898b01efe92d4e185e9 beedbfcfd021f5b0a17464fcee3f681f 8a9ed4e182e6d0fc096dd7ebf3497b2c f2927c8bf7e82d7bd9c025574e789ab0 e2a3d1dc2901e4a4487b5232c89b2484 _heatherBellaFlowers.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/748085_aQYvr#32974288_J3zaG" title="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/heatherBellaFlowers/32974288_J3zaG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="123" alt="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg" title="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin heatherbellaflowers Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236153149_Wf4ZP <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236153149_Wf4ZP" title="Ben Ridge's photo"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010397-400/236153149_Wf4ZP-Th.jpg" width="84" height="150" alt="Ben Ridge's photo" title="Ben Ridge's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:39:46 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010397-400/236153149_Wf4ZP-Th.jpg 2007-12-25 17:28:45 45bbc63ee91e9b34fafde86bce961b42 71dbc16480472a39c33885b78bb304ef ca1badb670a78aeb0cbabf6ae703024c a5dfb03c6bb0c4569f8fb3295400bc4b a4948f9c2b0dcea8090f03e47f648305 89b1e285d6a6b900e1e84544d7258a73 a4084703b6a95912077d475503c46909 5a619524c311c033973639cddd5f3b7d caa61ce6f60d786b5f27690d47c43ec9 Ben Ridge's photo <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236153149_Wf4ZP" title="Ben Ridge's photo"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010397-400/236153149_Wf4ZP-Th.jpg" width="84" height="150" alt="Ben Ridge's photo" title="Ben Ridge's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236152967_DYFL9 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Sisters cross country skiing through town</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236152967_DYFL9" title="Sisters cross country skiing through town"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010396-400/236152967_DYFL9-Th.jpg" width="84" height="150" alt="Sisters cross country skiing through town" title="Sisters cross country skiing through town" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:39:07 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010396-400/236152967_DYFL9-Th.jpg 2007-12-25 17:28:26 f0698db8654404c24d5c3e8e49f6398c 3402c9fd201aa0608412e644dbe113cf fa04bc076f7c87bcc61d1dfcb8516ee1 e772e3067ed4717f960a23ae8eb2a3c9 fb509f6703f07b527ce5e1629388a2e0 4c0daa8a27fa7d2ada0230414aa9920b 75cb812f02052be92843f0fe8eda9261 7cc74235c50cf12648eb920780f3629b 91cb78ce4197c56c0b60d8723e7e0d91 Sisters cross country skiing through town <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Sisters cross country skiing through town</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236152967_DYFL9" title="Sisters cross country skiing through town"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010396-400/236152967_DYFL9-Th.jpg" width="84" height="150" alt="Sisters cross country skiing through town" title="Sisters cross country skiing through town" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#98581085_BqJbu <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Fall 05 in Boulder.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#98581085_BqJbu" title="Fall 05 in Boulder."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bellaInLeaves/98581085_BqJbu-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Fall 05 in Boulder." title="Fall 05 in Boulder." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:23:57 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bellaInLeaves/98581085_BqJbu-Th.jpg 2005-11-06 15:12:33 c1c0fe6ec342ccea14ec19c6fec6d2bb e513f20d5d15f61367b87bb4c0630dba 299de3aa124c97ada952080ac0f3d4ac 9d89d504953af7a310641b5b50f7a52d 80cc23477d06278b6f6b182513a7679a Fall 05 in Boulder. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Fall 05 in Boulder.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#98581085_BqJbu" title="Fall 05 in Boulder."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bellaInLeaves/98581085_BqJbu-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Fall 05 in Boulder." title="Fall 05 in Boulder." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin bellainleaves Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290044_BYC2q <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290044_BYC2q" title="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/beaverCreekSlowedDown/88290044_BYC2q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..." title="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:19:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/beaverCreekSlowedDown/88290044_BYC2q-Th.jpg 2006-08-09 09:10:00 308788e14c51f006a9930502b246dd46 ec64dae3593a157674401abc4232a891 3da52bb53324c99ea130f23fb90741b7 2bb282a363896c84969eaaee19bd3abd 3e2e4670c8a9452d70698836167dd1a1 This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290044_BYC2q" title="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/beaverCreekSlowedDown/88290044_BYC2q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..." title="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin beaver, creek, water, rocks, long shutter, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290036_ogMec <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290036_ogMec" title="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/tiltedTentByRiver/88290036_ogMec-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away." title="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:19:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/tiltedTentByRiver/88290036_ogMec-Th.jpg 2006-08-10 20:07:59 81fae8c1e1adfee0e7773f47ecd25890 44b0085af0fe8518845c1fccb0764c55 139b0c5760ed936e3916c2651e2fe82c 7a585e40aa73973402a63aa00fcc106c 