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PhotographElk Crossing at Dry GulchPhotograph | Elk Crossing at Dry Gulch | John Fielder | Elk | Snow | valley | Dry Gulch2023.1.147
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PhotographFlowing Creek in Snowy Guanella PassPhotograph | Flowing Creek in Snowy Guanella Pass | John Fielder | Snow | Evergreen Trees | Guanella Pass | Water | Rocks | Clear Creek (Colo.)2023.1.148
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PhotographPettingell PeakPhotograph | Pettingell Peak | John Fielder | Mountain Peak | lake | Rocks | clouds | Pettingell Peak2023.1.149
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PhotographRocky Lake in Pettingell PeakPhotograph | Rocky Lake in Pettingell Peak | John Fielder | Mountain Peak | lake | Rocks | clouds | Pettingell Peak2023.1.150
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PhotographIce Lake, James Peak Wilderness 328-2Photograph | Ice Lake, James Peak Wilderness 328-2 | John Fielder | Mountains | lake | ice | Snow | Ice Lake2023.1.1110
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PhotographIce Lake, James Peak Wilderness 329-2Photograph | Ice Lake, James Peak Wilderness 329-2 | John Fielder | Mountains | lake | ice | Snow | boulders | mountain range | Ice Lake2023.1.1111
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PhotographIce Lake, James Peak Wilderness 330-2Photograph | Ice Lake, James Peak Wilderness 330-2 | John Fielder | Tents | boulders | Snow | Ice Lake2023.1.1112
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PhotographIce Lake, James Peak Wilderness 331-2Photograph | Ice Lake, James Peak Wilderness 331-2 | John Fielder | mountain range | Snow | ice | boulders | Ice Lake2023.1.1113
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PhotographLake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 1Photograph | Lake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 1 | John Fielder | creek | Snow | boulders | grass | Lake Ethel2023.1.1120
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PhotographLake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 2Photograph | Lake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 2 | John Fielder | creek | grass | Hills | boulders | Lake Ethel2023.1.1121
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PhotographLake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 3Photograph | Lake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 3 | John Fielder | lake | ice | Snow | Mountain Peak | Lake Ethel2023.1.1122
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PhotographLake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 4Photograph | Lake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 4 | John Fielder | Mountains | lake | Lake Ethel2023.1.1123
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PhotographLake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 5Photograph | Lake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 5 | John Fielder | boulders | lake | Hills | fog | Lake Ethel2023.1.1124
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PhotographLake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 6Photograph | Lake Ethel, James Peak Wilderness 6 | John Fielder | mountain range | sunrise2023.1.1125
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PhotographBoulders In Chicago LakesPhotograph | Boulders In Chicago Lakes | John Fielder | Chicago Lakes (Colo.) | boulders | mountain range | Evergreen Trees2023.1.1338
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PhotographMoss Covered BouldersPhotograph | Moss Covered Boulders | John Fielder | boulders | Moss | Rocks | mountain range2023.1.1339
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PhotographDead ForestPhotograph | Dead Forest | John Fielder | Trees | forest:Logs2023.1.1340
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PhotographHighest Lake Frozen OverPhotograph | Highest Lake Frozen Over | John Fielder | Sawtooth range | Mountain Peak | boulders | lake | ice | Snow | Evergreen Trees2023.1.1400
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PhotographHighest Lake Frozen Over 2Photograph | Highest Lake Frozen Over 2 | John Fielder | Sawtooth range | Mountain Peak | boulders | lake | ice | Snow | Evergreen Trees | mountain range2023.1.1401
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PhotographHighest Lake Frozen Over 3Photograph | Highest Lake Frozen Over 3 | John Fielder | Sawtooth range | Mountain Peak | boulders | lake | ice | Snow | mountain range2023.1.1402
This photograph shows an elk herd migrating across the top of Dry Gulch near Silver Plume in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Snow covers a small part of the terrain, while grass and rock cover the majority.
This is a photograph of Clear Creek Headwaters in Guanella Pass, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The creek runs over large rocks through the center of the photo with trees covered in snow bordering it on both sides.
This photograph shows Pettingell Peak in Clear Creek County, Colorado. In the foreground, a lake scattered with many small rocks is shown. Blue and purple clouds sit atop the peak in the background. The photograph appears to have been taken near dusk.
This photograph shows Pettingell Peak in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A lake filled with several small rocks takes up the majority of the photograph. A blue, cloudy sky sits atop the peak in the background. The photograph appears to have been taken near dusk.
