J-J-J-J-Jayhawk Loc: Dallas, by way of Lebanon, MO

Will you be posting some of your shots?

Xinloi6870

Phantom Canyon is between Canon City and Victor, CO. Nowhere close to Breckenridge. I’d suggest taking a drive over Hoosier Pass to Fairplay to visit South Park City, an authentic recreation of an 1880’s mining town.

J-J-J-J-Jayhawk Loc: Dallas, by way of Lebanon, MO

Thanks for the info and suggestion.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

As a former resident of Colorado I find it amusing you would ask such a question. No offense meant as you obviously have not been there. This is Colorado, the mountains, everywhere you look you will find something to photograph.

Are you flying or driving? If driving and from almost any direction you will find photos on the way. Even Breckenridge at night will be a great place to photograph.

Dennis

mundy-F2 Loc: Chicago suburban area

Good trip on the train.
Mundy

BlueHen Loc: Colorado

I live in Colorado and I’m surprised no one has recommended Grand Lake and then from there driving right into Rocky Mountain National Park and then to Estes Park with famous Stanley Hotel on the other end of RMNP. Easy and fairly short drive from Breckinridge and Dillon areas. Bottom line - way too many sights to see & photograph for one visit. Set your must see areas based on your primary interests and time available. You can’t go wrong.

J-J-J-J-Jayhawk Loc: Dallas, by way of Lebanon, MO

Great idea for Grand Lake. RNP is a little far for this trip, but I did capture some nice elk shots there a few years ago. Thanks much.

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

My daughter lives in CO and recently went camping in Breckenridge. She sent me a text message with this pic she snapped with her cell phone. Not sure exactly where in Breckenridge but she ski's there a lot and seems great photo opportunities abound.

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cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

Maybe. Depends on how they turn out. Just kidding ... some folks seem to enjoy my shots so I AM hoping to share. In case you missed these from "Before COVID", I'm hoping for more like these:

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cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

Dennis, you should cut we Easterners some slack. I was once in a weekend workshop in the east with John Shaw when someone in the group asked him where he would recommend they go for some "good shots". I believe his answer was "Tack a map of Colorado on the wall. Throw a dart at it. Where ever it sticks, GO THERE!

J-J-J-J-Jayhawk Loc: Dallas, by way of Lebanon, MO

Very nice image of a beautiful place. I’d like to find it. Thanks.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Easterners you say????????????? I am from NYS. What slack should I cut anybody. If the OP had asked about NYS I would have/could have said much the very same thing, NYC itself has some very beautiful photographic spots, then there is Niagara Falls, the Southern tier, the Finger Lakes region, and on and on. But he just happened to ask about Colorado. I have also frequented WA, NM, WY, AZ, MT, CT, MA, NC and presently live in CA and ID. All of our states have beautiful photographic opportunities.

I have passed through Delaware many years ago, maybe 50, and as I recall you have a number of beautiful areas there to photograph as well.

No sir, I have no problems with photographic subjects/areas in any part of this HUGE beautiful country of ours. Our country's magnificence and our people are some of the greatest on the earth.

But he asked about Colorado. I hope to have set that straight.



Dennis

mundy-F2 Loc: Chicago suburban area

You can see the ski slopes in the picture.
Mundy

fantom Loc: Colorado

Look on a map for Blue Lakes a few miles south of Breck. There is a road at the foot of Hoosier Pass off of hwy 9 (the road south out of town) that goes to them and you will probably have better than a 50/50 chance to get good shots of Rocky Mountain goats at fairly close range.

There are many hiking opportunities in the area. A good one would be a three mile (one way) hike up McCullough Gulch trail that goes to two lakes, coincidently, named Upper and Lower Blue Reservoir. That trail offers a good chance to get good RM goat pix and maybe big horn sheep but it is reportedly very crowded on weekends. I only hike during the week and have a lot of great pix from that trail on week days.

I'll attach a couple of goat pix taken a couple of weeks ago because some folks confuse RM goats with bighorn sheep. Zoom in for hoof detail.

There are a few moderately well preserved ghost towns/mining sites in the general area in addition to an old mine you can tour close to town. A guide book will point it out.

Good luck but remember to get acclimated to the elevation before doing anything too strenuous.

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dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Your last paragraph brings up a good point about altitude sickness. I hunt around 9000-10,000 feet fairly often. But the very first day, if I have not acclimated myself to the altitude, I suffer debilitating headache and nausea.

Another concern some people laugh about and others die is the weather. Each year people from other states go into the Rocky Mountains on a hot summer day. They get far from their hotel or vehicle wearing light clothes designed for hot days. Then a real life snow storm comes up. Quite a few die. If you are going into the mountains please be prepared.

Dennis