0001649ee32913e796b5a5cff0f4d85a 9aeca6e0439a539530371f66350454eb This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290036_ogMec" title="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/tiltedTentByRiver/88290036_ogMec-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away." title="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin tent, river, almont, crested butte, water, long shutter, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#235840439_nBC43 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#235840439_nBC43" title="Ben Ridge's photo"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/IMG5814-400/235840439_nBC43-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Ben Ridge's photo" title="Ben Ridge's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:35:37 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/IMG5814-400/235840439_nBC43-Th.jpg 2007-12-25 06:28:40 ed9c9d37f0315b61d6712c44891d64cf 00a94cf31783ccc3cd80e655c299a47e b6e235236fed959a7b1877c0eb86da12 8c7019e415c46fa01acc6d126c584a29 c0325ab46dfb98085f6684cad6f3de47 3cb207eca13f8d645158c3cda9f24f55 9f3c9bdef639fbcbe4364b2af9daaa2c 6bc3770cd3cd81f823c963342d936864 1fba6504d02f94179ab06645d319487e Ben Ridge's photo <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#235840439_nBC43" title="Ben Ridge's photo"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/IMG5814-400/235840439_nBC43-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Ben Ridge's photo" title="Ben Ridge's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290037_FjpRQ <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another view of the deluxe camp spot beside the picturesque creek.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290037_FjpRQ" title="Another view of the deluxe camp spot beside the picturesque creek."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/daytimeTentByRiver/88290037_FjpRQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="Another view of the deluxe camp spot beside the picturesque creek." title="Another view of the deluxe camp spot beside the picturesque creek." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:19:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/daytimeTentByRiver/88290037_FjpRQ-Th.jpg 2006-08-10 20:16:47 32738715e5294dd5e2c4c297acaa40cd 56e93702416a4b7cdf7d677adb8141b3 792882972fce5883b06c487bd8f93091 87e82ccc4b3f5395d4513bf0c4fc7337 f28a1b61e2435d17da729f318b7b8427 6e1ab6296e488d161f96b8da7c8edd72 Another view of the deluxe camp spot beside the picturesque creek. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another view of the deluxe camp spot beside the picturesque creek.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290037_FjpRQ" title="Another view of the deluxe camp spot beside the picturesque creek."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/daytimeTentByRiver/88290037_FjpRQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="Another view of the deluxe camp spot beside the picturesque creek." title="Another view of the deluxe camp spot beside the picturesque creek." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin tent, river, almont, crested butte, water, long shutter, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290032_sZUqb <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Once we got to Crested Butte, I did a dayhike just north of it, outside of the tiny town of Gothic. Awesome views of the Maroon Bells wilderness, with lots of wildflowers still left.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290032_sZUqb" title="Once we got to Crested Butte, I did a dayhike just north of it, outside of the tiny town of Gothic. Awesome views of the Maroon Bells wilderness, with lots of wildflowers still left."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/lookingTowardsTheMaroonBells/88290032_sZUqb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Once we got to Crested Butte, I did a dayhike just north of it, outside of the tiny town of Gothic. Awesome views of the Maroon Bells wilderness, with lots of wildflowers still left." title="Once we got to Crested Butte, I did a dayhike just north of it, outside of the tiny town of Gothic. Awesome views of the Maroon Bells wilderness, with lots of wildflowers still left." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:19:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/lookingTowardsTheMaroonBells/88290032_sZUqb-Th.jpg 2006-08-11 13:25:30 65c1d157be8c13301d7c0759a47b647a ba73bacf04e27a418f7f56d46585fb33 7ab4ebeffe72b70bebddca2704ce46d8 cecf06c92cbd8d6757f43b3fc2a02f61 efee18784071ec3466af2880f4077695 931af3d6fc01652e39ca9d4b5fff080e Once we got to Crested Butte, I did a dayhike just north of it, outside of the tiny town of Gothic. Awesome views of the Maroon Bells wilderness, with lots of wildflowers still left. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Once we got to Crested Butte, I did a dayhike just north of it, outside of the tiny town of Gothic. Awesome views of the Maroon Bells wilderness, with lots of wildflowers still left.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290032_sZUqb" title="Once we got to Crested Butte, I did a dayhike just north of it, outside of the tiny town of Gothic. Awesome views of the Maroon Bells wilderness, with lots of wildflowers still left."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/lookingTowardsTheMaroonBells/88290032_sZUqb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Once we got to Crested Butte, I did a dayhike just north of it, outside of the tiny town of Gothic. Awesome views of the Maroon Bells wilderness, with lots of wildflowers still left." title="Once we got to Crested Butte, I did a dayhike just north of it, outside of the tiny town of Gothic. Awesome views of the Maroon Bells wilderness, with lots of wildflowers still left." