McClure Pass Sunset

An explosive sunset over peak fall color from the summit of McClure Pass, Colorado. 2018.

Treasure Mountain

Nearing peak fall color with an explosive sunset, September 2018

Fall in the Ten Mile Range

Sunset on one of my long time favorite spots in the Ten Mile Range, Colorado. Fall has come early this year with most colors around the county peaking already, but my go to spot on this creek was a little behind the rest.

Gore Range Lupines

Early Summer Lupines coming into bloom along the shore of an alpine lake in the Gore Range, Colorado.

Wildfire Smoke and Fireweed

The skies have been extremely hazy lately due to the wildfires in California and locally near Kremmling. The air has a strong scent of camp fire. It may be somewhat difficult to tell from this photo, but this entire basin had a low hanging haze similar to fog. Typically the field next to the cabin holds a nice collection of assorted wildflowers that peak in late July / early August, but this year they were all gone aside from these last patches of Fireweed.

Queen's Crowns at an Unnamed Alpine Lake

This unnamed lake has been on my list for a while now. I first spotted it years ago from the summit of the mountain pictured and my eye has always been drawn to it on maps. Not exactly sure why it took me so long to get up there. Perhaps I was saving it for the right time. I made a backpacking trip out of it last week and was not disappointed. There is something special about unnamed areas...a different kind of seclusion. I’ve been drawn to similar places lately in an attempt to not only try something different, but in search of less human activity.

Calm Wildflowers After Rain

Mid summer backpacking trip near Aspen, Colorado in the Collegiate Range. I had no knowledge of wildflowers in this area. It rained a fair amount this day so we spent most of the day hunkered down in the tent, but there was a nice calm short window around sunset. The bees buzzed around as I tried to position things without affecting them or the flowers.

Post Monsoon Sunset

Sunset after a fairly heavy monsoon along a canyon rim near Canyonlands National Park

Atlantic Peak Wildflowers

This was one of the most outstanding sunsets I've ever seen in my life. It started off a vivid yellow, turned to fiery pure red, and finished off with this cool pink.

Sunrise on Capitol Peak

When I got here I could hardly see anything through the heavy fog that blanketed the valley, so I stayed the night in hopes of getting the sunrise. It proceeded to rain, hail, and snow all night. I woke up to a clearer scene and tried to set up from a wet hillside covered in aspens, slipped and fell into some bear shit, and just decided it wasn't working. The sky wasn't doing much either, but as soon as I got to this spot everything just came together for a minute. It's nice when patience pays off.

Arkansas River, Buena Vista Colorado

Queen's Crown Flowers

Queen's Crown Wild Flowers at a high alpine lake in Breckenridge, Colorado. This lake holds Native Colorado Greenback Cutthroat Trout which is one of the most beautiful trout in existence. The winds were absolutely relentless on this 3 day trip. My tent was folding over and it rained/hailed extremely hard, but the storms gave way to some truly magical sunsets. Sometimes patience pays off in the backcountry, and when it does it is really special.

Quandary Cascade

The light was looking a bit grim on this evening. The clouds were almost all dissipated and it didn't seem like I was going to get anything captivating. I was also having a hard time finding the right composition climbing up and down the falls, but as luck would have it everything fell into place at the last minute. The pink patch of clouds popped out from behind the horizon as I came across this little reflection puddle at the base of the waterfall. This image is one of my personal favorites.

Fire Sky Lupines

A fiery sky over a field of Lupines in the Gore Range, Colorado

Pass Lake Sunset

Vibrant sunset light on Pass Lake, June 2018

Sunset and Wildflowers on Breckenridge and the Ten Mile Range

Sunset over Breckenridge and the Ten Mile Range as seen from 13,000' near the summit of Baldy Mountain. The Alpine Forget-Me-Not is a very interesting flower found in the high alpine.

Frozen Creek

Sunset on a frozen creek near Breckenridge, Colorado

Approaching Winter

Colorful sunset on the partially frozen Peru Creek in Montezuma, Colorado

Fire and Snow

A fiery sunset in Breckenridge, Colorado

Purple Skies and Purple Asters

Last light on some Asters in the Collegiate Range, Colorado

Crystal Mill Sunrise

Sunrise at Crystal Mill near Marble, Colorado. The mill was constructed in 1892 as a power plant for the Sheep Mountain Tunnel and Mining Company. There used to be a horizontal water wheel that generated compressed air for silver miners to use with their tools. Needless to say, it is an incredible place to visit in late September when the leaves start to put on their annual show. This image is a smaller version of the much larger one in my Panoramas gallery. If you would like a print of this, I highly suggest the larger version.

Fall Aspen Grove

Aspen grove after a rain storm in Snowmass, Colorado. One of the most beautiful and vast groves I've ever hiked through.

The Life Taker - Capitol Peak

Sunrise light reflecting on the deadly 14er Capitol Peak. In 2017 this mountain claimed 6 lives in two months.

Sunset on the Abandoned Mill

The abandoned Magnolia Mill in Park County, Colorado. Founded in 1861 shortly after gold was discovered.