Weather:  Clear Sky, some clouds, making for some dramatic lighting.
Present were:  Mike, K7DOU and friend Nancy; Gordon, K7HFV; Clint, KA7OEI; Bruce, KI7OM; Randy, KG7GI; Randy, N7BRP
Destination:  Catherine Pass - then to Sunset Peak as time (and lungs) permitted.
Comments:  Everyone got to Sunset Peak...  eventually.  Mosquitos were noted only at Catherine Pass.  On the way down, we stopped at/near Catherine Pass to observe the moonrise.
Question of the day:  "Are those the Uintas over there?  Which one is Baldy?"  (Answer:  'Dunno - but the bearings of 80 and 83 degrees true would tend to indicate that the group visible was, in fact, the group containing Bald, Agassiz, Watson, Reide, and Notch.  The masses farther south were likely the Grandaddy group.)
Total distance:  Just over 3.9 miles.
Times:  Depart vehicle:  1852;  Arrive Catherine Pass:  2027;  Depart Catherine Pass:  2038;  Arrive at unnamed pass "before" Sunset:  2047;  Arrive at Sunset Peak:  2103;  Depart Sunset Peak:  2145;  Return to Catherine pass:  2210;  Leave Catherine pass after taking pictures: 2225;  Return to vehicle:  2301.
Altitudes in feet ASL (approx):  Vehicle:  9400;  Catherine pass:  10200;  Sunset Peak:  10653 (USGS claims 10648.)
Elevation gain/loss:  Approx. 1250 feet.
Local sunset on this date:  9:03 pm

Images (300-1000k each, .JPG):

• IMG00797r - View across Albion basin, a short distance up the trailhead.
  
• IMG00798r - Another view across Albion basin, a short distance up the trailhead.
• IMG00800r - Another view across Albion.
• IMG00802r - View from Catherine Pass into the Lake Catherine bowl showing Sunset Peak..
• IMG00803r - View from Catherine Pass into the Lake Catherine bowl - this time, with Lake Catherine being visible (Clayton Peak is on the far left.)
• IMG00804 - That peak that is just west of Catherine Pass (Wolverine?)
• IMG00810 - Sunset Peak.  (That's Mr. Adams on the peak.  A similar picture is #817r - he's in that one, too...)
• IMG00811r - Sunset Peak et al.  (Slightly magenta...  oops.)
• IMG00813r - Timp, as viewed from that neighborhood.
• IMG00816r - Wider view of the above.
• IMG00818r - More Timp & co.
• IMG00821 - Most of the motley crew on Sunset.  Also, look at #822.
• IMG00824 - Mr. Adams on Sunset w/Timp in the background.  Also, look at #826.  (w/55-200 zoom)
• IMG00831 - Mike and Nancy on Sunset w/Timp in the background w/alpenglow. (w/55-200 zoom)
• IMG00832 - The entire crew w/Timp & alpenglow.  (This one could probably stand some cropping...)
• IMG00833r - Toward Clayton Peak in the alpenglow.
• IMG00834r - Toward the Catherine/Martha/Mary (and Silver) lakes at sunset. Also look at #837.
• IMG00838r - Bruce pointing at something toward/in the Uintas.
• IMG00841r - Sunset!
• IMG00844 - Bruce pulling his hair on while Randy looks on in amusement.  (Actually, he's putting on his headlamp.)
• IMG00845 - The peaks to the south and west of Sunset.  Also, look at #846.
• IMG00848 - Mr. Lawrence and Gordon on their way from Sunset Peak across the ridge.
• IMG00850 - Mr. Lawrence, Gordon and Nancy.
• IMG00853 - Last remnants of alpenglow on Lake Catherine.  Also look at #855.
• IMG00859 - Hazy moonrise from Catherine Pass.  Also see #'s 863, 866, 867, and 868 (Most of these taken with 55-200 zoom)

Maps/profiles:

• A topo map showing the traveled route, as recorded with a GPS receiver.
• An elevation profile of the trip.
• GPS track on a more detailed map.

Comments:

• If you want one (or more) of these images and wish some sort of adjustment (color, brightness, exposure, etc.) please let me know:  All of these image have been processed in some way.
• These images are 300k-1000k in size, .JPG and are in chronological order.
• A few of the images were "exposed for highlights" - but were overcompensated.  They may have some noise in the darker parts visible after they were brightness-adjusted.
• No-one ever said that all of these images (or any of them) were good.  Some of them have definite focus/exposure "issues."
• EXIF data is present for most of the images, showing time, date, and precise exposure conditions.  Recent versions of Irfanview will show this in the "View->Image Information->EXIF" tab.
• Unless noted, all images taken using a Sigma SD-10 camera using the 18-50mm zoom lens.  (Some were taken with the 55-200 zoom lens.)
• For several of the images, a polarizer was used to enhance sky/cloud contrast (e.g. #'s 816-833)
• Several of the images (e.g. #'s 824, 826, 831, etc.) with strong background content are slightly out-of-focus.  This is because a long telephoto was used with a very small aperture to maximize the focus of both the foreground (the person) and the background (the mountain.)  With this very small aperture (f22-f32) the depth-of-field is maximized, but overall image sharpness suffers due to diffraction.  Additionally, such a small aperture requires a long exposure (1/2 second or so) when used with a polarizer:  Any movement of the camera or subject results in loss of sharpness.

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