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Green Mountain Deer
I took a few foggy pictures at the summit, but the only keeper from my short hike up and down Green...
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Mt. Sanitas
I quickly snapped this picture from the top of Mt. Sanitas. It's not much of a mountain, really, but it...
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Campus
The red tile roofs and sandstone buildings are the signature look of the University of Colorado...
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Low Water
At the top center of the dam you can see the spillway. I don't know where an average reservoir level is, but currently we're way below full.
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Gross Reservoir
If you drive west of Boulder beyond Chautauqua and the Flatirons you eventually come to Gross Reservoir, looking great here in the setting sun.
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William F. Cody
This is the grave of Buffalo Bill and his wife. Below the rock gravestone is several tons of concrete...
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Sheriff Jesus
The gift shop at Buffalo Bill's grave is filled with every kind of tourist-trap merchandise you can...
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Lookout, West
To the west of Lookout Mountain you can see the Gore Range, still covered in plenty of snow.
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Denver
Looking at Denver from Lookout Mountain you can make out the downtown skyline and Invesco Field.
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Golden
Looking down on Golden from Lookout Mountain you can see the athletic fields of the Colorado School of Mines.
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Stay on the Trail
I think we heard one rattlesnake and came across a couple hikers in a different area that were startled by one just off the trail.
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Uplift
It's amazing to think of the forces required to elevate these once-horizontal layers of sandstone.
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Trading Post Loop
This was taken at along the Trading Post Loop Trail and shows the trail meandering along the rock formations.
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Layers
The different colors of red are formed by various types and concentrations of iron oxidation that has taken place over millions of years.
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Persistence
The geography of this place is striking, with many of these rock formations standing out against the sky.
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Blooms in the Shade
It was a warm, sunny day, but here in the shade we walked along trees in full bloom.
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Sculpture
The plaque in front of this structure quotes Whitman's “Leaves of Grass.”
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Creation Rock
Creation Rock forms the north side of the amphitheater. There's no rock climbing allowed at Red Rocks,...
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