Nature Photos - Colorado

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While we could have put all these photos into other nature pages, it just seemed fitting to have a page dedicated to our beautiful home state of Colorado.  There is no shortage of breathtaking scenery within a days drive of us.

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280 foot high Fish Creek Falls near Steamboat Springs, CO, May 2009		 tnaturegrandlakesunrise.jpg (13204 bytes)
Still waters and sunrise over Grand Lake, CO, just outiside of the west entrance to Rocky Mountain NP, May 2009
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Fall colors near Empire, CO, Oct 2007		 tnatureprettypond.jpg (14918 bytes)
Reflections in a small pond near Hagerman Pass, west of Leadville, CO, Sep 2007
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Still morning water and dramatic clouds over Lily Pad Lake, west of Leadville, CO, Sep 2007		 tnaturebettybearhutview.jpg (14829 bytes)
13,000 ft peak in the Sawatch Range west of Leadville, CO, Sep 2007
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Rainbow reflected in the early morning light over Lily Pad Lake, west of Leadville, CO, Sep 2007		 tnatureroxboroughrocks.jpg (16312 bytes)
Amazing color contrast at Roxborough State Park southwest of Denver, CO, Aug 2007
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Water cascading down Bear Creek near Evergreen, CO, Aug 2007		 tnaturepikespeak1.jpg (17856 bytes)
Just below treeline on Pikes Peak as seen from the Barr Trail, Aug 2007
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Twighlight near Evergreen, CO, Aug 2007		 tnaturepikespeak2.jpg (16708 bytes)
Storms moving in above tree line, Pikes Peak, Aug 2007
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Wildflowers at 11,000 feet along the Barr Trail on Pikes Peak, Aug 2007		 tnaturemthermanrd.jpg (12939 bytes)
A beautiful Colorado Fall scene shot from Mt Herman Rd near Monument, Colorado, September 2006
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Red fins of the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, CO, July 2006		 tnaturepikespeakfarish.jpg (5289 bytes)
View of Pikes Peak on a fine fall day in Farish Recreation Area, Colorado, September 2004