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin maroon bells, crested butte, gothic, mountains, flowers, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290029_7ZHCs <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />That guy needs to shave. Going through the pass on the left would take you to Aspen eventually.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290029_7ZHCs" title="That guy needs to shave. Going through the pass on the left would take you to Aspen eventually."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/benOverlookingMaroonBells/88290029_7ZHCs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="That guy needs to shave. Going through the pass on the left would take you to Aspen eventually." title="That guy needs to shave. Going through the pass on the left would take you to Aspen eventually." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:19:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/benOverlookingMaroonBells/88290029_7ZHCs-Th.jpg 2006-08-11 14:25:40 b7cf1a17569ba81f2cee69812bb86ce7 7fa02e95cc1b0d15b514bd7ab656a3a2 3e99ac23d5e73ffb8f65cdedd1239ead f723242067395dd2b6e79d2824cf0d45 8c8776f981a75f16b0a811e577113d4b 52cb4a1c7180a492e8e15dea1c776d99 That guy needs to shave. Going through the pass on the left would take you to Aspen eventually. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />That guy needs to shave. Going through the pass on the left would take you to Aspen eventually.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290029_7ZHCs" title="That guy needs to shave. Going through the pass on the left would take you to Aspen eventually."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/benOverlookingMaroonBells/88290029_7ZHCs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="That guy needs to shave. Going through the pass on the left would take you to Aspen eventually." title="That guy needs to shave. Going through the pass on the left would take you to Aspen eventually." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin ben, maroon bells, crested butte, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88209648_HThXr <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We're on the ridge line now, so its a relatively mild undulating trail with great views on all sides.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88209648_HThXr" title="We're on the ridge line now, so its a relatively mild undulating trail with great views on all sides."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/heatherHikingOnRidge/88209648_HThXr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="122" alt="We're on the ridge line now, so its a relatively mild undulating trail with great views on all sides." title="We're on the ridge line now, so its a relatively mild undulating trail with great views on all sides." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:22:51 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/heatherHikingOnRidge/88209648_HThXr-Th.jpg 2006-08-08 10:29:58 9589e6a49b3424786403193186fcc9eb 981aa4d4f9b82ded12d90ed4fe9b3f83 be1bca3dae7bd2edcb9d5019ec814e2b d28b670e0b118857fe58ed8752206710 8824155981be25e8c44872eb4d117bc5 We're on the ridge line now, so its a relatively mild undulating trail with great views on all sides. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We're on the ridge line now, so its a relatively mild undulating trail with great views on all sides.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88209648_HThXr" title="We're on the ridge line now, so its a relatively mild undulating trail with great views on all sides."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/heatherHikingOnRidge/88209648_HThXr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="122" alt="We're on the ridge line now, so its a relatively mild undulating trail with great views on all sides." title="We're on the ridge line now, so its a relatively mild undulating trail with great views on all sides." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin heather, hiking, colorado, trail, durango Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88209643_gBzqc <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I caught a photo of this butterfly sitting on a globe thistle flower right before he took off for a less disturbed flower.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88209643_gBzqc" title="I caught a photo of this butterfly sitting on a globe thistle flower right before he took off for a less disturbed flower."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/butterflyOnThistleFlower/88209643_gBzqc-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="I caught a photo of this butterfly sitting on a globe thistle flower right before he took off for a less disturbed flower." title="I caught a photo of this butterfly sitting on a globe thistle flower right before he took off for a less disturbed flower." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:22:51 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/butterflyOnThistleFlower/88209643_gBzqc-Th.jpg 2006-08-08 14:42:45 e338a25f8c48dbeae51e8f68132570c4 3eb6fac374ca78e837b5f9dc16aa9ca9 5c9864b7c8718899a630b5ea12f23de7 af568a62a07e6f60ddfa32809161e208 93606c11d6c699408a06264b992fd8b5 70d4a95390678abd21f243c0184d9b78 I caught a photo of this butterfly sitting on a globe thistle flower right before he took off for a less disturbed flower. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I caught a photo of this butterfly sitting on a globe thistle flower right before he took off for a less disturbed flower.