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Blue Mountain, South Platte River

South Platte River

(Lake George CO) While camped at Blue Mountain, I hiked a trail from the campground that took me higher up into some massive boulders. I was impressed by their grandeur, textures and shapes. I climbed in and around them taking photos from differing angles. One had to be careful, because directly behind them was a […]

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Cottonwood Lake

Cottonwood Lake

(nr Buena Vista CO) Up toward the Collegiate Peaks I found Cottonwood Lake campground. At over 9,600ft it provided cool temperatures and scenic views. Mountains all around, but no mountain goats again. Plenty of pine and aspen trees to keep me happy though. Cottonwood Creek flowed from the lake, and got larger the further it […]

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Carson NF, Cebolla Mesa - Rio Grande gorge

Cebolla Mesa

(nr Questa NM) Cebolla Mesa was about 4 miles on the highway south of town, and another 4 miles on a rutted hardpack one lane road. It ended at the rim of the Río Grande gorge, just south of the Wild Rivers Recreation Area, and near where the Red River enters the big river. The […]

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