The Story Behind This Shot

A wider view from the Acorn Creek Trail north of Silverthorne, Colorado, where balsamroot and lupine fill the sagebrush and the Gore Range rises above dark forest under pink-tinged morning clouds. Snowfields up high and fresh green below say the season is turning. The trail climbs through aspen and sage toward the Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness, with views across the Blue River valley the whole way. A layered green-and-gold spring print for a wide wall.