The Story Behind This Shot
A double exposure of a bear from The Wild Animal Sanctuary, with the Gore Range spires above Willow Lakes running along its back and their reflection filling the legs. The Gore Range takes its name from Sir St George Gore, an Irish baronet who led a lavish hunting expedition through the American West in the 1850s. The reflection takes about six miles of trail each way, none of which the bear walked.
A bold wildlife print with a whole mountain range and its reflection inside one animal.
About Willow Lakes Trail (Gore Range)
Bear - Willow Lakes is a double exposure; its landscape was photographed at Willow Lakes Trail. A long climb out of Silverthorne to a chain of lakes beneath Red Peak and the jagged Zodiac Spires.
- Distance: About 12 mi round trip from Willowbrook
- Elevation gain: About 2,700 ft
- High point: About 11,450 ft
Best light: Morning gives the calmest water and the best chance at reflections of Red Peak and the spires, and it also keeps you ahead of afternoon storms.
Willow Lakes Trail (Gore Range) hiking & photo guide → · More photos from Willow Lakes Trail →
Bear - Willow Lakes
Part of Wild Peaks, double exposures of Colorado wildlife and mountains →
Hike to this spot: Willow Lakes Trail (Gore Range) guide →
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