Welcome to a collection of images I’ve taken during different seasons from around Colorado.
Enjoy!
This is the Gunnison River just down stream from Gunnison, Colorado.
On May 3, 1853, Captain John W. Gunnison received orders to lead an expedition to survey a route for a railroad to the Pacific coast between the 38th and 39th parallels.
The ensuing expedition passed through Fort Pueblo on the Arkansas River and over the Wet Mountains, which were named by Captain Gunnison because it rained the entire time they were in the area.
The City of Gunnison, Colorado and the Gunnison River were named after Captain Gunnison due to his passing through that area.
On the morning of October 26, 1853, Captain Gunnison’s party of 11 were attacked by a band of Ute Indians. As a result Gunnison and seven of his men were killed.
Pictured to the left is the Arkansas River flowing east towards the Kansas boarder.
It was once use as the boarder between the land claimed by Spain and France.
Once President Thomas Jefferson made the purchase of the Louisiana territory from France in 1803, the Arkansas River became the boarder between Spain and the United States.
The United States paid France $18,000,000 for the Louisiana Purchase which acquired 828,000 square miles. That comes to about $18.00 per square mile.
This is a view taken from County Road 7 looking upstream towards Mt. Sneffels and the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness.
This is not far from Ridgway, Colorado and easy to get to. However, be aware, the road is not well maintained. It is possible to drive a car over the road but it is strongly advised to do with care and at slower speeds.
Towards the upper end of County Road 7 there is a large open grassy area with a stream running along the west side. In the stream there is a beaver’s pond.
This is a very popular photo stop! As you will see below there are a number of different angles to work. All offer great compositions.
The Dallas Divide Area
This is an area west of Ridgeway, Colorado where state highway 62 tops over a ridge and drops into another drainage. It’s a very popular photo location in the fall due to the brilliant colors.
This is a photo of the road that leaves C.R. 7 and leads to an undeveloped camping area.
Please be aware that C.R. 7 is a Forest Service access road and not well maintained. It is passable but one should use some caution and comment sense.
The grassy area that lies along the upper end of C.R. 7 is sometimes used as pasture for the saddle and pack stock during the big game hunting season.
There is an old pole fence that zig-zags along the east side adjacent to the road. This is about a quarter mile below the Blue Lake Trailhead.
Follow is a collection of images taken from the beaver pond. Not all of them were taken on the same day or even the same year.
This is a very popular area for fall photography and on any given day you will find a number of photographers and classes in the area. I have also seen wedding photographers with couples here shooting engagement and wedding shots.
