This mine, and what is left of its associated buildings, is near the top of 14,286 foot Mount Lincoln, south of Breckenridge, Colorado. #colorado #history #photography #ruins #scenery

Southwest of Denver, Colorado, the Lost Creek Wilderness gets its name from the creek that runs though this valley, which disappears underground for long distances and then erupts out of the rocks again, sometimes with great force. #colorado #scenery #photography

This homestead, which was clearly visible from a well traveled road east of Keystone, Colorado, was surrounded by bushes so dense that it remained relatively undisturbed for nearly a century before finally collapsing. #colorado #ruins #history #photography

Because of where they grow, cactus are usually pretty obvious, but the small ones are easy to overlook until they are suddenly bursting with flowers, like this one near Buffalo Creek, Colorado. #colorado #photography #cactus #flowers

It would be interesting to know if this abandoned house west of Nederland, Colorado belonged to the owner of the nearby mine, or if it was occupied by people who stayed behind after the miners left. #colorado #history #photography #ruins

The Pawnee National Grassland, northeast of Greeley, Colorado, is an interesting place to explore, even in the winter. #colorado #scenery #photography

Suwon, South Korea #korea #suwon #travel #photography

Water is great, but the best way to get Kali to smile is to go for a hike in a blizzard, like we did on this day, east of Empire, Colorado. #kali #kuvasz #dogs #colorado #scenery

The headframe at this mine near Black Hawk, Colorado is pretty typical, but the stone platform that was built for the hoist machinery seems kind of extravagant for such a small operation. #colorado #history #photography #ruins

Marmots are usually pretty skittish, but except to keep an eye on me when I walked past during a hike near Caribou, Colorado, this one barely moved. #colorado #wildlife #photography

This abandoned house outside Nevadaville, Colorado is slowly being engulfed by aspen. #colorado #history #photography #ruins

North of Berthoud, Colorado, the Red Mountain Open Space contains a maze of red canyons filled with dense ground cover. #colorado #scenery #photography

Cabins, machine shops, and other structures are usually clustered around mine openings, but this cramped building above Georgetown, Colorado was built at the entrance to a tunnel, possibly to allow work during the winter. #colorado #history #photography #ruins

New Delhi, India #delhi #india #travel #history #photography

Looking west from Chair Rocks, which is near Buffalo Creek, Colorado, with the Cathedral Spires in the foreground and Mount Blue Sky in the distance. #colorado #scenery #photography

It didn't seem like Kali really cared all that much when we unexpectedly found an old bulldozer on top of a mountain south of Montezuma, Colorado. #kali #kuvasz #dogs #colorado #history #artifacts

The narrow canyons north of Creede, Colorado would certainly have been better off had they not been mined, but the precariously perched structures and sprawling tailing piles do add a lot of interesting details to the view. #colorado #history #photography #ruins #scenery

In late June east of Allenspark, Colorado, frogs have gone silent and it looks like summer, but there's still snow in the foothills above ten thousand feet. #colorado #scenery #photography

This is part of a rock drill that I found on the side of a mountain near Breckenridge, Colorado, far from any evidence of the machinery that would have been necessary to provide compressed air. #colorado #history #photography #artifacts

The hills around Camp Hale, which was an Army 10th Mountain Division training base near Leadville, Colorado, is a good place to see aspen change color in the fall. #colorado #scenery #photography

Kabul, Afghanistan #afghanistan #kabul #travel #history #photography

While it's not always the case, the additional effort that was put into the construction of living areas, compared to workshops and sheds for machinery, is evident in this row of buildings outside Silver Plume, Colorado. #colorado #ruins #history #photography

Avalanche Lilies flourish in the sun across from slowly melting snow banks near Nederland, Colorado in early summer. #colorado #scenery #flowers

While the cabin is typical, the partially collapsed two story building, which was probably a bunkhouse, is more unusual, and might have been built because it could take all day to walk or ride a horse up the mountain from Georgetown, Colorado. #colorado #history #photography #ruins

Kali almost gets her tail caught in a bush and a face full of grass while trying to turn around on a trail near Boulder, Colorado. #kali #kuvasz #puppies #scenery #photography

