Guadalupe Peak Wedding - July 4th, 2004
Later than hoped for 930am Pine Springs start time
Intact wedding party poses before the big climb
First shady rest stop early in the hike
Already some distance above the parking lot
David poses in front of a balancing rock
The trail leads on to Guadalupe Peak
Donna & David take many "no air" breaks going up
Rounding the bend to a new mountain view
Tall cactus flowers too high for hungry varmits
Donna hikes on down the trail
Nice yellow flower on a prickly pear
Bridge 45 minutes from reaching Guadalupe Peak
We are starting to get up there
First view over 8,085 feet El Capitan peak
Monument on top of the 8,749 feet Guadalupe Peak
El Capitan lies almost 700 ft below
The westward overlook of the Guadalupe Mountains
Highway 162/80 winds off into the distance
Catch your breath before the wedding ceremony
Plenty of jerky to keep you from going hungry
Passing the jerky around the hungry hikers
The last arrivals rest before the ceremony
Donna and David pose at the highest point in Texas
Donna and David pose in front of El Capitan
The bride & groom get prettied up for the big event
Preacher Trent performs the ceremony
Seven and a half years and 3,000 feet to get here
Kristen reads her vows after Doug
First kiss after pronouncment
Say hello to Mr and Mrs Corrigan
Happy couple show off their wedding rings
The Corrigans pose with their preacher, Trent
The bride shows off her wedding gown
Wedding Party poses on Guadalupe Peak
One more with David finding Donna
Another tall cactus flower within a tree
Three flowering cactus plants in a row
Aren't these plants cool?
Wedding reception held at the Carlsbad Chilis
Rob & Keith happy to eat other than White's City
Doug and Kristen toast their new life together
A toast to the new couple back at the hotel