C O L O R A D O

We spent 9 days in July, 1999 driving in Colorado, covering over 800 miles.
 

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Leaving Ft. Lauderdale | 13 Images |
 Looking south to Hollywood... the Atlantic Ocean... the Intracoastal Waterway... Hollywood Beach... Pompano beach looking north... Ft. Lauderdale... at the edge of the Everglades... the Everglades... Lake Okeechobee... Sarasota airport lower right... the west coast of Florida at Longboat Key and Bradenton... clouds over the Gulf of Mexico... the Mississippi River

 

Dallas to Denver | 11 Images |
 Dallas sprawled out... landing in Dallas... runway...  the high plains... more... flatlands on the way to Denver... the new Denver airport... the airport interior with the tented roof... more... colorful airplanes... interior of the Brown Palace Hotel 

 

Rocky Mountain National Park | 7 Images |
The Rocky Mountains... snow in July... trees on the mountains... more snow... out of the mountains... Grand Lake... feeding a chipmunk

 
Vail | 33 Images |
Vail... statue of skip trooper.. Gore Creek running through Vail... ski areas... at the top of the mountain...view of the mountain tops... enclosed ski lift... cloud on the mountain... winding ski trails... Vail village and interstate 70... ski lift... aspen trees... I-70 winding through the valley... wildflowers... the blue spruce lives for 1000 years... Vail has Swiss-like architecture... flowers... highway through Vail... ski slopes... more ski slopes high on the mountain... mountain vista... playing softball in the shadow of the mountains... Ford amphitheater with the eagle at left... downtown Vail... downtown... flowers downtown... Swiss restaurant downtown... practicing fly casting... art gallery... water fountain and sculpture... my wife and I at lunch... the Wildflower restaurant is aptly named...

 
Leadville | 14 Images |
Clouds in a mountain lake... typical highway scene... Leadville, the highest incorporated town in the country at 10,000 feet... another mountain lake... second... harsh winter conditions prevent trees from reaching the top... my wife at the highest point... more mountains... a valley... typical Colorado scene... lots of trees... wide open spaces... heading into the mountains... a mountain pass

 
Aspen | 20 Images |
Street in Aspen... city park with ski slopes behind... mountain lake at the Maroone Bells area... reflection... playground... still trying to get that shot... downtown Aspen... storm in the mountains... valley with sagebrush... a beaver dam... reflection in the lake... my wife... mountain stream... flowers... downtown Aspen... stream in a valley... Boogies', a Fifties' style restaurant... entrance... the Maroone Bells area... more

 

Colorado Springs | 21 Images |
B-52 bomber at the entrance to the Air Force Academy... chapel at the Academy... Cheyenne Mountain... Broadmoor Hotel... my wife and I... hotel beside the lake... the Seven Falls... Colorado Springs from Cheyenne Mountain... another... and another with the Garden of the Gods in the distance... Garden of the Gods... another shot... Air Force Academy chapel... B-52 up close... dormitories and classroom buildings at the Air Force Academy... front of the BroadMoor... Garden of the Gods... Broadmoor Hotel interior... the Seven Falls canyon... Garden of the Gods with a storm approaching... flowers