Daily Archives: January 13, 2014
Boulder Colorado Flatirons First Light Panorama
A panorama image view of the Flatirons in the city of Boulder Colorado at sunrise and first light. Great View of Colorado University and NCAR. Buy this print online – Boulder Colorado Flatirons First Light Panorama
City of Boulder founded in 1859, Boulder is nestled in the foothills, where the rolling plains meet the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Boulder is the most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of 5,430 feet (1,655 m). The city is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Denver.
The United States Census Bureau reported that in 2010 the population of Boulder was 97,385, population of the Boulder Metropolitan Area 294,567.
Boulder is famous for its colorful Western history, being a choice destination for hippies in the late 1960s, and as home of the main campus of the University of Colorado, the state’s largest university. Furthermore, the city of Boulder frequently acquires top rankings in health, well-being, quality of life, education, and art.
On November 7, 1861, legislation was passed making way for the state university to be located in Boulder, and on September 20, 1875, the first cornerstone was laid for the first building (Old Main Building) on the C.U. campus. The university officially opened on September 5, 1877
Boulder adopted an anti-saloon ordinance in 1907 Statewide prohibition started in Colorado in 1916 and ended with the repeal of national prohibition in 1933.
Rated the “#1 Sports Town in America” by Outside Magazine, Boulder offers countless year-round recreational activities. Take advantage of the 200 miles of public hiking and biking trails, approximately 43,000 acres of open space or the Boulder Creek Path, which runs through the middle of town.
Boulder’s Third Flatiron towers 1,400 feet high, a few hundred feet higher than the Empire State Building, and has been climbed by people without using their hands, on roller skates, naked and in 8 minutes (by separate climbers).
Pictures of the Boulder Flatirons by Colorado Fine Art nature landscape Photographer artist James Bo Insogna.
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75th and Woodland Lightning Thunderstorm View HDR
Crested Butte City Colorado Panorama View
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75th and Woodland Lightning Thunderstorm View HDR
A view from 75th Street and Woodland in north Boulder County Colorado looking west toward the Rocky Mountain foothills with car light trails from Woodland Rd as a lightning thunderstorm does it’s magic in the air. A very active night of lightning. Started shooting to the east across the street with strikes hitting over Terry Lake while watching it hit like crazy along the foothills moving south. This is after getting chased back to the home studio for car cover from some very BIG painful hail! These are nights storm chasers live for. HDR Processing. ISO 320 f7.1 30 sec 10mm. Buy Prints On-Line – 75th and Woodland Lightning Thunderstorm View HDR Read the rest of this entry
Crested Butte City Colorado Panorama View
Crested Butte Colorado, Gunnison County autumn panorama landscape scenic view. Crested Butte is located in Southwest Colorado, 28 miles north of the City of Gunnison. Crested Butte is the eighth largest historic district in the state of Colorado. Elevation: 8,885 ft . Crested Butte is a Home Rule Municipality in Gunnison County, Colorado, USA. A former coal mining town now called “the last great Colorado ski town,” Crested Butte is a destination for skiing, mountain biking, and a variety of other outdoor activities. The population was 1,487 at the 2010 census. Buy Prints Online – Crested Butte City Colorado Panorama View
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