This rapidly deteriorating mine structure near Central City, Colorado has been shedding parts for so long that it's probably getting to the point where the failure of a single component could bring the whole thing down. #colorado#history#photography#ruins
Hiking north of Empire, Colorado, between 12,884 foot Mount Witter, on the left, and 13,130 foot Mount Eva, on the right. #colorado#scenery#photography
I found this harvesting machine near an abandoned homestead west of Golden, Colorado, sitting on terrain that is about as flat as it gets in that area. #colorado#history#photography#artifacts
Bright green intermingled with patches of snow, along with an abundance of water, make early summer an ideal time to visit places like this lake north of Empire, Colorado. #colorado#scenery#photography
There's nothing natural about weather worn wood on a bare slope above twelve thousand feet, but this old cabin east of Breckenridge, Colorado looks like it belongs there. #colorado#ruins#history#scenery#photography
Looking past a conglomerate rock formation at unnamed thirteen thousand foot peaks dusted with the first snow of the season, south of Lake City, Colorado. #colorado#scenery#photography
North of Pine Junction, Colorado, after many miles of slowly meandering through grassy valleys, Elk Creek suddenly plunges over a cliff and down a steep ravine. #colorado#scenery#photography
Every time I drove by this mine next to the highway in Frisco, Colorado, I vowed to stop and take a look next time, but it took fall colors and a hike over the top of the mountain behind it to actually do it. #colorado#ruins#history#photography
Having determined that it was too big to carry around, Kali attempts to chew a log down to a more manageable size while on a hike near Boulder, Colorado. #kali#kuvasz#puppies#colorado#photography
I can't decide if this is a single flower or a lot of tiny flowers, but the same plant had five other stalks just like it, as did every other example that I found while hiking near Montezuma, Colorado. #colorado#photography#flowers
Most of the buildings at the abandoned Gresham townsite, which is west of Jamestown, Colorado, have fallen down, but this one seems to have no problem standing up to the weather. #colorado#history#photography#ruins
Fall colors, clouds, and ideal lighting conditions transform an otherwise unremarkable ridge near Lyons, Colorado into a compelling landscape. #colorado#scenery#photography
I found this cabin while looking at satellite imagery of a steep slope south of Frisco, Colorado, and it seemed so remote that nobody would have been there for a hundred years, but when I got back to my car, I realized that it was visible from the road. #colorado#history#photography#ruins
There are several red mountains in Red Mountain Open Space, north of Fort Collins, Colorado, but the red cliffs are the most interesting. #colorado#hiking#mountainbiking#scenery#photography
A narrow gauge steam railroad once provided transportation to this mine in the mountains near Ward, Colorado, and its roadbed can still be followed most of the way up from Boulder. #colorado#history#photography#ruins
Until I saw these two in a tree a few miles from my house in Boulder, Colorado, I've only ever seen Bald Eagles from a distance, and far from the mountains. #colorado#birds#photography
Kali wisely crosses a small creek at the first opportunity, which spared us from having to wade through a bog on the way to the top of 14,065 foot Mount Bierstadt, south of Georgetown, Colorado. #kali#kuvasz#dogs#scenery#photography
The squared logs and dovetail joints of this cabin northeast of Ward, Colorado are not at all common, and the walls were even strengthened with wooden dowels. #colorado#ruins#history#photography
