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Above 17,000 elevation in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado

The higher you go the harder it is to breath yet it is the cleanest air and the purest water. In only a few weeks this mountain will be completely covered in snow. Sometimes even the photographer gets photographed.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2016
Date Uploaded: 10.2016
Photo Location: Near Silverton , Colorado, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D5300
Copyright: © Sierra Hanning