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Wildflowers just below Loveland Pass, near Silverthorne, Colorado
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Cascade in Spruce Creek just above the 4WD trailhead to Lower Mohawk Lake in the White River National Forest, Dillon Ranger
District, near Breckenridge, Colorado.
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Wildflowers growing along Spruce Creek.
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Intact log cabin from the mining camps. Currently used as an emergency shelter. Various mining remains are also in this
area just below the base of Continental Falls.
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The base of Continental Falls in the White River National Forest near Breckenridge, Colorado.
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Half-way up Continental Falls. This falls drops over 500 feet in a series of falls and cascades from the outflow of Lower Mohawk Lake.
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Near the top of Continental Falls.
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Along the trail that climbs to Lower Mohawk Lake. Clouds in the distance are slamming into Mount Helen. This and 95% of
all the photos in Gallery fifteen were taken in light rain.
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Along the trail to Lower Mohawk Lake.
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Looking down from above the outflow to Continental Falls.
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Just below the mine tower ruins on the trail to Lower Mohawk Lake.
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Close up of mine tower ruins.
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Cable pulley in the mine tower ruins.
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Directly below a series of small cascades from the outflow of Lower Mohawk Lake at 11,800 feet above sea level. Mount Helen in the background.
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Close up of Cascade from previous photo.
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Looking downstream from a cascade below Lower Mohawk Lake.
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Heavy cloud cover obscuring the summit of Mount Helen.
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View of Cascade from adjacent rock slabs.
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Close up of rock slabs and cascade.
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A small waterfalls in the outflow stream of Lower Mohawk Lake.
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Wildflowers on the shelf above Continental Falls. Mount Helen in the background.
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Stunted and twisted pines on the shelf adjacent to Lower Mohawk Lake.
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Close-up of stunted and twisted pines in previous image.
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Lower Mohawk Lake and basin from the adjacent shelf.
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Looking north across Lower Mohawk Lake to Mount Helen. The lake is ten acres plus or minus.
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Close up of wildflowers (Indian Paintbrush) on Windy Ridge near Alma, Colorado
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Close up of wildflowers (Mountain Bluebells) on Windy Ridge near Alma, Colorado
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