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88209643_gBzqc" title="I caught a photo of this butterfly sitting on a globe thistle flower right before he took off for a less disturbed flower."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/butterflyOnThistleFlower/88209643_gBzqc-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="I caught a photo of this butterfly sitting on a globe thistle flower right before he took off for a less disturbed flower." title="I caught a photo of this butterfly sitting on a globe thistle flower right before he took off for a less disturbed flower." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin butterfly, thistle, flower, durango, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82969039_KyDz3 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A view looking back, after not hiking very far up the scree. I didn't take many photos after this until we reached the peak... I guess I was just focusing on catching my breath and getting ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82969039_KyDz3" title="A view looking back, after not hiking very far up the scree. I didn't take many photos after this until we reached the peak... I guess I was just focusing on catching my breath and getting ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/rockyClimb/82969039_KyDz3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A view looking back, after not hiking very far up the scree. I didn't take many photos after this until we reached the peak... I guess I was just focusing on catching my breath and getting ..." title="A view looking back, after not hiking very far up the scree. I didn't take many photos after this until we reached the peak... I guess I was just focusing on catching my breath and getting ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:17:37 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/rockyClimb/82969039_KyDz3-Th.jpg 2006-07-15 09:29:01 5a5098a3d4daa8c7f3cd8b1ebc5923af 98f58dd6a1b379c11780ac647866265d 07aec42cd462a7e3938ea4c4d9108d9d b19096f6c8bd094e342f113204161cea 9c63eba6e0fb7a5a69f038c518cb0e64 6bdbff1fe1a8588d67ef8d1159cdfde9 A view looking back, after not hiking very far up the scree. I didn't take many photos after this until we reached the peak... I guess I was just focusing on catching my breath and getting ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A view looking back, after not hiking very far up the scree. I didn't take many photos after this until we reached the peak... I guess I was just focusing on catching my breath and getting ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82969039_KyDz3" title="A view looking back, after not hiking very far up the scree. I didn't take many photos after this until we reached the peak... I guess I was just focusing on catching my breath and getting ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/rockyClimb/82969039_KyDz3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A view looking back, after not hiking very far up the scree. I didn't take many photos after this until we reached the peak... I guess I was just focusing on catching my breath and getting ..." title="A view looking back, after not hiking very far up the scree. I didn't take many photos after this until we reached the peak... I guess I was just focusing on catching my breath and getting ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin rockyclimb Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968924_tma8i <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Mike pointing out the Keyboard of the Winds, those peaks in the lower right corner of the photo. Amazing views from up top of some big mountains.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968924_tma8i" title="Mike pointing out the Keyboard of the Winds, those peaks in the lower right corner of the photo. Amazing views from up top of some big mountains."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/mikeKeyboardOfTheWinds/82968924_tma8i-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike pointing out the Keyboard of the Winds, those peaks in the lower right corner of the photo. Amazing views from up top of some big mountains." title="Mike pointing out the Keyboard of the Winds, those peaks in the lower right corner of the photo. Amazing views from up top of some big mountains." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:16:49 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/mikeKeyboardOfTheWinds/82968924_tma8i-Th.jpg 2006-07-15 11:58:39 f4f94d87b59878804e0b1eaac475acbd 18be4716c6263809f96ea4280539c324 f9a8bb221b665d6890c677f972d835ff 6647d6890e30ae34725ea075ebf15284 049ff21f790a0f1df499336961ad9783 Mike pointing out the Keyboard of the Winds, those peaks in the lower right corner of the photo. Amazing views from up top of some big mountains. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Mike pointing out the Keyboard of the Winds, those peaks in the lower right corner of the photo. Amazing views from up top of some big mountains.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968924_tma8i" title="Mike pointing out the Keyboard of the Winds, those peaks in the lower right corner of the photo. Amazing views from up top of some big mountains."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/mikeKeyboardOfTheWinds/82968924_tma8i-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike pointing out the Keyboard of the Winds, those peaks in the lower right corner of the photo. Amazing views from up top of some big mountains." title="Mike pointing out the Keyboard of the Winds, those peaks in the lower right corner of the photo. Amazing views from up top of some big mountains." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin mikekeyboardofthewinds Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968463_vgQgx <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A slightly closer shot of the previous one.