Climbing the Mountain I Can See From My Window
Rosalie Peak dominates the northwestern skyline in Bailey, Colorado. It is a mountain with girth. A rock solid mass. In contrast to, say, the Matterhorn’s ribbon-like delicacy, Rosalie is a stout linebacker. It defends the southeastern shoulder of Mt. Blue Sky. Running off the eastern arm of Rosalie are a series of lesser peaks: Pegmatite Points, Rosedale, East Pegmatite Point, and Meridian Hill. This ridgeline slowly trickles downward into the towns of Conifer and Evergreen.…
