The Story Behind This Shot

Morning light over the Sawatch Range from the trail to Hope Pass, Colorado, with a line of turning trees climbing a steep scree slope toward a cluster of bare summits. A low band of gold under heavy cloud keeps the mountains warm without washing them out. Hope Pass sits high between Twin Lakes and Winfield and is best known as the double crossing in the Leadville 100, so the climb is steep enough that most people only see this view once. A tall, quiet mountain print for a narrow wall.