Ouray County Courthouse dating from 1888 on 4th Street and 6th Avenue, built during the mining boom period, includes offices, courtroom, sheriff's quarters, jail and a county art collection, Ouray, Colorado, United States of America U.S.A., North America

Dirt road winding through aspens in fall color, Silver Jack area, near Ouray, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Water rushes from below a melting snow bridge at the outlet to Wrights Lake below Mt Sneffels, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA

A pretty Victorian style mining town known as the Gem of the Rockies Rocky Mountains situated at 7800 ft. in the San Juan mountains with 5000 ft. cliffs rising around it, Ouray, Colorado, United States of America U.S.A., North America

Snow_capped Red Mountain reflected in Crystal Lake with fall colors, near Ouray, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Colorado blue columbines aqualegia coerulea survive in a mass of lichen covered boulders in Yankee Boy Basin, San Juan mountains, Colorado, USA

Scott Bacon hiking amidst waist high wildflowers in Lower Ice Lakes Basin en route to Upper Ice Lakes Basin on a summer backpacking trip, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA

Potosi Peak rising above alpine tundra at sunset and reflecting in tarn surrounded by marsh marigolds, Yankee Boy Basin, Colorado, USA

Alpenglow on peaks above American Basin with an unnamed creek rushing through green meadows, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA

Female hiker pauses to take in the view above Highland Mary Lakes in the Weminuche Wilderness, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA