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Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
09/18/2015
Wildflowers around Ice Lake with mountains in the background, including Golden Horn and Pilot Knob.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
09/18/2015
View back toward Ice Lake.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
09/18/2015
Island Lake with its namesake rock island in the middle.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2014
Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia saximontana).
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2014
Views north to Uncompahgre Peak (14,321 ft) and Wetterhorn Peak (14,015 ft) from the hike to Redcloud Peak.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2014
Redcloud Peak view from the approach basin.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
06/23/2015
Heading toward the Blue Lakes Trailhead, the views are increasingly spectacular.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
06/23/2015
Red columbine (Aquilegia elegantula) along the trail to Lower Blue Lakes.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
06/23/2015
As the trail to Lower Blue Lake climbs, the views become increasingly grand.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
06/23/2015
Lower Blue Lake rests below Dallas Peak.
Heather Blackmon
Photo Date:
09/05/2015
Hiking from Lower Blue Lake to Middle Blue Lake.
Heather Blackmon
Photo Date:
09/05/2015
Middle Blue Lake.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
10/15/2015
Sun and reflection over the San Miguel River on the way to Bear Creek Falls.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
10/15/2015
Yellow aspen leaves carpet spots of the trail to Bear Creek Falls in mid-October.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
10/15/2015
The sun rises over Bear Creek Falls very late in the morning in fall.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
06/20/2015
The Colorado Boy mine is part of the Red Mountain mining district.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
06/20/2015
Ironton had about 1,000 residents at one time.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
06/20/2015
A few of the buildings at Ironton are pretty well preserved.