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Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Calhan

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  • Paint Mines — El Paso County's clay badlands look like nothing else on the Front Range — hoodoos and banded spires in orange, pink, and white, carved out of iron-rich clay that American Indians once collected here for paint. The formations have been shaped by roughly 9,000 years of erosion, and the light hits them differently enough throughout the day that it's worth planning around golden hour specifically — the low angle rakes across the banding and brings out color you simply don't see at midday.
Snow in Every Crease — Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Calhan. Snow settling into every crease and gully of the Paint Mines at first light near Calhan, Colorado.
Snow in Every Crease
Hoodoos in Snow Hats — Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Calhan. Capstone hoodoos wearing fresh snow like hats at the Paint Mines near Calhan, Colorado, under…
Hoodoos in Snow Hats
Layer Cakes With Stone Lids — Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Calhan. Reds, whites, and ochres doing all the talking at the Paint Mines near Calhan,…
Layer Cakes With Stone Lids
The Quietest Hour — Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Calhan. Dawn light easing into the gullies at the Paint Mines near Calhan, Colorado while snow hides in…
The Quietest Hour
After the Squall — Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Calhan. A dusting of snow settling into the white clay at the Paint Mines near Calhan, Colorado after a…
After the Squall
Dawn Belongs to the Wind — Paint Mines Interpretive Park, Calhan. First light finding the white clay at the Paint Mines near Calhan, Colorado before anyone…
Dawn Belongs to the Wind