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Water in motion in a stream on the way up to Mount Evans.
Photo Date: 
09/05/2015
Aerial view of the road up to Mount Evans from a spot between Mount Goliath and Upper Mount Goliath. Idaho Springs Reservoir and Echo Lake are to the left.
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09/05/2015
Wildflowers abound in the Mount Goliath Natural Area.
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09/05/2015
Millenary bristlecone pine trees can be found in the Mount Goliath Natural Area.
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09/05/2015
Chipmunk and other wildlife inhabit this wilderness area.
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09/05/2015
Trail through a bristlecone pine grove.
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09/05/2015
Wildflowers in the Mount Goliath Natural Area.
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09/05/2015
Bristlecone pine.
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09/05/2015
Steller’s jay is one of the various bird species found below the tree line.
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09/05/2015
Fall seems to arrive early around the tree line.
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09/05/2015
Summit Lake.
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09/05/2015
Temperatures can drop from near 60 degrees to 35 as a storm rolls through.
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09/05/2015
Rainbow over Lincoln Lake.
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09/05/2015
After the storm, a rainbow appears just above tree line.
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09/05/2015
View southwest from the Mount Evans summit: Abyss Lake to the right, and Helms Lake to the left.
Photo Date: 
07/26/2013
Mountain goats inhabit the area after being introduced in the 1960s.
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07/20/2013
Mountain goats at the summit.
Photo Date: 
09/05/2015
A young mountain goat feeding on the tundra near the summit.
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07/26/2013
Sunset viewed from the Mount Evans summit.
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07/26/2013
Sunset viewed from the Mount Evans summit.
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07/26/2013
Milky Way behind millenary bristlecone pines with light pollution from Denver on the left.
Photo Date: 
07/26/2013
Star trails around the North Star behind bristlecone pine at the Mount Goliath Natural Area.

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