Staying still isn't necessarily a good defense strategy when it means getting stepped on, but thankfully this lizard moved in time for me to see it while I was hiking northeast of Greeley, Colorado. #colorado #photography #lizards

It's probably safe to call this structure that I found near Montezuma, Colorado a kiln, but even though the pointed steel cap and the evenly spaced holes are pretty good clues, I still have no idea what was manufactured in it. #colorado #history #photography #ruins

Looking up towards the Continental Divide in early summer, west of Boulder, Colorado. #colorado #scenery #photography

Tokyo, Japan #japan #tokyo #travel #photography

Finding abandoned harvesting equipment on land that doesn't look very good for farming usually means there was a homestead nearby, which was the case in this valley near Aspen Park, Colorado. #colorado #artifacts #history #photography

When I first moved to Boulder, Colorado, I hiked most of the trails and climbed all of the peaks west of town, yet for some reason I never bothered with the Royal Arch, and now that I've seen it I'm glad I did. #colorado #scenery #photography

This rock formation southwest of Denver, Colorado not only provides a back wall to an old cabin, but also preserves it by protecting it from the elements. #colorado #ruins #scenery #history #photography

Hail from a nearby thunderstorm temporarily turns summer into winter during a hike along the Continental Divide, west of Nederland, Colorado. #kali #kuvasz #dogs #scenery #photography

Even though they occasional get washed clean by flooding, the canyons north of Loveland, Colorado are still well populated by hearty trees and bushes. #colorado #scenery #photography

This steam hoist north of Leadville, Colorado seems to have been improvised in many ways, which makes me wonder how many times it came close to blowing up while in operation. #colorado #artifacts #history #photography

For a long time I didn't bother adjusting my hiking schedule to accomodate shorter days, which often meant walking in the dark, but there were some benefits, like this view of Torreys Peak from a ridge west of Silver Plume, Colorado. #colorado #scenery #photography

Seoul, South Korea #korea #seoul #travel #photography

Judging by the size of the trees growing inside, the roof on the right side of this cabin I found northwest of Como, Colorado, must have failed soon after the site was abandoned, and yet the left side is still holding up pretty well. #colorado #history #photography #ruins

There are more lily flowers in this pond near Leadville, Colorado than I've ever seen in one place, but as is always the case, I couldn't get very close, so next time I'll probably have to consider getting wet. #colorado #scenery #flowers #photography

If this wheel was sitting in a pile of junk, or even still fastened to a farm tractor, I wouldn't have thought much of it, but because I found it in a valley near Central City, Colorado, I can't help but wonder if it's actually a wheel. #colorado #history #artifacts #photography

After a long hike west of Alice, Colorado, during which she was always in the lead, Kali finally decides that sometimes it's okay just to lie down and enjoy the view. #kali #kuvasz #dogs #colorado #scenery

A Great Blue Heron hangs around in Boulder, Colorado at the end of November long after most others have flown south. #colorado #scenery #birds #photography

None of the trees around this powder house west of Central City, Colorado had likely even sprouted when it was abandoned. #colorado #ruins #history #photography

New Delhi, India #delhi #india #travel #history #photography

West of Empire, Colorado, a small pond fed only by melting snow from Stanley Mountain somehow lasts through the summer. #colorado #scenery #photography

Looking over the weathered remains of a mine structure near Alice, Colorado, towards James Peak and Mount Bancroft, with the pitiful remains of Saint Marys Glacier below. #colorado #ruins #history #scenery #photography

The railroad grade to what was, at the time, the highest tunnel in the world, was cut out of the side of a mountain near Saint Elmo, Colorado. #colorado #history #scenery #photography

Snooping around in an old building would normally be a priority for Kali, but on this late spring day, while exploring the high mountains east of Breckenridge, Colorado, sliding around on a crusty snow bank was irresistible. #kali #kuvasz #dogs #scenery #history #ruins #photography

On my second visit to this cabin, which is on the western ridge of 14,265 foot Quandary Peak near Breckenridge, Colorado, I found that in the years since I had first been there, it had collapsed, leaving nothing but a pile of broken boards. #colorado #history #photography #ruins

West of Boulder, Colorado, water from the overflowing Crater Lakes cuts through a lingering snow drift. #colorado #scenery #photography