Colorado - Monarch Pass

Leaving the Black Canyon, we headed up to Rocky Mountain via Monarch Pass. For much of this drive the weather was rainy, and clouds limited the photography. Too bad, our route took us past many of Colorado's "Fourteeners," the mountains over 14,000 feet. Clouds have their photographic moments, however.

At the top of Monarch Pass, you can take a cable car up to a viewpoint above the 12,000 foot level.

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Storm over Colorado farm

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At the top of Monarch Pass

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K. At the top of Monarch Pass, at 12,000 feet

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Sunlight streams on the mountaintop

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Layers of mountains with storm

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Blue Mesa Reservoir, along the Gunnison, in Colorado

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Other layers of mountains with storm

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Trees, storms and mountains