Notes To My Mother

  The San Juan Mountains in Colorado are loaded with scenic views.  There are some places that are popular photo spots and you will often see a group of photographers taking in a particular scene.  I prefer getting away from the crowd and finding my own vantage point.  To take the image above I left the road and climbed the bank until I could get a nice perspective on this valley that led toward the background mountains.  I could stay in a spot like this all afternoon just taking in the changing clouds and light. Outside of the town of Ouray, there is a road that leads into the mountains.  Stopping along the road and taking a short walk to look into the canyon I found this house in an incredible setting. Can you imagine spending time in a place like this?  I think I might want to put my camera away and get out the fishing gear. This is one of those popularly photographed places where you will find other photographers to chat with. It is called the Dall...

  Dallas Creek Road I have not spent enough time in Colorado.  It has such amazing beauty.  The one place I did spend some time was in the San Juan Mountains.  I was there about 10 days, first with a group of photographers and then with my wife, Jan.  The scene above is on Dallas Creek Road.  I had been there a few days earlier with the group of photographers but the sky was boring and the snow was missing.  One morning, after the photographers had left Jan and I were staying in Ouray.  It snowed! I was up before dawn and headed for this location.  In the dark I missed the turn off and did a bit of frantic wandering until I finally found the road.  I knew this location with fall color, snow on the mountains and a dramatic cloudy sky could be an exceptional scene to photograph.  That is Mt Sneffles in the background and Dallas Creek in the foreground right.     This is a closer look at the scene on the left of the prev...