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968463_vgQgx" title="A slightly closer shot of the previous one."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/groupBackAtBaseCloseup/82968463_vgQgx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="A slightly closer shot of the previous one." title="A slightly closer shot of the previous one." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:13:10 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/groupBackAtBaseCloseup/82968463_vgQgx-Th.jpg 2006-07-15 15:40:49 8b648f549cba8c1e7402aa06d9a1de7d 12f825b532f68fcf11440c4dc0bed2f9 7577d8737b7b4dd18a744115a4074d3d 8634407499d2dbadfa4bb4ddfb4d0316 a2f908afe1405e3c11b27695e9ceacee A slightly closer shot of the previous one. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A slightly closer shot of the previous one.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968463_vgQgx" title="A slightly closer shot of the previous one."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/groupBackAtBaseCloseup/82968463_vgQgx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="A slightly closer shot of the previous one." title="A slightly closer shot of the previous one." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin groupbackatbasecloseup Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968343_A6C6G <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is the view we had when we reached our Sandbeach Lake campsite, the night before the summit. You can see the lake in the foreground, and Long's Peak is the peak poking out in the backg ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968343_A6C6G" title="This is the view we had when we reached our Sandbeach Lake campsite, the night before the summit. You can see the lake in the foreground, and Long's Peak is the peak poking out in the backg ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/eveningViewOfLong/82968343_A6C6G-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is the view we had when we reached our Sandbeach Lake campsite, the night before the summit. You can see the lake in the foreground, and Long's Peak is the peak poking out in the backg ..." title="This is the view we had when we reached our Sandbeach Lake campsite, the night before the summit. You can see the lake in the foreground, and Long's Peak is the peak poking out in the backg ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:12:04 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/eveningViewOfLong/82968343_A6C6G-Th.jpg 2006-07-14 18:51:17 e6b9d094902f7521573e16bfc9edd577 618fc383c4dbd3e91904a09d8c905b97 b61dc188eacde2e9b70294d128cd75db e652c0996875d1a97cbc95d483c37b43 a4e92adeece970baf53d34b4fef09931 This is the view we had when we reached our Sandbeach Lake campsite, the night before the summit. You can see the lake in the foreground, and Long's Peak is the peak poking out in the backg ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is the view we had when we reached our Sandbeach Lake campsite, the night before the summit. You can see the lake in the foreground, and Long's Peak is the peak poking out in the backg ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968343_A6C6G" title="This is the view we had when we reached our Sandbeach Lake campsite, the night before the summit. You can see the lake in the foreground, and Long's Peak is the peak poking out in the backg ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/eveningViewOfLong/82968343_A6C6G-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is the view we had when we reached our Sandbeach Lake campsite, the night before the summit. You can see the lake in the foreground, and Long's Peak is the peak poking out in the backg ..." title="This is the view we had when we reached our Sandbeach Lake campsite, the night before the summit. You can see the lake in the foreground, and Long's Peak is the peak poking out in the backg ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin eveningviewoflong Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968286_tgBsQ <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />It's a great walk to the base of the mountain.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968286_tgBsQ" title="It's a great walk to the base of the mountain."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/colorfulCreek/82968286_tgBsQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="It's a great walk to the base of the mountain." title="It's a great walk to the base of the mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:11:35 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/colorfulCreek/82968286_tgBsQ-Th.jpg 2006-07-15 07:48:17 bea5831d778bf90c6382e85fa1454d85 95d6e317fa1052718b9389efa9ea7363 09aa6a9ae6d5716be47422623c9ed79d ee69824f28645afdc144f393b4a90fa3 eadebc64dde29313a5268a39fa711472 It's a great walk to the base of the mountain. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />It's a great walk to the base of the mountain.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968286_tgBsQ" title="It's a great walk to the base of the mountain."