Every July, Crested Butte wildflowers take center stage in the Elk Mountains of Colorado. Self-styled as the Wildflower Capital of Colorado, the area around Crested Butte is a “can’t miss” destination for photographers and wildflower lovers.
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In southern New Mexico, there is a natural volcanic art exhibit in the high Chihuahuan desert. And, this volcanic fairyland is the very photogenic City of Rocks State Park. Here, erosion has revealed a city of pinacles and towers of volcanic rock in a slight depression in the Mimbres River valley.
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Visit Colorado National Monument for the national park experience, but not the national park crowds. And, the photographic opportunities are pretty good, too!
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Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park, near Torrey, exists to protect the area around a 65 million year old warp in the earth’s crust, called the Waterpocket Fold. Even more noteworthy, it is the largest exposed monocline in the United States.
According to the National Park Service, the name capitol refers to the white domes of Navajo Sandstone that resemble capitol building domes, and the name reef refers to the rocky cliffs that are a barrier to travel, like a coral reef. Domes and reefs are just the start of the wonders in the park.
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When people think of fall colors, more often than not they think of the blazing maples and oaks of New England. Well, let me tell you something. Fall in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado can give New England a run for its money—especially around Aspen, Colorado. Here are some photos from my September trip to Aspen. I call it my Aspen Area Fall Landscapes Portfolio.
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Spring is a time of renewal in the Sonoran Desert. Evidence of this renewal is the profusion of Arizona spring wildflowers, along the Apache Trail, that create carpets of color beneath the tall Saguaro cacti.
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