Project Athena - Day 294 (Bridges)

Now That's a Bridge

Several years ago, Lara and I took a wonderful Colorado road trip to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We didn't really plan where we would go, we just got in the car and drove. We saw some amazing scenery along the way and this was one place we stopped so I could photograph this awesome arch bridge, near Leadville, CO. At the time, I did not know it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. I just knew it was a photo opportunity that would not come again for a long while.

I am pulling it from the archives today because I love this picture and also I have run out of cool looking bridges found in northern Colorado. Hope you enjoy.

Red Cliff Bridge, built in 1940 near Minturn, Colorado

Nikon D3200 • Nikon 18-55mm lens • 55mm • F/8 • 1/125s • ISO 200

Project Athena - Day 132 (Stairs)

Box Canyon

“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone.”

— Bill Cosby

I didn't get out to shoot today. Bummed. I guess I let life get in the way. But I did make it to the store to order new contacts which feels like a step in the right direction towards achieving my goal of seeing the world in an new way. Tomorrow is another day.

I took this shot in June while in Southern Colorado. Hope you enjoy.

Box Canyon, Ouray, Colorado

Nikon D3200 • Nikon 18-55mm lens • 18mm • F/22 • 1/1.6s • ISO 400

Project Athena - Day 70 (Trees)

From the Ashes

“Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light. Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky. Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not, and what beyond is in Eternity.”

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

This tree remains standing almost two years after a forest fire scorched an area of Moraine Park in late 2012. The ground vegetation has grown back abundantly in the valley since then, covering the burn area with a soft blanket of green grasses and colorful wild flowers.

The charred blackness of this tree in stark contrast to the blue sky, the green grasses or the white snow reminds me that the earth continuously transforms itself with fire and out of those ashes, the most beautiful life is born.

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RMNP, Colorado

Nikon D3200 • Nikon 18-55mm lens • 18mm • F/13 • 1/20s • ISO 200

Project Athena - Day 66 (Trees)

The Oval...

“Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath,
no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.”

— George Bernard Shaw

The infamous oval at Colorado State University is truly a landmark in its own right. It is abundant with stately, beautiful trees that shade the walkways that arrive from various parts of campus to intersect under the canopy of green and brown. All this within one epic oval.

No matter the season, this beloved location showcases its spectacular trees with splendor and provides a marvelous refuge for students and visitors alike.

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CSU Oval, Fort Collins, CO

Nikon D3200 • Nikon 18-55mm lens • 55mm • F/5.6 • 1/250s • ISO 2800