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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
First Touch of Snow, Autumn in Colorado

We camp every fall in the mountains of Colorado and always hope for good weather. But, a passing storm left a the first dusting of snow on the mountains and cleared just at sunset when the colors were really showing in the sky, the peaks and the aspens and oaks on the Dallas Divide area of Colorado.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Ridgeway, Colorado, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © George Turner