High definition view across Grand Lake. Scroll down for additional views.
Very soon we will announce who guessed most accuratey when the snow
would be almost gone from Mineral Point. Below are some recent sunrise images.

The two photos below were taken on April 20, at the beginning of our Tundra Gazing snowmelt contest.

Thursday, April 20, 2006: View of Bowen Mountain, Mineral Point,
and Baker Mountain from across Grand Lake. Guess when the snow
will melt away from Mineral Points. Scroll down for info on prizes.

Thursday, April 20, 2006: Close up of Mineral Point and Baker Mountain.
E-mail your guess to relax@MountainLake.com as to when the snow
will melt away from Mineral Point (elevation: 11,488 feet).

Contest Details: The winner receives dinner for two at a fine restaurant in Grand
Lake. We allow just one guess per family. You may change your guess, but it will
erase your earlier guess and move up your claim for a particular date. Guesses will
not be published. We will keep a record of them on a calendar. They must be submitted
in writing by e-mail, regular mail or by hand delivery to our office. The sooner you stake
your claim on a particular date, the more likely you'll be the first one to claim that date.
Several may choose the correct date, but the prize will go to the family who submitted
the correct entry the earliest. For second prize, you'll get lunch for two. For third prize,
something less, plus you'll have the satisfaction of being right, albeit, a little late.

The correct date will be when 99% of the snow is gone. We will ignore tiny remnants
of snow that can only be seen with a telescope or by hiking up to the actual location.
If lots of people guess very closely to the correct date, we will have multiple winners.
Below are a couple of topographic maps of the location. After Mineral Point is 99%
snow-free, we will schedule a hiking expedition to explore its area in all of its wonder,
We hope to also coordinate several other back-country expeditions. Check back for details.

Blue M shows Mineral Point at the end of Bowen Mountains shoulder.
Map above is an unusual perspective, looking eastward and downward, from over
Bowen Mountain (12,524 feet) to the Kawuneeche Valley floor and the old Gaskil
mining camp (8770 feet) of which there is no trace, except a few map names.
For the fairly strenuous hike to Mineral Point, one starts on the Bowen Gulch trail
and slowly climbs up through the forest to near the Wolverine Mine at 10,400 feet.
One then heads NE to Blue Lake at almost 10,700 feet. From there, it's up another
800 feet through the alpine wonder to Mineral Point with sublime views in every direction.

Map view from the top of Mineral Point with Bowen Mountain to the upper left
and Bakcr Mountain rising to the right across Baker Gulch. In the distance is a
beautiful valley hidden on the back side of the Never Summer Mountains.

Below is an image from the TundraCam taken around dawn.



High Definition image from around dawn. Scroll down for a saved image taken at high noon.
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say, photo courtesy of www.MountainLake.com. For webpage use, this should be a working link.



TundraCam view at high noon.

TundraCam view near sunset.

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