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Breathe in the open spaces…

We’ve lived and thrived in Colorado now for over a decade, and have traveled throughout both this state and our neighbors. Here are some images over a variety of seasons and locales, showcasing the stunning American west.

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Moab's Delicate Arch framed by other natural sights

The Virgin River flows along Zion Canyon in fall

Hikers survey the dune landscape just as the sun sets on Great Sand Dunes National Park
The steady wind blows the sand everywhere, reconfiguring the sand dunes
Hikers ascend sand dunes
A solo hiker atop a sand dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park
El Capitan flies high above Yosemite Valley floor
Cascading waterfall at Yosemite
Yet another cascading waterfall at Yosemite
Bryce Canyon's bright red hoodoos rise high above the floor
A succulent's leaves spread widely to collect sparse water
Moab's Delicate Arch framed by other natural sights
Two hikers ponder their size and relative insignificance in the face of millions of years of geological change
Sunset at Garden of the Gods
Sheer cliffs give way to accessible rock scrambles at Colorado's Garden of the Gods
Thistles thrive high above treeline in the rocky mountains
Weathered side on a historic Colorado cabin
Aspen trees take the front stage
Abandoned farm equipment in a Rocky Mountain valley
Freshly fallen snow in Boulder County
The Virgin River flows along Zion Canyon in fall
A vintage automobile sports its futuristic rear headlamps in Austin
Moab sunrise
The sun plays hide and seek with Delicate Arch
Early before sunrise at Moab
Fall aspens accentuate the landscape amid evergreens and boulders
It's easy to get above the clouds at Rocky Mountain National Park
Big horned sheep scramble up he rocks for their next meal at Zion National Park
Fall colors jut out to put on a display in the Narrows in Zion Canyon
A pinion pine's backlit, showing off its ornate red rocks foundation
Millions of years of water runoff in Zion
Layers and layers of rock sit atop each other high above Zion Canyon
A path leads the way through fall foliage in Colorado's San Juan mountains
High rock formations give way to fall foliage in the Rocky Mountains
The rocky landscape is punctuated by the brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows in the San Juan mountains
The steady march of the fall aspens in Colorado
An abandoned gas station displays its operator's feelings
Red rocks sit high above Boulder after a freshly fallen snow
A historic chapel sits in the early morning light in Tepoztlán, Mexico

Breathe in the open spaces…

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