Look how absolutely fucking beautiful this is

[Coloradomtnman]

I took this from my back porch.

Well, it's from your state and not far from you if you live in Denver. Pike National Forest, Rampart Reservoir River. Been a long time, but I toured that area on motorcylce for a few weeks one summer. I think I visited the old WWII 10th Mountain Div. training base and Memorial way up in the mountains on a gravel road pass.

San Isabel National Forest between Leadville and Minturn is where the old 10th Mountain training base and memorial are located. My best friend manages the 10th Mountain hut system and I've helped him shovel snow at the memorial when the original members get together for reunions, those that are left. I've met some of them. Tough sonsabitches. They still ski and put away some whiskey.

Thanks. I bought a beautiful hand-crafted silver spread eagle six-inch tall decoration in that little town. The road turned into gravel as you entered the trees headed to Leadville. Is that road still gravel or did they pave it? I believe my pilgrimage was about 25 years ago.

Nope, it's paved now and is a national scenic byway.

 

[ABikerSailor]

The picture itself is beautiful, but what it represents is not.

Anyone else notice that the river used to be a lot deeper? That is a picture of a drought in progress.