The Story Behind This Shot
A double exposure of a Genesee Park bison in profile, his back built from the snowy Indian Peaks above Brainard Lake and the timber below them running down his neck. Many of those summits were given tribal names around 1914, the same year Denver moved its bison herd to Genesee Park. The bison had no say in either.
A big, wall-filling wildlife print with the whole divide riding on one animal.
About Brainard Lake Recreation Area
Bison - Indian Peaks is a double exposure; its landscape was photographed at Brainard Lake Recreation Area, Colorado. The Indian Peaks skyline reflected in a subalpine lake, an hour and change from Denver.
- Elevation: About 10,600 ft
- Access: Brainard Lake Road west from CO 72 at Ward
- Fees/permits: Timed-entry reservation to park inside (Recreation.gov); $10 day-use fee to walk or bike in from Gateway
Best light: Sunrise is the classic: the peaks to the west catch first alpenglow while the lake is often glassy before the wind rises.
Brainard Lake Recreation Area hiking & photo guide → · More photos from Brainard Lake Recreation Area →
Bison - Indian Peaks
Brainard Lake Recreation Area, Colorado
Part of Wild Peaks, double exposures of Colorado wildlife and mountains →
Hike to this spot: Brainard Lake Recreation Area guide →
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