COLORADO (92 images)

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Images of the great Rocky Mountain state, also known as the "Centennial State". Famous for its magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers and plains.

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  • An area known as the 'Castles' lies south west of the mountain town of Crested Butte.

  • Dawn brings a cold and calm moment at Maroon Lake near Aspen on the last day of October

  • Sunrise strikes along Scarp Ridge onto Owen and Ruby peaks near Crested Butte, Colorado

  • Morning mist/clouds rise along Scarp Ridge onto Owen and Ruby peaks near Crested Butte, Colorado.

  • Located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area, White Rock Mountain climbs to 13,484 feet.

  • The southern end of the Sangre De Cristo range are viewed at twilight from the Rio Grande river near the state line with Colorado and New Mexico.

  • Left to right, Ruby Peak, Mount Owen, and Purple Peak at dawn reflect in an alpine tarn near Lake Irwin, Crested Butte, Colorado.

  • Winter snow lingers on into June at Dora Lake high in the Gore Range mountains above Silverthorne, Colorado.

  • Morning reflective light adds a warm glow to aspen boles, in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area outside of Aspen.

  • Ice details at Zapata Falls which is located 4 miles east of Colorado Highway 150, just south of the entrance to Great Sand Dunes National Park.

  • Sunrise strikes rock formations in Garden of the Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  • Unnamed peaks reflect in Zen like ponds high in a basin on the eastside of the Gore Range mountains, Colorado

  • Twiligt Peaks reflect in a very still Potato Lake at sunset near Coal Bank Pass north of Durango, Colorado.

  • West Needle mountains sunset.

  • Sunrise strikes rock formations in Garden of the Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  • A late April storm drops fresh snow at Roxborough State Park located in Douglas County, 15 miles south of Denver, Colorado.

  • Sunrise at a small unamed alpine lake high on the eastern side of the Gore Range mountains.

  • Pacific Peak 13,950ft, is located just south of Breckenridge, Colorado in the Mosquito Range.

  • A sunrise reflection at the middle Blue Lake in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness.

  • Morning clouds roll over a high alpine basin known as Ice Lakes near Silverton, Colorado.

  • Sunrise strikes rock formations in Garden of the Gods, a public park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  • An area known as the 'Castles' lies south west of the mountain town of Crested Butte.

  • Dawn is viewed from a remote high unamed lake on the east side of the Gore Range above Silverthorne, Colorado.

  • A spectacular sunrise for the first day of summer. A forest fire 50 miles away brings haze to the mountains of the Tenmile Range as viewed at sunrise from the summit of Notch Mountain near Miniturn, Colorado.

  • An area known as the 'Castles' lies south west of the mountain town of Crested Butte.

  • Colorado Columbine

  • Colorado Columbine

  • Lower Blue Lake in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness area outside of Ridgway, Colorado.

  • Lower Blue Lake in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness area outside of Ridgway, Colorado.

  • Lower Blue Lake in the Mount Sneffels Wilderness area outside of Ridgway, Colorado.

  • Colorado Columbine

  • Kings Crown,

  • Kings Crown and Indian Paintbrush.

  • Indian Paintbrush and Lupine.

  • Kings Crown wildflowers are found just below East Maroon Pass in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area.

  • Kings Crown and Indian Paintbrush

  • Snowdon Peak lies just a short way off in the distance from Molas Pass outside of Silverton, Colorado.

  • Morning clouds roll over a high alpine basin known as Ice Lakes near Silverton, Colorado.

  • Sunrise strikes the 'Painted Wall' in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose, Colorado.

  • A morning sunstar is seen on Molas Pass, near Silverton, Colorado.

  • Twin Lakes and front range Pikes Peak are viewed on a clear dawn morning from the summit of Mount Elbert, 14,433ft.

  • A departing evening storm over Kebler Pass, near Lake Irwin produces a rainbow in the Raggeds Wilderness Area.

  • A clearing summer storm rises above Kebler Pass just outside of Crested Butte, Colorado.

  • Snow and ice remain into August around a small alpine body of water in the Gore Range mountains of Colorado.

  • The Southern Rampart of Mount Democrat reflects in an unamed tarn near Lake Emma in the Mosquito Range, Colorado.

  • Spring aspens standing tall in evening light just off Independance Pass near Aspen, Colorado.

  • Spring aspens standing tall in evening light just off Independance Pass near Aspen, Colorado.

  • Winter aspen abstract in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area outside of Aspen.

  • Morning reflective light adds a warm glow to aspen boles, in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area outside of Aspen.

  • Aspen boles on a hillside above Kenosha Pass, highway 285, Colorado.