A photograph of Ice Lake, an alpine lake high in the mountain in a bowl in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The lake is surrounded by rocks and the mountainside. There is a ice/glacier sheet in the lake, with some ice in "islands but connected to the main sheet. This gives the lake its name and the shelf looks like a claw or hook. There is a snow sheet leading into the lake. There is a body of water at the far end of the lake that might be a creek.
A photograph of Ice Lake, an alpine lake high in the mountain in a bowl in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The lake is surrounded by rocks and the mountainside. There is a ice/glacier sheet in the lake, with some ice in "islands" but connected to the main sheet. This gives the lake its name and the shelf looks like a claw or hook. There are several snow sheets leading into the lake on a few different sides. There is a body of water at the far end of the lake that might be a creek.
A photograph of rocks and boulders near the Ice Lake in the James Peak Wilderness in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The rocks have two whitish-yellow tents at the top. The rocks and boulders look suspiciously like petrified wood, especially the rocks in the foreground.
A photograph of Ice Lake, an alpine lake high in the mountain in a bowl in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The lake is surrounded by rocks and the mountainsides. There is a large ice sheet in the center of the lake. There are several snow sheets leading into the lake on a few different sides. The sun in its yellows and reds, shining over various mountain ranges in the distance, while bluish-purple clouds float overhead. It is sunrise.
A photograph of a creek flowing from a mountain bowl covered in snow in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The creek is pretty straight, lined up by grasses and flowing over lichen covered rocks. Parts of the grass on both banks have some frost on them. There is a small pool on the left side of the creek.
A photograph of a creek flowing through grasses and flowing over lichen covered rocks in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Parts of the grass on both banks have some frost on them. There is a small pool on the left side of the creek. Boulders are strewn across the grass. The creek flows towards a gully.
A photo of Lake Ethel covered in thin ice and surrounded by the bowl in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The snow sheet runs into the lake, which has boulders and rocks lining its edges. The bowl is lit in a reddish hue which the rest is in the shade. The lake is shallow as one can see the rocks on the lake bottom.
A photograph of Lake Ethel from a mountain ridge, surrounded by a bowl in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The bushes surrounded most the lake edges while brown and reddish vegetation cover the hillsides. The foothill on the right has blue, green and purplish hues. The lake has some deep areas in the middle and bottom left, while the shallow areas cover the coast and the top middle of the lake.
A photograph of an odd cave and a boulder in Lake Ethel in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The boulder overhangs into the lake and is propped by a few other boulders. The result is a cave that water flowed inside. At the entrance of the cave there appears to be ripples either from a waterfall or from the water bouncing off the walls. It would make the viewer think on closer inspection that the boulder and cave are a cover for an upground spring that flows into the lake.
A photograph of mountain ranges during sunrise as seen from Lake Ethel in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The bright gold sun rises with purple and pink clouds floating in a yellowish sky. The mountains are bathed in a reddish light in the background, and a purplish light in the foreground.
This is a photograph of Chicago Lakes in the Mount Evans Wilderness, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The lake makes up the lower half of the photo and is scattered with boulders. The lake is surrounded by mountains and some evergreen trees on them.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Colorado 1870-2000 II on page 25 next to the same photo taken by W.H. Jackson.
This photograph was taken near Chicago Lakes in the Mount Evans Wilderness, Clear Creek County, Colorado. In the foreground is a close-up on a bunch of boulders covered in moss. In the background are rock covered mountain ranges.
This photograph was taken near Chicago Lakes in the Mount Evans Wilderness, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The entire photo is made up of a dead forest with trees littering the ground between barren trees.
This is a photograph of Highest Lake in the Sawtooth Range, Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Clear Creek County, Colorado. In the lower half of the photo is a lake that has been mostly frozen over and covered in snow. In the background is a craggy mountain peak with few evergreen trees. The top of the peak is lit by the sun.
This is a photograph of Highest Lake in the Sawtooth Range, Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Clear Creek County, Colorado. In the lower half of the photo is a lake that has been mostly frozen over and covered in snow. In the background is a craggy mountain peak with few evergreen trees. The top of the peak is lit by the sun. There is a mountain range in the distance to the left.
This is a photograph of Highest Lake in the Sawtooth Range, Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Clear Creek County, Colorado. In the lower half of the photo is a lake that has been mostly frozen over and covered in snow. In the background is a craggy mountain range lit by the sun against clear sky.
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