Category: Indian Peaks Wilderness

The lakes in the Brainard Lake area of the Indian Peaks Wilderness near Boulder are exactly where they should be in their freeze/thaw cycle for […]

Crater Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Colorado

Lone Eagle Peak as seen from a small pond between Mirror and Crater Lakes in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area.

Mirror Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area of Colorado.

Lone Eagle Peak is seen under evening alpenglow from the shore of Mirror Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area of Colorado.

This view of Gourd Lake (much like one of the other photos from years ago on SilentLandscapes) is seen from the west side of Gourd […]

Sometimes the sunrises/sunsets in Colorado are so still that you can’t tell the difference between a real view and that view’s reflection in a lake.

Gourd Lake is a remote lake near treeline on the west side of the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area in Colorado. This photograph was taken from […]

I had a specific goal in mind when I went to the Indian Peaks today: Photograph the sunset while looking west. I would normally photograph […]

Taken during sunrise at Jasper Lake in Colorado’s Indian Peaks Wilderness Area

We backpacked from the abandoned town of Hessie (near Eldora) to Jasper Lake. The hike was moderate, with about 2,000 feet of elevation gain over […]

This photos shows Red Rock Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area of Colorado. Snow finally fell on the Indian Peaks today, but the lakes […]

October sunrise at Long Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area of Colorado.

I think the Brainard Lake region in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area is one of the better places to see a sunrise in Colorado. During […]

Stone Lake is in a remote area at the end of Hell Canyon in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, near the southern boundary of Rocky Mountain […]

Using my 100mm 1:1 macro lens, this photo shows a drop of water clinging to the end of a pine needle after a late afternoon […]