  • Anchoring the southern tip of the Gore Range proper is Red Peak at 13,189-ft, Eagles Nest Wilderness Area, Colorado.

  • A late April storm drops fresh snow at Roxborough State Park located in Douglas County, 15 miles south of Denver, Colorado.

  • An unamed tarn high in a basin on the eastside of the Gore Range mountains, Colorado.

  • Unnamed peak reflects in Zen like ponds high in a basin on the eastside of the Gore Range mountains, Colorado

  • James Peak 13,294ft, peaks out of rolling clouds along the front range, James Peak Wilderness, Colorado.

  • Late afternoon light backlits ridges in the Eagles Nest Wilderness outside of Vail, Colorado.

  • A September sunrise on the Pierre Lakes Cirque with colorado fourteener Snowmass Mountain, 14,092ft in the distance shrouded in the clouds.

  • Northern shores of Twin Lakes provide a great spot for viewing the beginning of a new day.

  • Lenawee Mountain is a mountain summit in Summit County in the state of Colorado (CO). Lenawee Mountain climbs to 13,186 feet (4,019.09 meters) above sea level.

  • Sunrise provides a powerful glow to Mount Sniktau's south face, 13,234ft, Arapahoe National Forest, Colorado.

  • The sunlight turns the cliffs and mesa above the town of Palisades, Colorado, a firey red and orange.

  • Sunrise over the Rio Grande river is viewed from State Bridge near the state line of Colorado and New Mexico.

  • A clearing storm lights an unnamed peak at sunset in the rugged Gore Range mountains of Colorado.

  • Ice details at Zapata Falls which is located 4 miles east of Colorado Highway 150, just south of the entrance to Great Sand Dunes National Park.

  • Late afternoon front ranges ridges backlit by a summer sun.

  • A late April storm drops fresh snow at Roxborough State Park located in Douglas County, 15 miles south of Denver, Colorado.

  • An unnamed thirteen thousand foot peak, reflects in an tarn at sunset in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area south of Elkhead Pass.

  • Located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area, Mount Daly is the most prominent peak as seen from Snowmass Village, Colorado. It's elevation is 13,300 ft. One of it's most distinguishing features is a broad diagonal layer of rock running through the mountain's east face.

  • Snow Peak 13,024ft is an elegant sculpted peak found in the southern section of the Gore Range, Eagles Nest Wilderness Area, Colorado.

  • Mount Owen is a mountain summit in Gunnison County which lies in the Gunnison National Forest. Mount Owen climbs to 13,022 feet above sea level.

  • A notable rock feature on this hogback, the Kissing Camels, appears to be two very large camels sitting face to face with their lips touching, Garden of the Gods park, Colorado Springs.

  • Afley Peak and Scarp Ridge partly shrouded by morning clouds, Raggeds Wilderness Area, Colorado.

  • Dawn along Scarp Ridge onto Owen and Ruby peaks near Crested Butte, Colorado

  • Sunrise strikes along Scarp Ridge onto Owen and Ruby peaks near Crested Butte, Colorado.

  • Snow and ice remain into August around a small alpine body of water in the Gore Range mountains of Colorado.

  • An unnamed peak reflects in an unnamed high alpine lake on the remote eastern side of the Gore Range mountains.

  • Aspen boles just off the highway of Kebler Pass, Colorado.

  • A fresh dusting of snow covers some trees in the foothills of Denver, Colorado.

  • A fresh dusting of snow covers some trees in the foothills of Denver, Colorado.

  • Bison can be viewed a stones throw away from Interstate 70 at the Buffalo Overlook just west of Denver, Colorado.

  • Fresh snowfall at the Maroon Bells on the last day of October.

  • Morning reflective light adds a warm glow to aspen boles, in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area outside of Aspen.

  • First light above Kenosha Pass off Highway 285, near Jefferson, Colorado.

  • Ski and snowboarders take advantage of an early season storm at Loveland Ski Resort.

  • A blanket of snow on trees along the Continental Divide near Loveland Ski Resort.

  • A break in the storm, gave chance for the sun to shine briefly thru on a cold and windy late October morning just outside of Jefferson, Colorado otherwise known as South Park.

  • Ski and snowboarders take advantage of an early season storm at Loveland Ski Resort.

  • With fresh snow on their faces, carved bears stand outside of store in Fairplay, Colorado.

  • Icicles on a cold Colorado December morning.

  • On a 0 degree November morning, fog rises from Lake Dillon in Summit County.

  • Peak One 12,805ft(r) and Tenmile Peak 12,933ft (l) rise above the Colorado mountain town of Frico, located in Summit County.

  • A new storm drops fresh snow at Roxborough State Park located in Douglas County, 15 miles south of Denver, Colorado.