The Story Behind This Shot
A double exposure of two grizzlies sparring at The Wild Animal Sanctuary, filled with a full moon over Arapaho Pass in the Indian Peaks Wilderness: the moon on one bear's chest, the moonlit peaks at the waist and the pines running down into the legs. The trail to the pass follows an old wagon road that miners started in the 1870s and never finished. The bears never finish their arguments either.
A dark, moody wildlife print that glows in a dim room.
About Arapaho Pass
Grizzlies - Arapaho Pass is a double exposure; its landscape was photographed at Arapaho Pass. A historic mining trail to a Continental Divide pass with old mine relics and a view down to Caribou Lake.
- Distance: 6.6 mi round trip
- Elevation gain: About 1,800 ft net
- Pass elevation: 11,906 ft
Best light: Early morning is best: you beat the afternoon thunderstorms and get clean light on the east-facing slopes of the Arapaho Peaks and the mine relics.
Arapaho Pass hiking & photo guide → · More photos from Arapaho Pass →
Grizzlies - Arapaho Pass
Part of Wild Peaks, double exposures of Colorado wildlife and mountains →
Hike to this spot: Arapaho Pass guide →
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