Colorado Colors
I didn’t want to do it… that is, put on my mask, stand in line for a bus ticket, then ride the crowded bus (accompanied by my tripod and camera gear) up to the Maroon Bells. But, at the Mrs. urging, I manned-up (is that politically correct) and made the trek to the Bells…. so glad I did : )
A reflective lake and two giant snow-striped mountaintops, named Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, anchor a blissful panorama exemplified by a symphony of color that changes with the seasons.
More than 300 million years of geologic activity, including sedimentation, uplift and erosion by wind, water and ice, are credited to the creation of Maroon Valley. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the mountains received their distinctive maroon coloring from the weathering of hematite, an iron-bearing mineral, while Maroon Lake occupies a basin that was sculpted by Ice-Age glaciers.
(Colorado.com)
(Nikon, 24-70/2.8, 1.6 sec @ f/22, ISO 100)
Colorado Colors
I didn’t want to do it… that is, put on my mask, stand in line for a bus ticket, then ride the crowded bus (accompanied by my tripod and camera gear) up to the Maroon Bells. But, at the Mrs. urging, I manned-up (is that politically correct) and made the trek to the Bells…. so glad I did : )
A reflective lake and two giant snow-striped mountaintops, named Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, anchor a blissful panorama exemplified by a symphony of color that changes with the seasons.
More than 300 million years of geologic activity, including sedimentation, uplift and erosion by wind, water and ice, are credited to the creation of Maroon Valley. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the mountains received their distinctive maroon coloring from the weathering of hematite, an iron-bearing mineral, while Maroon Lake occupies a basin that was sculpted by Ice-Age glaciers.
(Colorado.com)
(Nikon, 24-70/2.8, 1.6 sec @ f/22, ISO 100)