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Posted by Stan Rose on July 19, 2006 at 4:54 PM
Went to American Basin fri-sat for the first time (my first summer in CO). Absolutely spectacular place, though i was somewhat horrified by 1)The amount of seemingly recent construction along the alpine loop, 2)The trash at the campsites, and 3)The hordes of photographers/others trampelling the meadows. When i finally could hold my breath no more and politely suggested to one of the meadow-stompers to avoid sensitive areas, i received a 10 minute lecture about how the offendor was a firm follower of "leave no trace" and did much volunteer work for the 14ers (as if any of this excused his hypocrisy) Sigh...well get there before the flowers have all been stomped on :wink:
select pics at my website:
http://www.alienguitarabduction.com/Colorado2.htm/index.htm
Posted by Roger Rouch on July 19, 2006 at 5:30 PM
Stan, I was going to go there for my first visit next week. I think you've about talked me out of it - I'll have to think about it. Sure does take a nice picture though and yours is great. I was at Deadhorse State Park in Utah this spring thinking to take a photo at sunset near the over look. The clouds were looking quite nice, but I discovered I'd probably have to take a photo from a observation stand with a concrete floor in the company of a tour bus group and just left. Hard to get inspired by nature in these sorts of settings.
Posted by Momo Vuyisich on July 19, 2006 at 7:02 PM
Very nice photo! I love columbines, but was too windy to have them in my frame.
Posted by Stan Burman on July 19, 2006 at 7:20 PM
How far do you have to hike into American Basin from where you can park? Sorry to have to ask, but my photo backpack gets heavier as I get older.
Thanks.
Posted by Dan Walters on July 19, 2006 at 7:46 PM
Very nice image! It is a shame the way people act in the mountains.
Posted by Brian VanDenzen on July 19, 2006 at 11:52 PM
You do not have to hike far at all from the end of the road. You can find action within 200-300 yards of the parking lot, and often within mere feet of your car. But I find the best compositions further up into the basin, almost to the big turn up towards the Handies Ridge. The mountains look bigger from that location.