Lake Anne

Lake Anne

Near Buena Vista in central Colorado is Lake Ann nestled in a small cirque at 13,000 feet in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of the San Isabel National Forest. Famed for its aquamarine color, the lake is accessed by the 6.6 mile long Lake Ann Trail. The trailhead is...
Mathews Winters Park

Mathews Winters Park

Mathews Winters Park is located right on the edge of the Denver metropolitan area next to the intersection of I-70 and C-470. Owned and operated by Jefferson Open Space in Jefferson County, the park contains 2,461 acres and 12.2 miles of trails which provide access to...
Wheeler Geological Area

Wheeler Geological Area

Wheeler Geologic Area in the La Garita Mountains of Mineral County contains eroded pinnacles of volcanic ash what were formed 25 million years ago by eruptions from the La Garita Caldera. The area is located about 10 miles east of the old mining town of Creede....
Maroon Bells Anna Foderaro

Maroon Bells Anna Foderaro

2021 Photo Contest, 3rd Place Landscape Category (3 x tie), “Aspen Framing Maroon Bells”. Photo by Anna Foderaro. The Maroon Bells are arguably the most famous and photographed peaks in Colorado. The twin peaks, Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, both...
Alpine Blooms Alpine of Southwest Colorado

Alpine Blooms Alpine of Southwest Colorado

Photo Contest, 3rd Place, Landscape Category (3 x tie), “Alpine Blooms Trifolium attenuatum and Phacelia sericea come to life in the Alpine of Southwest Colorado”. Photo by Michael Remke. Michael Remke took this photo in the La Plata Mountains, a small...