5/17/18: Ridgway and Red Mountain Pass, CO

After spending so much time in the desert this spring, it was finally time to head upward, and the San Juans are always my mountain range of choice. A quick stop in Ridgway with dynamic clouds led me to shoot a TerraLapse sequence from the Last Dollar Ranch, overlooking the Sneffels Range and Dallas Divide. One beautiful spot in this state–in this country; I’d love to live there someday.

Tonight I had the pleasure of hanging the hammock off some adequate support: trees! Again spending the night dispersed-camping a hundred meters off of a main highway, a quarter-mile uphill walk to tonight’s office around 10,600′ MSL. This time I had a few cars to ‘show the way’, and I didn’t have to take a drive in the middle of a sequence.

Tonight’s office location on Red Mountain Pass.

 

Milky Way over Red Mountain, Ouray, CO
Milky Way over Red Mountain No. 3, Ouray, CO (56×22″ print)

 

Milky Way over Red Mountain Pass, Ouray, CO
Milky Way rises over light trails from cars driving Red Mountain Pass switchbacks, near Ouray, CO

 

TerraLapse over Dallas Divide from near Ridgway, CO
TerraLapse over the Sneffels Wilderness from Last Dollar Ranch near Ridgway, CO

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