Colorado bound
Aug 18, 2012 16:49:37 #
TdogKing, you must be my bro-in-law that we've been to these places with since '85 and will until we can't any more!
Aug 18, 2012 17:00:34 #
steve48 wrote:
Thanks. I did check it out. Looks really interesting and it is on our route through the Rockies. I'll definitely put it in our plans. That mill is supposed to be one of the most photographed scenes in Colorado!
If you plan to go to the mill, make a reservation with a driver and his jeep now. You don't want to use yours. Big boulders on the precarious road--one way road with steep drop offs. I rented a jeep and a driver last year and we had a wonderful time!
Ashcroft is near there too. A deserted ghost town with at least 10 buildings on-site. I have attached a couple of photos from my trip last year. Enjoy!
Crystal Mills Falls
Ashcroft in September
Framed in Wire
Aug 18, 2012 17:06:54 #
brow3904 wrote:
Colorado Springs. The air force academy and the garden of the gods, pikes peak and lots of other places in the area.
Garden of the Gods is great. Doesnt take long to cover it and is a pretty easy walk. Early morning and late day lighting is the best. Red Rocks just West of Denver is also full of photo opportunities. :thumbup:
Check out Traditional Street and Architectural Photography section of our forum.
Aug 18, 2012 18:01:38 #
Fstop12 wrote:
quote=OnDSnap quote=steve48 We are driving to Co... (show quote)
Fstop--Planning a similar trip and I also have a Subaru outback so lets hope some one can answer the question. Looks to me YES.
Aug 18, 2012 18:17:57 #
Any Colorado travelers visit the Toll Gate Saloon in Central City? I've been to some wild places but that's got to be in the top 5. Labor Day fundraiser for Jerry's Kids. 1981. Very nice young ladies auctioning their tops off to raise money. No cameras allowed. :lol: :thumbup:
Aug 18, 2012 19:39:05 #
photopop44 wrote:
I don't envy you spending two days driving out of the state in a Jeep and then after the fun is over two more days driving back across Texas to get home.
Ahhhh, the "beauty" of west Texas, miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles. How can those lakes, trees, and mountains ever compare? :-D
Aug 18, 2012 20:04:36 #
TchrBill wrote:
Ahhhh, the "beauty" of west Texas, miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles. How can those lakes, trees, and mountains ever compare? :-D
photopop44 wrote:
I don't envy you spending two days driving out of the state in a Jeep and then after the fun is over two more days driving back across Texas to get home.
Ahhhh, the "beauty" of west Texas, miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles. How can those lakes, trees, and mountains ever compare? :-D
If it were possible I would move everything from ND South to Texas somewhere else and compact the country to make it quicker to get to Colorado. :lol: Kind of a cut and paste. Guess I could paste it in the Northeast. They need a little Midwest common sense and values up there. OOP's there I go again starting trouble. :lol: :roll: :thumbup:
Check out Advice from the Pros section of our forum.
Aug 18, 2012 20:43:39 #
As I have mentioned in my post - I have had the good fortune to have lived all over the western states mostly in the mountain mining towns 'till I turned 18 the settled down in No. CA but still kept the CO, ID & MT in my mind - been back to visit many times - this is the reason I am retired here in the Sierra Nevada Mnts of No. CA not quite CO but sure close.
Hope Valley - Carson Pass Hwy 88
Highland Lake - Ebitts Pass - Hwy 4
Calpes Lake - Carson Pass Hwy 88
Aug 18, 2012 21:40:18 #
Harvey= Please don't post shots like above. I want to see these places and I can't so you are making me weep. Really beautiful pictures. What did you use to make these shots almost come alive.
Aug 18, 2012 21:48:47 #
JulieB, I always wanted to get to Crystal Mills Falls
but never did. Maybe one day. :thumbup:
but never did. Maybe one day. :thumbup:
Aug 18, 2012 22:51:04 #
pounder35 wrote:
JulieB, I always wanted to get to Crystal Mills Falls
but never did. Maybe one day. :thumbup:
but never did. Maybe one day. :thumbup:
I hope you do. It is well worth the trip!
Check out People Photography section of our forum.
Aug 18, 2012 22:53:38 #
pounder35 wrote:
JulieB, I always wanted to get to Crystal Mills Falls
but never did. Maybe one day. :thumbup:
but never did. Maybe one day. :thumbup:
take hwy 12 west out of Trinidad for a little loop over Chuchara Pass, then back to I-25 on 160 at Walsenburg, ( It brought tears to a life long native of colorado,who saw it for the first time) that I was working with.... and nice pics everybody :thumbup:
Aug 18, 2012 23:33:40 #
Lumix FZ18 & PP in Photoshop 7 - gotta admit they are some of my best.
Harvey
Harvey
VHD-Tex wrote:
Harvey= Please don't post shots like above. I want to see these places and I can't so you are making me weep. Really beautiful pictures. What did you use to make these shots almost come alive.
Aug 18, 2012 23:37:29 #
If you make it to glenwood springs go about another twenty miles to rifle also a site to behold
steve48 wrote:
We are driving to Colorado this time, in a couple ... (show quote)
Aug 19, 2012 00:27:08 #
Nikocarol
Loc: NM & FL
Seems like everyone covered all the best of the areas..Just heads up for Maroon bells...Get there around 5am to lock in your place..very popular and best light is Sunrise.
Independence Pass is a site to see..and drive.If you go up 285 from NM to Colorful Colorado Gunnison area..or go 550 to Durango,Silverton,Ouray. Give yourself lots of time..you will be pulling over often.
Independence Pass is a site to see..and drive.If you go up 285 from NM to Colorful Colorado Gunnison area..or go 550 to Durango,Silverton,Ouray. Give yourself lots of time..you will be pulling over often.
Gunnison
Colorful Colorado
Maroon bells
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.
Check out Bridge Camera Show Case section of our forum.