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Mount of the Holy Cross Overlook, also known as Julia's Deck, on the Shrine Pass Road [FSR 709], a maintained dirt road, connects Vail and Red Cliff. The overlook was built as handicapped access to the overlook by volunteers representing PAWS, an organization providing recreational facilities for handicapped people. The photo was taken in July 1994. Quinn and Buster Beck are getting a great view of the Mount of the Holy Cross in the Sawatch Range...
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Quinn Beck, Don Knight, Bruce Beck and Glen Schmidt hiking in the snow.
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Two people standing at Fancy Pass in the snow.
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Two hikers on Fancy Pass, no doubt one of the Beck boys and Don Knight, on a prospecting trip.
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From left, Ray tippett, Buster Beck, Bud Beck, and Don Knight, resting on the Holy Cross City Road. Wuinn Beck may be seated just above Buster in the photo [difficult to see].
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From left, Quinn, Buster and Bud Beck, perched on rocks possibly at lower Homestake near the white wooden horse bridge at the trailhead to Peterson gulch and Fall Creek.
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Discarded tires rolled off Highway 24 at Battle Mountain form a tire staircase in the Eagle River Canyon. Rock climbers in the canyon built the staircase to assist in reaching climbing areas. From Angela Beck: "After the trains quit running, we walked the RR tracks to Belden. People rock climb in the Eagle River Canyon. (Newcomers call it the Gilman Gorge.) Some people get rid of their old tires by rolling them off Battle Mountain (Hwy 24) into...
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Bridge going across to Peterson's place in the Homestake Valley. From left to right: Buster Beck holding Jack; Quin; Bruce (standing); Dessie; Bud climbing on bridge.