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Video Date:
Sunday, October 2, 2016
A day (and night) at Owl Creek Pass and Silver Jack Reservoir to Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Chimney Rock and Courthouse Mountain to the southeast, and Cimarron Ridge running south to the northeast.
The road winding through aspen groves and approaching Owl Creek Pass.
Aerial view of the road.
Aerial view of the road.
Sunset from the Stealey Mountain Trailhead.
Chimney Rock at sunset.
Sunset from the trail near Vista Point.
Chimney Rock at sunset.
Rain that did not quite make it to the ground at sunset from the Vista Point.
Chimney Rock and Courthouse Mountain at sunset.
Fall road between Owl Creek Pass and Silver Jack Reservoir.
Hikers on Stealey Mountail Trail N. 219.
Three autumn leaves at sunset.
The Milky Way peeks through behind Chimney Rock.
Star trails behind Chimney Rock.
Clouds roll through behind Chimney Rock before the storm (which left 4 inches of snow the next morning, in late September).
Aerial view of Chimney Rock and Courthouse Mountain with carpets of aspen to the west.
Aspen shine among snow-covered pine.
Frigid mornings can make for beautiful macro photo opportunities.
Red fox just after sunrise near Silver Jack Reservoir.
Moisture and precipitation provide a great environment for moss and lichen.
Aerial view of Silver Jack Reservoir surrounded by ridges and hillsides covered in aspen.
View of aspen and rocky ridges to the southeast of Silver Jack Reservoir.
Looking southwest from near Silver Jack Reservoir.
Layers of aspen and balanced rocks on ridges after a snow storm near Silver Jack Reservoir.