Lookout Mountain is located in the Vermillion Basin in Moffat County. The area in this photo is on the base of the mountain on the western side. Dry and arid, it is home to plants that can survive in areas with little moisture. However, at the top of the mountain at...
Sand Canyon is located on the southern side of Canyon of the Ancients, near Cortez, Colorado. Canyon of the Ancients is known primarily by the Sand Canyon Pueblo, an ancient ruin containing 400 rooms, but the area is also interesting for its beautiful canyons and...
The 1.5 million acre Uncompahgre Plateau is located in western Colorado, arising from the Colorado River at 4,600 feet to a maximum height of 10,300 feet at Horsefly Peak. It’s boundaries are the Dolores and San Miguel rivers on the west, extending 90 miles to...
This is Horsethief Canyon, part of the Ruby and Horsethief section of the Colorado River from Loma, Colorado to Westwood, Utah. It flows in mostly flat water, for 25 miles with only one class II rapid. There are several places to hike along the river. The rock you see...
2023 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Landscape Category: “Pinus ponderosa”. Photo by Bill Bowman. This is a photo of the Ron Steward Preserve at Rabbit Mountain (formerly Rabbit Mountain Open Space) in Boulder. This 5,000 acre preserve has three trails from 1.2...