The Mill in the Woods
The Crystal Mill, or the Old Mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado. I researched this for months before finalizing plans to visit this historic Colorado landmark. It is a nine mile out and back hike to get to it. I researched hiking websites (alltrails.com), Colorado Tourism, youtube videos and logs by other photographers that have ventured out there. One of the things that people don’t know about me is that I love to plan. Plan adventures that is. I pour alot of research into my travels. I call it adventure with purpose. I’ve shared a few photos from this site previously but I thought I would share a few more. All of these images were shot with my 16-35mm wide angle lens. Each time I head out, I intend to capture something someone else hasn’t done yet. I like to envision a new angle or use a technique that I think could apply for each location. Home base for this short roadtrip was Aspen, Colorado. We drove about an hour and a half to reach the trailhead of the hike. The beginning jaunt is up a hill about a quarter of a mile. I will tell you that I honestly thought about turning around. I watched videos of people driving it in 4x4 jeeps but it just do it justice till its your feet hitting the trail.
Mike D.
The Mill in the Woods
The Crystal Mill, or the Old Mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado. I researched this for months before finalizing plans to visit this historic Colorado landmark. It is a nine mile out and back hike to get to it. I researched hiking websites (alltrails.com), Colorado Tourism, youtube videos and logs by other photographers that have ventured out there. One of the things that people don’t know about me is that I love to plan. Plan adventures that is. I pour alot of research into my travels. I call it adventure with purpose. I’ve shared a few photos from this site previously but I thought I would share a few more. All of these images were shot with my 16-35mm wide angle lens. Each time I head out, I intend to capture something someone else hasn’t done yet. I like to envision a new angle or use a technique that I think could apply for each location. Home base for this short roadtrip was Aspen, Colorado. We drove about an hour and a half to reach the trailhead of the hike. The beginning jaunt is up a hill about a quarter of a mile. I will tell you that I honestly thought about turning around. I watched videos of people driving it in 4x4 jeeps but it just do it justice till its your feet hitting the trail.
Mike D.