Colorado Fall Colors


		Colorado Photography Tour Details
		Dates	Sep 27–Oct 3, 2009
		Leader	Todd Pierce
		Fee	$2,395 from Montrose, Colorado
		Deposit	$300
		Limit	8
			Terms and Conditions

The Rocky Mountains vie with New England as America’s most spectacular spot for autumn photography, and nowhere else in the Rockies can one find richer, brighter autumn colors than in southwestern Colorado. The San Juan Mountains, geologically the youngest sub-range of the Rocky Mountain chain, boast not only immense virgin stands of quaking aspen—the most colorful trees in the West—but also a photogenic mountain topography of soaring, saw-toothed summits and deep, breathtaking valleys.

We explore this vibrant landscape at the very peak of the season and observe whole mountainsides ablaze with the vivid yellow, orange and red hues of the transformed aspen leaves. Often, at this time of the year, the mountain summits will be dusted with white from the first snowfall, imparting the seasonal drama of the coming cold winter to the panorama of warm autumn tones below. Imagine this scene under the crisp blue of high altitude skies and you will have an idea of the photographic treat in store for us during this weeklong shoot!

As we shift with the advancing color from valley to valley, the constantly changing vistas promise enough photographic variety to fill three or four weeks of shooting—not just one. We’ll capture the scenic panoramas encompassing Ralph

Lauren’s Double RL Ranch, the imaginative zigzag patterns of classic western-style aspen bole fences, and pass through a number of well-preserved historic mining towns on our tour of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. Included in our shoot will be the ghost town of Animas Forks, along with visits to historic Silverton and the world-famous resort of Telluride. At every turn, we will enjoy and photograph the finest displays of turning leaves in the West.

Learn the techniques to design some of the best in western landscape photography—plan to join Todd Pierce to capture the exceptional splash of fall colors in the Colorado Rockies!

Day 1 (Sep 27)
Participants arrive Montrose airport for the afternoon transfer by group van to our hotel. (D)

Days 2–6
With only one hotel as our base, we spend these five full days photographing aspen forests ablaze in backlit glory. We’ll shoot expansive aspen-covered mountainsides reflecting in a glassy lake, streams and waterfalls accented with autumn color and historic ghost towns set against rugged mountain backdrops. Unbroken aspen forests fill our lenses as we concentrate on locations made famous by a host of contemporary photographers—including the spectacular scenics of Dallas Divide, the superb high country along the Million Dollar Highway, the Uncompahgre Plateau and the back roads of Owl Creek Pass

leading to Courthouse Rock—the filming location for two classic John Wayne movies, True Grit and Cimarron. Our daily itinerary depends upon the weather and on the continually changing altitudinal aspen palette, as we seek out and photograph the shimmering yellows and golds of aspens at their peak of color. (BLD)

Day 7 (Oct 3)
We drive to the Montrose airport this morning for return flights home. (B)



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Colorado Fall Colors

Colorado Photography Tour Details