Road Trip USA – Colorado and Arizona in Color Photos

Grand skies, incredible nature. Delicious eats and dramatic mountain passes. Peaceful rivers and powerful inspiration for the imagination.  These are the traits, all bolstered by the sharp, clean, invigorating scent of mountain air kissed by the vanilla scent of a fresh summer rain and the vanilla perfume of Ponderosa pine trees.

The following are color photos taken during my two week road trip across northern Arizona (briefly) before settling in along the west fork of the Dolores River in southwestern Colorado.  Once we had our camp set, we used it as a base for exploring the San Juan Forest and surrounding area. The San Juan Mountain Range and the southern Colorado Rockies remain one of my favorite places in the world.

Trout Lake

The Road to Groundhog Telluride Road 38

West Fork of the Dolores

Trout Lake North Eastern Arizona Aspen Grove Near Stoner Mesa Road

West Fork of the Dolores

An Old Ford Near Dunton Perseid Meteor Shower Telluride

Stoner Mesa Meadow

Hummingbirds at War West Fork of the Dolores Stoner Mesa Meadow

Trout Lake

Meadow Creek Telluride Approaching Monument Valley

San Juan Mountains

Near Ames Old Aspen near Dolores Near Dolores, Colorado

Trout Lake

West Fork of the Dolores Cortez

Telluride

Photos in this post were taken with a Canon 6D using a mixture of Canon lenses including the EF 50mm f/1.4, EF 17-40mm f/4L, EF 40mm f/2.8, and Tamron 70-300mm.  For specifics, click the photo and view it on flickr as the flickr profile includes the exact EXIF data for the shot.  The above links are affiliate links and all photos are made available under a CC non-commercial license in full HD resolution.  Remember, you can always explore all of my photos over on on flickr which includes a number of shots that didn’t make it to the blog (160 in total).