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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.

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