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I was able to capture this stunning panorama of the Red Rocks amphitheater on my camera!
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My home for the week...
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My car for the week.
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My bed for the week.
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My room for the week. Is that Sarah Palin on the TV?
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Enough boring pictures... I give you Colorado!
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Some incredible rocks piercing the Earth.
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At Red Rocks Amphitheater
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Colorado residents exercising at the enormous amphitheater.
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Residents of Colorado are some of the fittest people I've seen on this blue planet.
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There is no escaping the exquisite views of the Rockies... nor was there any reprieve from the constant onslaught of athletes.
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Some stunning vistas that cannot be seen anywhere else on Earth.
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A small model of the amphitheater. Notice how it's perfectly cut into the mountain side.
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Once an ancient seabed, these rock outcroppings now show off their geological strata.
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Standing next to a beautiful creek in a photo taken by Maria, my Venezuelan travelmate. :-)
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Can you believe this is what Coloradians (is that what you call them?) see on a daily basis?
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A small mining town just west of Denver. Time has had no effect here.
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Just a few hours ago, we were in Sun and clear blue skies.
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And a few hours later and several thousand feet higher, we're in a winter wonderland.
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Higher than Machu Picchu?? Wow.
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This photograph does not do the real scenery justice. You have to see it for yourself.
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Freezing my tail off... but it was worth it. This area was incredible!
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Okay, I've seen enough. I'm moving to Colorado. :-P
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Skiers and snowboarders enjoying the fresh powder
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A quaint little ski resort village in the Rockies.
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Can you say desktop wallpaper?
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Sleep deprived and badly hungover, the fresh mountain air is the ultimate remedy.
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I think I was the only non-white person in this village... lol. But, the people here are super nice.
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If I had a girlfriend, we'd be taking a horse ride around town... *sigh*.
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An actual gold mine.
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Narrow passageways and poorly lit corridors made this mine very scary to navigate. Good thing I'm not claustraphobic!
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It was like the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
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Some poor fella' got crushed under the rocks. ;-)
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An old drill used to cut holes into the walls of the mine.
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The large chamber used to crush rocks.
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This contraption separates the gold from the dirt.
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