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/colorfulCreek/82968286_tgBsQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="It's a great walk to the base of the mountain." title="It's a great walk to the base of the mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin colorfulcreek Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968181_VqmWx <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Vince and Chapin have made it to the top at this point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968181_VqmWx" title="Vince and Chapin have made it to the top at this point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/chapinJeffJoeVinceMikeOnTop/82968181_VqmWx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Vince and Chapin have made it to the top at this point." title="Vince and Chapin have made it to the top at this point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:10:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/chapinJeffJoeVinceMikeOnTop/82968181_VqmWx-Th.jpg 2006-07-15 13:01:51 a3bbcbf3b1cd8e6c928c85296be9e9c8 a88fc26fafd350c6c204da9f6a938795 ac423130806cca58fd94ef323eec66e9 68ea4134f297214edc849185c11675a9 5474352dbaa8be385ea2cb6b870d9cc6 Vince and Chapin have made it to the top at this point. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Vince and Chapin have made it to the top at this point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968181_VqmWx" title="Vince and Chapin have made it to the top at this point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/chapinJeffJoeVinceMikeOnTop/82968181_VqmWx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Vince and Chapin have made it to the top at this point." title="Vince and Chapin have made it to the top at this point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin chapinjeffjoevincemikeontop Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968096_ESrYC <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />View from the campsite looking south.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968096_ESrYC" title="View from the campsite looking south."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/campsiteLookingSouth/82968096_ESrYC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="View from the campsite looking south." title="View from the campsite looking south." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:10:07 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/campsiteLookingSouth/82968096_ESrYC-Th.jpg 2006-07-15 06:21:35 baef1053df260683da43e8758ad6ce9d c5f76909cf0b0bfdb7fb2193287cef5b a71c7f538283f0c63a4adc180d210278 ca6e36a8ecc3746bd0eb99f50d9af17b 3d58aa62e1686330cabf754f919b7ffa 1fe42ecb86732f9692c22d473f2ad936 View from the campsite looking south. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />View from the campsite looking south.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82968096_ESrYC" title="View from the campsite looking south."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/campsiteLookingSouth/82968096_ESrYC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="View from the campsite looking south." title="View from the campsite looking south." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin campsitelookingsouth Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967762_jrL8s <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Self portrait from the top. You can see our campsite where we started, Sandbeach Lake, in the middle left section of the photo. Yes, there is cell phone reception on top, for better or wor ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967762_jrL8s" title="Self portrait from the top. You can see our campsite where we started, Sandbeach Lake, in the middle left section of the photo. Yes, there is cell phone reception on top, for better or wor ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/BenOnTop/82967762_jrL8s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Self portrait from the top. You can see our campsite where we started, Sandbeach Lake, in the middle left section of the photo. Yes, there is cell phone reception on top, for better or wor ..." title="Self portrait from the top. You can see our campsite where we started, Sandbeach Lake, in the middle left section of the photo. Yes, there is cell phone reception on top, for better or wor ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:08:41 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/BenOnTop/82967762_jrL8s-Th.jpg 2006-07-15 11:42:17 0dbb8b4bf620bce23b18e024ddf7fb94 45032da1278b7e30ac11473c1af534f6 6f2b0b1623255e048f8463269603acf5 e04ff5d38c723dc3ffd95a63f98def64 33ef73c3b042177fbc370c60576be300 Self portrait from the top. You can see our campsite where we started, Sandbeach Lake, in the middle left section of the photo. Yes, there is cell phone reception on top, for better or wor ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Self portrait from the top. You can see our campsite where we started, Sandbeach Lake, in the middle left section of the photo. Yes, there is cell phone reception on top, for better or wor ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967762_jrL8s" title="Self portrait from the top. You can see our campsite where we started, Sandbeach Lake, in the middle left section of the photo. Yes, there is cell phone reception on top, for better or wor ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/BenOnTop/82967762_jrL8s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Self portrait from the top. You can see our campsite where we started, Sandbeach Lake, in the middle left section of the photo. Yes, there is cell phone reception on top, for better or wor ..." title="Self portrait from the top. You can see our campsite where we started, Sandbeach Lake, in the middle left section of the photo. Yes, there is cell phone reception on top, for better or wor ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin benontop Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967359_5zFJM <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here we are almost at the base of the scree scramble. It takes about 3 miles to hike to here, and then it's a steep steep 1 mile scramble up loose scree of varying sizes to get to the top.