After what seems like forever, the weather, a running vehicle and a day off have aligned for a magnificent hike in the mountains. Amazing how fast things change around here, two days ago it was snowing and near zero degrees. Today started out pretty chilly but by the time I was done with breakfast and coffee at Broncos the sun was shining and the wind fairly calm for 10,000 feet of elevation. There was just enough breeze to make the pine trees sing to us along the way 🙂
It wasn’t a really long trek for me and Son Boy but the fresh snow on the Sangres made for an awesome photo op and I made the best of it! Plus it seems I may actually have the dog trained to stand still while I shoot! It was clear in all directions without too much smoke or moisture so I was even able to see the distant Collgiates 🙂
It was such a pretty day that I also decided to go up to the mine walk at Goldfield and try for a shot I’ve been thinking about for awhile now, the Vindicator mine with the snowy Sangres in the background. Took a bit but I finally found the right spot and found a place to park where I wouldn’t get stuck in the new snow.
The mine is a ways from there and I wanted to bring in the mountains so I decided on my 200mm lens zoomed in all the way. Pretty sure I got what I was after 🙂 There was also a nice view of the west face of Pikes Peak from there so I grabbed that too.
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