Purpose
When I'm looking for great hikes I sometimes search online for photos of different areas. This website exists to return the favor.
Technical
Hillhaus.com has been hosted on Dreamhost since 1998. It operates on a modified PHP/MySQL blog script developed by B2Evolution. I'm constantly developing the interface and design.
As of 1/1/2008: 616,475 large images have been viewed.
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This is one of my favorite lakes in Colorado. The trail is only a few miles and rather easy, but the lake is close to 11,000 feet above sea level and wildflowers dot the landscape throughout much of the summer.

Sarah snowshoeing across Lake Isabelle.

View of Navajo, Apache and Shoshoni Peaks from near Long Lake.

View of Navajo, Apache and Shoshoni Peaks from the west side of Lake Isabelle. We camped on the east end.

The sunset near Lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks.

The view east (taken around the same time) with clouds in the valley below Lake Isabelle.
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The bottom five photos: (1) another view of the sunset near Lake Isabelle, (2) Lake Isabelle with Navajo, Apache and Shashoni Peaks in the background, taken slightly before the sky caught on fire, (3) Sarah descending Pawnee Pass (a 12,500 ft. high path across the Continental Divide), (4) Sarah and I enjoying the sunset, and (5) me climbing Pawnee Pass.
October 22, 2005 | Permalink | Categories: Colorado, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Lake Isabelle![]()
Here's another photo of Lake Isabelle, with Shoshoni, Apache and Navajo Peaks in the background, and a photo of my Dad and Rose, my stepmother, climbing towards the summit of Pawnee Pass (over 12,000 feet in elevation).