Joy has discovered that she really enjoys seeing waterfalls, so while in Colorado we hiked to a few. Most of the falls were truly rushing because of recent snow melt in the mountains.
This is Fish Creek Falls which is just outside of Steamboat Springs.
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Joy by the falls overlook.
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This pictures doesn't capture the rush of the cool wind and mist from the base of the falls.
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The trailhead of Adams Falls in Grand Lake.
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Adams Falls was very difficult to photograph because it makes a ninety degree bend right near the overlook. Above is the top of the falls.
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Here, Adams Falls makes a bend between two narrow cliffs. Water from this falls becomes the Colorado River.
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Alberta Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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At the top of Alberta Falls.
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An unnamed falls above the Alberta Falls. Andy Flink and I watched an ouzel building a nest here.
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I was taking a run on a raining day in Horsetooth Park, Fort Collins, and came upon Horsetooth Falls.
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