Colorado

Old Railbed Near Mt. Elbert, Leadville, Colorado

Dramatic clouds rollling across the plateau along the Arkansas River near US Route 24 with railroad tracks heading south from Leadville

Country Road, Leadville, Colorado

Lake County Road 44 pointing towards part of the Mount Massive Range

Lingering Snow, Leadville, Colorado

Last of the winter snow lingers above the tree line on a mountain peak south of Copper Mountain and Breckenridge Resorts in the Gore Range of the Rocky Mountains in White River National Forest

Aspens Big and Tall, Aspen, Colorado

Aspen grove southeast of the town of Aspen in White River National Forest

Tree Stump, Aspen, Colorado

Remains of a once vibrant tree near Independence Ghost Town, below Independence Pass in the Roaring Fork Valley and southeast of Aspen

Aspen Graffiti, Aspen, Colorado

Aspens near the road out of Aspen find themselves subject to periodic carvings

Chevy Tough, Silver Plume, Colorado

Old Chevry Truck slowly oxidizing in a field

Old Bell Tower, Silver Plume, Colorado

Bell tower of the old Methodist Church rises up with mountains in the background that are part of Colorado's Front Range

Red Roof, Silver Plume, Colorado

Old Barn absorbing the sun's rays on a late spring day on the Front Range of the Rockies

Fallow Field, Snowmas, Colorado

A weathered Spray King Irrigation Cannon sits at the ready in an untended field high up in the Colorado Rockies

Mountain Reflection, Aspen, Colorado

Maroon Bells mirrored on Maroon Lake soon after sunrise on a crisp late spring morning

Morning at the Maroon Bells, Aspen, Colorado

Sunshine descending down the valley floor east of the Maroon Bells soon after dawn on a crisp late spring morning

Greenscape, Aspen, Colorado

Lush valley floor near Maroon Lake with Sievers Mountain South rising steeply in the distance

First Sun on the Bells, Aspen, Colorado

Sun striking the Maroon Bells as it rises from the east

Mountain Creek, Aspen, Colorado

Maroon Bells rise up behind the West Maroon Creek early in the morning

Smooth Wood, Leadville, Colorado

Weathered tree stump resting along the banks of the Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir south of Copper Mountain Ski Resort in the White River National Forest

Summer Melt, Twin Lakes, Colorado

High up in the Rockies at the Continental Divide, 12,095 feet above sea level, a glacier fed pond is warmed by the summer sun

Aspens, Snowmass Village, Colorado

Aspen grove along the summer trails high up above Snowmass Villag

Rocky Mountain High, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Looking west to the Never Summer Mountains including Howard Mountain and Mt. Nimbus with the Colorado River Basin weaving along the valley floor below

Aspen Highlands, Aspen, Colorado

Looking west to the Aspen Highlands on a beautiful summer day atop Aspen Mountain

Alpine flowers bask in the plentiful sunshine on the mountain ridges above Aspen with Mt. Sopris framed by two large pine trees dominating the distant landscape

Lake Serenity, Glenwood Canyon, Colorado

Hanging Lake on a peaceful summer day in White River National Forest

Framed With Boulders, Boulder, Colorado

Commanding view of Boulder and the surrounding valley from high up in the Flatirons

High Altitude Contemplation, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Birds eye view of the vast open spaces of Rocky Mountain National Park from high atop a perch near Mushroom Rocks

Free Range, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Elk grazing in the fields near Iceberg Pass with the Fall River Gorge and the ridgeline of Mt. Chapin in the distance

Golden Hour, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

The high desert (elevation 8,175 feet) scrub takes on a golden hue as the sun casts late day shadows on High Dune (699 feet high) and surrounding sand dunes in South Central Colorado

Desert Grasses, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Desert grasses bent over from prevailing westerly winds glow in the late day sun with the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the background

The Great Sand Dunes at Sunset, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

A lone tree stands amid the desert grasses with Star Dune and High Dune and the rest of the Dunefield rising in the background. Cleveland Peak (13,414 feet) and Mount Herald (13,297 feet) highlight the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range in the background.

Pink Sand, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Sand takes on an almost pink tone late in the afternoon near the top of a sand dune range

Wind Whipped Grasses, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Desert grasses bent over from prevailing westerly winds add variety to the sandy dune landscape with the snow covered Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the distant background

Climbing Grasses, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Grasses climb diagonally on a steep face of a sand dune in the upper reaches of the dune range

Sand Steps, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Sand formations add contrast to miles of sand dunes high above the desert floor in South Central Colorado

Lines in the Sand, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Almost perfectly linear sloping sand lines bask in the late day sun on a north facing sand dune

Black Vortex, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Waves of sand appear to be feeding into an alien like black hole in one of the northerly facing sand dunes

Shadows in the Sand, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado

Dramatic shadow engulfs the lower portion of a northeasterly facing sand dune with the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the background