DAY 6: A shuttle van drives Lori, Peter, Valerie, and I south on Highway 24 (this photo was taken just after we passed through Minturn)
We arrive at Camp Hale for the "Top of the Rockies" snowmobile tour
What? They don't use Hondas?
Valerie rides with me, but Pete and Lori, who have been snowmobiling before, each drive their own
My passenger and ride
We get familiar with our snowmobiles by doing laps around a flat open space before heading up into the mountains
The drivers (Photo by Valerie)
Our guide is experiencing issues with his snowmobile
Our guide found the cause of his mechanical issues...a bad spark plug. Fortunately, he carries spares
Valerie looks ready to have some fun!
Our group takes a break after turning around
Looking back (or should I say ahead) from the first stop
Lori kicks back
Chillaxin'
Our guide is kickin' back too
Peter, Lori, Eric, and Valerie (Photo by our guide)
Second stop is a bit higher up
Ice crystals in the clouds produce a solar halo
Snow and wind was in the forecast...we have been pretty lucky thus far
Looking back along the trail we just came up
Our guide and Pete
Top of the Rockies Panorama (hugin auto-stitched)
