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1 / 53   (US 24)
Sawatch Range
Fifteen (15) - more than any other range
Sep 29 2011 - 9:25 am
2 / 53   (CO 82)
Twin Lakes
Always beautiful, whether over Twin Lakes
Jul 23 2018 - 4:28 pm
3 / 53   (Coffee Pot Road)
Sawatch Range
Or from afar
May 08 2020 - 10:45 am
4 / 53   (US 24)
Tetrahedral Peaks
Pyramids carved by glaciers
Nov 06 2020 - 1:59 pm
5 / 53   (CO 82)
Glacial Cirques
Glacial Cirques
Oct 24 2019 - 2:00 pm
6 / 53   (CO 82)
Avalanche Tracks
Avalanche track where landslide previously occurred
Oct 24 2019 - 2:08 pm
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Glacial U-Shape Valley
Glacial U-shaped valley
Nov 06 2020 - 2:09 pm
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Aspen CO
Aspen on the west slope
Nov 06 2020 - 3:38 pm
9 / 53   (US 24)
Leadville CO
Leadville on the east
Nov 27 2020 - 3:17 pm
10 / 53   (CO 82)
Snow on Fir Trees
Snow on tree tunnels
Oct 24 2019 - 1:27 pm
11 / 53   (Coffee Pot Road)
Coffee Pot Road
Northern Sawatch Range
May 08 2020 - 11:14 am
12 / 53   (US 24)
Autumn Aspen
Sawatch Mountains are famous for golden aspen (all Colorado mountains are famous for golden aspen)
Sep 29 2011 - 11:56 am
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Mining Town
Gold hidden in the Sawatch Range
Sep 29 2011 - 12:20 pm
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Beaver Pond
Beaver Pond
Sep 29 2011 - 11:51 am
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Arkansas River
Upper Arkansas River
Apr 06 2017 - 12:21 pm
16 / 53   (CO 82)
Snow Covered Rocks
Snow covered rocks
Oct 24 2019 - 2:14 pm
17 / 53   (CO 82)
Migmatite
Geologists call the rock "migmatite"
Jul 25 2018 - 11:23 am
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Southern Sawatch Range
Southern Sawatch Range
Nov 06 2020 - 9:24 am
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Mt. Shavano
Mt. Shavano (14,229', left-center) and Tabeguache Peak (14,155', right-center)
Nov 27 2020 - 2:03 pm
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Mt. Antero
Mt. Antero (14,269')
Nov 06 2020 - 9:30 am
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Mt. Princeton
Mt. Princeton (14,197')
Nov 27 2020 - 1:57 pm
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Mt. Yale
Mt. Yale (14,196')
Feb 28 2020 - 4:08 pm
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Mt. Harvard
Mt. Harvard (14,420') third highest peak in Colorado highest of the Collegiate Range of course
Nov 06 2020 - 1:15 pm
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Mt. Elbert
Mt. Elbert (14,433', foreground) and Mt. Massive (14,421', backgound), two highest peaks in Colorado
Nov 27 2020 - 2:43 pm
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Mt. Elbert
Mt. Elbert three weeks earlier
Nov 06 2020 - 1:14 pm
26 / 53   (CO 82)
Twin Lakes
Sawatch Range over Twin Lakes
Jul 23 2018 - 4:43 pm
27 / 53   (CO 82)
Mountain Forest
Aspen (light green) mixed with fir and spruce (dark green) all the way to timberline
Jul 23 2018 - 4:28 pm
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Mt. Belford
Mt. Oxford (14,160'), Mt. Belford (14,203'), Missouri Mountain (14,075')
Nov 06 2020 - 1:31 pm
29 / 53   (US 24)
Leadville CO
Highest incorporated city in the US, Alma CO on CO 9 is the highest town
Nov 27 2020 - 3:13 pm
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Leadville Boom Days
Leadville Boom Days drilling contest
Sep 29 2011 - 10:32 am
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Mt. Massive
Mt. Massive above Leadville
Apr 06 2017 - 12:44 pm
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Tennessee Pass
Arkansas River headwaters
Sep 29 2011 - 11:46 am
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Tennessee Pass
Tennessee Pass
Apr 06 2017 - 12:42 pm
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Tennessee Pass
Colorado (Eagle) River headwaters
Sep 29 2011 - 11:50 am
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Notch Mountain
Notch Mountain (13,327')
Apr 06 2017 - 12:03 pm
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CO 82
CO 82 for a drive over Independence Pass
Oct 24 2019 - 3:31 pm
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Spruce-Fir Forest
Spruce Forest spared from the Spruce beetle yet
Oct 24 2019 - 2:20 pm
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Glacial Pyramids
Logging
Oct 24 2019 - 1:34 pm
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Carved Aretes
Knife ridges (arêtes) at heads of opposing cirques
Oct 24 2019 - 1:41 pm
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CO 82 Switchback
CO 82 western switchback
Nov 06 2020 - 2:30 pm
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Roaring Fork Valley
Looking back at the Roaring Fork Valley
Jul 25 2018 - 10:12 am
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Independence Pass
Independence Pass
Jul 25 2018 - 10:27 am
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Independence Pass
La Plata Peak (14,360') from Independence Pass
Oct 24 2019 - 1:51 pm
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Independence Pass
Next day the pass was closed
Oct 24 2019 - 1:49 pm
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Independence Pass
Looking ahead to the Lake Fork of the Arkansas River drainage
Jul 25 2018 - 10:53 am
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CO 82 Switchback
CO 82 eastern switchback
Nov 06 2020 - 2:15 pm
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pre-Cambrian Sill
pre-Cambrain diabase sill intruding pre-Cambrain granite forms the ledge
Jul 25 2018 - 10:16 am
48 / 53   (US 50)
Pahlone Peak
Pahlone Peak (12,667') approaching Monarch Pass
Dec 07 2020 - 4:07 pm
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Mt. Shavano
Mt. Shavano (14,229', right) and Tabeguache Peak (14,163', left) from Monarch Pass
Dec 07 2020 - 4:10 pm
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Monarch Pass
Monarch Pass
Jul 21 2018 - 1:50 pm
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Mt. Antero
Mt. Antero (14,269') from Monarch Pass
Dec 07 2020 - 4:10 pm
52 / 53   (US 50)
Madonna Mine
Madonna Mine, mostly lead, zinc, and silver east of Monarch Pass
Jul 21 2018 - 2:07 pm
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Sawatch Range
Sawatch Range from Salida East Recreation Site on US 50
Nov 27 2020 - 1:32 pm