It's just a 1/3 mile hike from the parking lot, but the scene was worth it. Lake Irene is located a short distance from the Continental Divide and drains into the Colorado River.

Camera: Nikon D7000
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
35 mm Equiv Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO: 180

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View from the train passing through Royal Gorge near Canon City, Colorado. A beautiful ride along the Arkansas River.

Camera: Nikon D7000
Exposure: 1/640 sec
Aperture: f/8
35 mm Equiv Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO: 200

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Here's a scene looking across the Colorado River valley from the Bowen-Baker trail head in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Camera: Nikon D7000
Exposure: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: f/8
35 mm Equiv Focal Length: 43 mm
ISO: 100

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Driving along the Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park some elk were grazing along the road. This one was curious enough that she almost put her head inside the passenger side window. It gave me a nice up close view.

Camera: Nikon D7000
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: f/8
35 mm Equiv Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO: 200

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Some dead wood along the road near the entrance to the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado

Camera: Nikon D500
Exposure: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: f/4
35 mm Equiv Focal Length: 120 mm
ISO: 100

EXPLORED #396 9/7/2021

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