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View of Apache and Shoshoni Peak from Brainard Lake.
Colorado's Front Range from Brainard Lake.
Colorado's Front Range from Brainard Lake.
Day use picnic area on the east side of Brainard Lake.
Day use picnic area on the east side of Brainard Lake.
Niwat Picnic Area on Brainard Lake's southwestern shore.
Niwat Picnic Area on Brainard Lake's southwestern shore.
View looking north from Brainard Lake.
View looking east from Brainard Lake.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date: 
08/31/2015
Moose (Alces alces) near Brainard Lake.
Niwat Picnic Area on Brainard Lake's southwestern shore.
Parking area at Brainard Lake.
View of Apache Peak (13,441 ft) and Shoshoni Peak (12,967 ft) from Long Lake.
Red Rock Lake, Brainard Lake Recreation Area.
Red Rock Lake, Brainard Lake Recreation Area.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date: 
08/31/2015
Blue Lake and Mount Toll (12,979 ft).
Pawnee Campground adjacent to Brainard Lake.
Pawnee Campground adjacent to Brainard Lake.
Pawnee Campground adjacent to Brainard Lake.

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