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967359_5zFJM" title="Here we are almost at the base of the scree scramble. It takes about 3 miles to hike to here, and then it's a steep steep 1 mile scramble up loose scree of varying sizes to get to the top."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/baseOfLongs/82967359_5zFJM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="Here we are almost at the base of the scree scramble. It takes about 3 miles to hike to here, and then it's a steep steep 1 mile scramble up loose scree of varying sizes to get to the top." title="Here we are almost at the base of the scree scramble. It takes about 3 miles to hike to here, and then it's a steep steep 1 mile scramble up loose scree of varying sizes to get to the top." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:06:00 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/baseOfLongs/82967359_5zFJM-Th.jpg 2006-07-15 07:58:27 85906518bddbc150d24555c46c2ce026 523ad04826bca7c9a2fcefc35569e514 1de24e59bbd1e22d4f3f898f1d708c9f 21d893e6311bce647eb4c2fba7dd888f 11dd15f52c7d448cff89e3a7baec6ae8 c6f361b84279e886754a66eb4c99763f Here we are almost at the base of the scree scramble. It takes about 3 miles to hike to here, and then it's a steep steep 1 mile scramble up loose scree of varying sizes to get to the top. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here we are almost at the base of the scree scramble. It takes about 3 miles to hike to here, and then it's a steep steep 1 mile scramble up loose scree of varying sizes to get to the top.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967359_5zFJM" title="Here we are almost at the base of the scree scramble. It takes about 3 miles to hike to here, and then it's a steep steep 1 mile scramble up loose scree of varying sizes to get to the top."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/baseOfLongs/82967359_5zFJM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="Here we are almost at the base of the scree scramble. It takes about 3 miles to hike to here, and then it's a steep steep 1 mile scramble up loose scree of varying sizes to get to the top." title="Here we are almost at the base of the scree scramble. It takes about 3 miles to hike to here, and then it's a steep steep 1 mile scramble up loose scree of varying sizes to get to the top." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin baseoflongs Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summer-Fun-2006/1650035_HUute#80651999_KdPr6 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We were greeted at the top with lots of snow still left and no dry place to camp. After much exploration of possibilities we retreated farther down to find a campsite.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summer-Fun-2006/1650035_HUute#80651999_KdPr6" title="We were greeted at the top with lots of snow still left and no dry place to camp. After much exploration of possibilities we retreated farther down to find a campsite."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summer-Fun-2006/hikingInSnowjpg/80651999_KdPr6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="We were greeted at the top with lots of snow still left and no dry place to camp. After much exploration of possibilities we retreated farther down to find a campsite." title="We were greeted at the top with lots of snow still left and no dry place to camp. After much exploration of possibilities we retreated farther down to find a campsite." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:22:30 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summer-Fun-2006/hikingInSnowjpg/80651999_KdPr6-Th.jpg 2006-06-10 16:00:56 103a2c51aa829a8630181f7e0dddc2f9 a1bb7b52b343964a7722091084f8a222 df65131190eeb74db1eda2868645455a c1e55ebabde14621824da32a96b7781f 3db869b830e9042a2dc3b048475967fd We were greeted at the top with lots of snow still left and no dry place to camp. After much exploration of possibilities we retreated farther down to find a campsite. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We were greeted at the top with lots of snow still left and no dry place to camp. After much exploration of possibilities we retreated farther down to find a campsite.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summer-Fun-2006/1650035_HUute#80651999_KdPr6" title="We were greeted at the top with lots of snow still left and no dry place to camp. After much exploration of possibilities we retreated farther down to find a campsite."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summer-Fun-2006/hikingInSnowjpg/80651999_KdPr6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="We were greeted at the top with lots of snow still left and no dry place to camp. After much exploration of possibilities we retreated farther down to find a campsite." title="We were greeted at the top with lots of snow still left and no dry place to camp. After much exploration of possibilities we retreated farther down to find a campsite." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin hikinginsnow Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#80507258_RcnZ9 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />After a good session of fetching the ball, Bella loves to get drenched by the sprinkler. One of the perks with Bella, she's a self-bathing dog.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#80507258_RcnZ9" title="After a good session of fetching the ball, Bella loves to get drenched by the sprinkler. One of the perks with Bella, she's a self-bathing dog."