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Shrine Pass, Colorado

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  • Shrine Pass — One of the most accessible high-alpine wildflower displays in the state, reached by a 2WD-passable dirt road off I-70 between Vail and Copper Mountain. Shrine Ridge Trail climbs to a ridge that's wall-to-wall color by mid-July, with Mount of the Holy Cross visible on the horizon — get low with a wide lens so the closest flowers are big in the frame and the peaks still read clearly behind them.
Paintbrush on Shrine Ridge — Shrine Pass, Colorado. Looking out from the top of Shrine Ridge near Vail Pass, Colorado, as morning light turns the haze…
Paintbrush on Shrine Ridge
Wildflowers Under Pink Peaks — Shrine Pass, Colorado. Wildflowers filling the foreground on Shrine Pass while the Gore Range catches pink alpenglow behind a…
Wildflowers Under Pink Peaks
Ranges Stacked in Pink — Shrine Pass, Colorado. Range after range fading into pink and blue haze from Shrine Pass at sunrise, spruce tops cutting sharp…
Ranges Stacked in Pink
The Meadow Fills In — Shrine Pass, Colorado. A green meadow on Shrine Pass covered in yellow and pink wildflowers at first light, spruce holding the edges…
The Meadow Fills In
Peach Light on the Gore — Shrine Pass, Colorado. Peach and rose sunrise light spreading over the Gore Range from Shrine Ridge, with spruce standing dark in…
Peach Light on the Gore