Glenwood Canyon
Bike path.
Near the start. Note that concrete on path and I-70 (left) are tinted to match the canyon wall.
Tubing the Colorado!
Happy as a lark, tubing down the Colorado.
Bridge over Dead Horse Creek
The creek leads up to Hanging Lake, 1.2 miles, rise about 800 feet.
I-70 suspension.
Created to avoid cutting hwy into canyon wall.
Kayakers!
Rock on the left is the key to the kayakers "hanging" in place in white water.
View, boat launch, power station.
Hydro-electric station, parking for boat launchers behind me.
On the way back.
Note hwy wall on right, dyed to match the rocks behind.
Storm clouds!
Temp dropping. Sun playing peakaboo!
Near west end of canyon
Really cold and windy at this point. Glad to be near the end.
Cottonwood Pass to Gunnison
Collegiate Range
Only about 2 miles from Leadville. Collegiate Range is spectacular.
Bongo Billy
Favorite coffee shop in Buena Vista. I had to stop!
Cottonwood Pass East
What a drive! View, 12,000 ft, east side. Snow is higher. No snow at this level. Cottonwoods along the river are gol
Cotton Wood Pass west
Dirt road, this side. Oxbow-tight double tight s-turns near the top, dropping ~100 ft from one end to the other. No sn
Taylor Reservoir
Marina, back side of Collegiates. 9400ft.
Caution!
There really is a "Caution, cows on the road" sign.
Taylor River
Gorgeous drive through Taylor Canyon!
Loveland Pass - 0924
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On the way down. Road is a thin line, middle right. 2nd gear at this point.
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Still steep at this altitude, but up to 3rd gear. The truck run-out ramp is often used! Some color at thi
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Finally, through 4th gear and in 5th at Reservoir level, 9100 feet.
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Our driveway. Mostly green aspen at this level. A few yellow leaves such as this one on the driveway.
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Top of the pass. Windy. Hand-hurting cold. I-70 in the valley below. Mountain tops 1000 feet higher.
Cumberland Pass
Cabin on the pass.
Drive over Cumberland Pass with my buddy, Bob Maurer, artist (Maurerart.com). First image, above 10,000 ft. No aspen,
Beaver pond, same area.
Tough light. Lots of experimenting.
Another view
Same spot, different direction. I LOVE backlighting, but it makes for difficult exposure challenges.
Taylor River, just below the dam.
Light extremes too great. Two exposures sandwiched together. Erase out the over-exposures on water on the top layer.
On the Taylor River.
I think this one was more than a stop under-exposed. Shadows preserved nonetheless, but the water was not blown out by
Taylor River, different view.
Similar exposure challenge.
Sleepy Hollow - 1
The owner came along and explained that they named their property "Sleepy Hollow." It is there paradise on County Road
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I had to try a closer wide angle shot. 24 mm lens (in 35 mm camera equivalent).
View west from Route 10
I drove back to this spot after dinner, just before the sun disappeared behind the low mountains. Tripod, of course! Ha
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