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bellaSprinklerBath/80507258_RcnZ9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="After a good session of fetching the ball, Bella loves to get drenched by the sprinkler. One of the perks with Bella, she's a self-bathing dog." title="After a good session of fetching the ball, Bella loves to get drenched by the sprinkler. One of the perks with Bella, she's a self-bathing dog." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:08:31 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bellaSprinklerBath/80507258_RcnZ9-Th.jpg 2006-06-30 17:12:42 b3f0fd5a5f9d523bf307a049bce4b2c9 5e36c83ec2b8677f152867837e30462d 2001c26d8f0567a441c2210c420e639a cd3c6ff86ab71f97375b095329577b66 23ee397f1adcc472fd2846d361d98647 ab057400cd14084b57bbef51dc0c4a05 After a good session of fetching the ball, Bella loves to get drenched by the sprinkler. One of the perks with Bella, she's a self-bathing dog. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />After a good session of fetching the ball, Bella loves to get drenched by the sprinkler. One of the perks with Bella, she's a self-bathing dog.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#80507258_RcnZ9" title="After a good session of fetching the ball, Bella loves to get drenched by the sprinkler. One of the perks with Bella, she's a self-bathing dog."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bellaSprinklerBath/80507258_RcnZ9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="After a good session of fetching the ball, Bella loves to get drenched by the sprinkler. One of the perks with Bella, she's a self-bathing dog." title="After a good session of fetching the ball, Bella loves to get drenched by the sprinkler. One of the perks with Bella, she's a self-bathing dog." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin bellasprinklerbath Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#66895062_TjuwL <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Bella caught in a rare mellow mood outside.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#66895062_TjuwL" title="Bella caught in a rare mellow mood outside."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bella1/66895062_TjuwL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="91" alt="Bella caught in a rare mellow mood outside." title="Bella caught in a rare mellow mood outside." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Sat, 29 Apr 2006 14:59:06 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bella1/66895062_TjuwL-Th.jpg 2006-04-29 15:22:18 9ee5e822829b992580773b74c00c3f07 edac301865380aa9599fdd7a3c38fec9 79732caf8130c9444c07e14df6a23ee3 53199be8bc43ef23cf165d5d66d160e3 c770bffaaa73df9e4df896c7c9af35a4 Bella caught in a rare mellow mood outside. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Bella caught in a rare mellow mood outside.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#66895062_TjuwL" title="Bella caught in a rare mellow mood outside."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bella1/66895062_TjuwL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="91" alt="Bella caught in a rare mellow mood outside." title="Bella caught in a rare mellow mood outside." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin bella Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Boulder-CO/1399626_qFPU3#66203315_57CCF <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_treeTrunk.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Boulder-CO/1399626_qFPU3#66203315_57CCF" title="_treeTrunk.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Boulder-CO/treeTrunk/66203315_57CCF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="125" alt="_treeTrunk.jpg" title="_treeTrunk.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:28:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Boulder-CO/treeTrunk/66203315_57CCF-Th.jpg 2006-04-19 17:18:30 be8e7ec262489a4c7ab075ed83b272f8 498468eac12e54de297c3b8d785f1cd2 11c76cd38b153e310376d4932d8370c7 2bd6a988feea9470c1fec41ec23f0bb0 fac8027e0836370667c1f8d1e5a53dfb e9c4da3395703861abad6c1d2c9a219e _treeTrunk.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_treeTrunk.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Boulder-CO/1399626_qFPU3#66203315_57CCF" title="_treeTrunk.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Boulder-CO/treeTrunk/66203315_57CCF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="125" alt="_treeTrunk.jpg" title="_treeTrunk.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin tree, trunk, boulder, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Denver-Aquarium/794863_Vbgwf#35297629_6uHH3 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_aquariumSilhouette2.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Denver-Aquarium/794863_Vbgwf#35297629_6uHH3" title="_aquariumSilhouette2.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Denver-Aquarium/aquariumSilhouette2/35297629_6uHH3-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="_aquariumSilhouette2.jpg" title="_aquariumSilhouette2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 08 Sep 2005 21:34:32 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Denver-Aquarium/aquariumSilhouette2/35297629_6uHH3-Th.jpg 2005-07-24 12:40:04 ab23bb35fdb4b01fdf8b6f461ab55112 d778898af3edb5cf2ebfa78a2a884496 988e67e690114fed6ea894dab035f5b5 77f2b2538814a677a46665c3357869fe 24bfeec0efe0d5a2f09d4a3d7199a325 _aquariumSilhouette2.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_aquariumSilhouette2.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Denver-Aquarium/794863_Vbgwf#35297629_6uHH3" title="_aquariumSilhouette2.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Denver-Aquarium/aquariumSilhouette2/35297629_6uHH3-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="_aquariumSilhouette2.jpg" title="_aquariumSilhouette2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin aquariumsilhouette Ben Ridge Ben Ridge