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The Light Within

Sunset above Great Smoky Mountains National Park taken from Waterrock Knob on the Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina.

Appalachian Trail - North Carolina

Sunset ~ Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Silverton Mining Road

County Road 2 just east of Silverton Colorado accesses miles of Colorado wilderness that is filled with waterfalls, ghost mines, and beautiful landscape!!! Make sure you have a Jeep though, as some parts of this road would tear your family sedan to pieces!!!

Pink Maroon Bells Sunrise

A fiery pink glow fills the sky over Maroon Bells at Sunrise. The Maroon Bells are two peaks just outside of Aspen, Colorado deep in the Elk Mountains. A US Forest Service sign on the access trail refers to these mountains as "The Deadly Bells" and warns would-be climbers of "downsloping, loose, rotten and unstable" rock that "kills without warning". Dozens of people have lost their lives climbing these two peaks, which both qualify as 14ers. The two peaks are Maroon Peak at 14,156 feet, which is the 27th highest peak in Colorado, and North Maroon Peak, at 14,014 feet, which is the 50th highest.

Pink Sunset over San Isabel National Park...

I may have had a little help from up stairs on this one. I had a chance to stop for gas before heading over one of the many mountain passes in Colorado but with half a tank and only 60 miles to the next town, I decided to hold off. I was scouting for a prime sunset location as I crested the pass, when I saw a side road that intrigued me. I tired accessing the road but the plan was immediately foiled by a thick layer of snow that still had not yet melted. I had to back out and upon doing so the gas gauge magically jumped from 1/4 of a tank to empty and the gas light popped on. I thought I may have punctured the fuel line. After a quick inspection and not finding any leaks I was fearful that the gas gauge was broken and that I was almost empty. I hurried down the pass trying to keep as much momentum as possible and conserve every bit of fuel that I had left. I reached the gas station and quickly filled up. The sun was setting fast and I had to find a workable composition. I decided to ask the gas station attendant if she had any recommended spots that I could get to quickly that were "off the beaten path." She said, I know just the spot, but you better hurry and promptly gave me directions. After a series of turns through what seemed like a maze, I found the dirt road she directed me to and raced up it hoping that I would make it in time. It was 7 miles to the top and I raced up the winding switchback road drifting through the turns and reaching speeds in excess of 80mph in some spots. I barely made it but was rewarded with this absolutely amazing fire pink sunset!!! Without the gas gauge error, I would have never stopped at the gas station, and never would have discovered this amazing spot!!!! And again, It was soo worth it!!! :)

Silverton Sunset...

I almost wrecked my rental Jeep to get this shot. I got set up for the shot that I wanted and waited for a few minutes to see if the light was going to cooperate. As I waited, I started to see this amazing light emanating from just over the pass. Now I had turned around while I was scouting for a workable composition because the back road I was on was still half covered with snow, but when I saw this light, I had to see what it looked like from on top of the mountain. I jump in Jeep Compass that I rented and started racing up this thin mountain pass road that is covered in snow, drifting through the corners and nearly going off the side. I only had minutes to get to the top before this light was gone, so I knew I had to go quick. Once I make it to the top, the road was closed and I had to run about 100 yards through wast deep melting snow. I nearly passed out from exhaustion as I composed the shot and pressed the shutter. It was totally worth it!!! :)

The Light Within

The Light Within

The Light Within

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