Castle in the Sky
Grand Mesa Uncompahgre Gunnison National Forest
White River National Forest
Dawn on the Diamond
Pike and San Isabel National Forest, After completing a long overnight hike to the summit of a 14,000 foot mountain (14er), I waited for the sunrise in hope of capturing this alpenglow on another nearby 14er.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest
Levitation
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Although I planned to capture this scene with a vibrant alpenglow, wildfire smoke had other ideas. Disappointed, I reluctantly captured one exposure before moving on. When I looked at the capture at home, I decided that I liked the mystic feel of the lake below a nearly opaque mountain.
White River National Forest , First snow at Hanging Lake
After the Firestorm
White River National Forest
While snowshoeing in a snowstorm I entered into this field that opened up this beautiful moody scene.
Obscured
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest
As a rather prolific rainstorm began to retreat, I noticed how the Maroon Bells began to come into my view. The longer I stood before these mountains, the better the light became before the sun eclipsed the horizon and the moody scene was over.
White River National Forest
White River National Forest
It was a blue bird day high in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest, but also a breezy one. When I came to a ridge above treeline, I noticed that I was not alone. A pair of skiers were skinning up to the summit of the Continental Divide before me. I really enjoyed how they provided scale in this divine, but moody scene.
White River National Forest
Pike and San Isabel National Forest
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest
White River National Forest
White River National Forest
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest
Pike and San Isabel National Forest
While on a rainy hike in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest, I decided to capture the mood with this telephoto to empathize the emphasize the rain across the mountains before me.
