by Lee Snipes aka Greyhawk
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With 4 major ski areas in it, I used to spend a lot
of time in Summit county during the winter, but never seemed to get over there in the
summer. Always made a point to stop at the quant old mining town of Breckenridge on the
way home for some refeshments. I loved to hear the old wood floors squeak as you walked
across them. Here was a great clientel of locals and real skiers! You know, the kind that
didn't wear fancy ski fashions, but could hotdog any run plus the tough slopes and powder
out of the areas. This old hawk is sorry to say those days are long gone by. With
a 6 lane freeway and huge build-up of modern concrete, plastic and glass, Breckenridge now
looks like a merger of California and Disney World in Florida. And it has the traffic jams
to prove it. Everybody to their own thing, but how do you shoot pure &/or real nature
in an area like this? This is Colorado and even in Summit County it can easily be done
with just a little little skill and common sense. My brother and his wife, from Louisiana,
came up last July and I spent 3 days with them in Tiger Run RV Park in Breckenridge.
Shucks, this place even had rules against sleeping outdoors under the stars. But using a
long lens one evening, I did shoot the image for the above banner out of this ultra modern
facility. <VBG> Here is the story..... |
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Aside from elbow to elbow people, the valley was
socked in and raining the 1st day there. On the morning of the second day, I got up long
before sunrise in order to get up in the valley's eastern group of mountains.This is one
of the many images that sunrise rewarded me with. |
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If you don't like the weather in Colorado, just go
around the mountain! This is still in congested areas. It's Dillon Reservoir from an
overlook shot across I-70. I did manage to out wait the sail boats and power boats that
usually cover the water. As you can see, it's still cloudy and misting in the valley
behind that hill.(middle of the image) |
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Ahhh, now we have got around those 14,000 footers
and are on the opposite side from Breckenridge. This is at about 12-13,000 f.t in the Gold
Hill area between Copper Mountain and Leadville. The un-cropped version of this image was
used on the Aug. 1, 1999 Photo-graphics pages. Still haven't figured if I like this image
better than the other one with my brother, the pseudo elk, in it or not? <VBG>
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Shooting at 13,000 ft.and in the
middle of the day can show the stark harsh beauty of the high country. However, if you
turn and shoot the opposite direction..... |
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You may get a view that is more
pleasant from the same spot. Not as hash as the one above and it could be a postcard
promoting the area. |
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A curious Golden-mantled ground squirrel always
deserves a frame or two, no matter what you are trying to shoot that day. |
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When you get away from the concrete and crowds,
there are many different varieties of wildflowers in the foothills and above. Also they
are at their peak in July. |
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Stay alert and keep your eyes open. You may find
one of
these... Fritillary! Those Spruce needles are only 1 inch long!
With another look at the socked in valley, now
breaking off and shot two hours later at
the same place as the first image of this feature, we will say goodbye to Summit County,
Colorado.... "for now, because I will return someday!" --- Lee Snipes
aka Greyhawk
In case you missed
Sept '99 Feature.. North Cascades
Eagles ...Click Here
May '99 Feature.. A quick backyard
lesson ...Click Here
Mar.99 Feature.. Wildflowers of
Texas ...Click
Here
Feb.'99 Feature.. Olympic Peninsula,
Wa. ... Click Here
Dec'98
feature.. Valley of
theEagles .... Click
Here
Nov.'98
Feature..Garden of the Gods sequel... Click Here
Oct.'98
Feature..Garden of the Gods in fall ... Click Here
Sept.'98
Feature..Aspen trip with Greyhawk... Click Here
Aug.'98 Feature..Jeri Childs in Bryce Canyon...Click Here
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