Fesh mountain air and Sunshine

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Another shot of the Spanish Peaks showing the layers in the foothills

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On the back side of Lathrop State Park, the mountains fill the view from the lake shore-line

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We were out hiking the back edge of our property today, there are several deep Arroyo's with many natural sculptured features. This is my wife sipping a drink at what we call "Table Rock". Above her is a beautiful meadow, and I'm standing 40 ft below in the Arroyo. Some of the Arroyo's are easily 60 ft deep and narrow. When the monsoon rains come every year the water flows can be treacherous, deep, and a real torrent. There are Arroyo's all over the foothills of the Spanish Peak mountains. This rock over hundreds of years or more, was eroded all around creating the table like structure.

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Took a drive around the West Spanish Peak in La Veta, Colorado today. The Sun was low, and the clouds were nice. The peak is 13,626 ft. One of many Great Dikes (left center) is a real Sun catcher. These vertical granite formations were formed by molten rock several thousand feet underground. In some places they pushed up over 1,000 ft high.

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