Dean M. Chriss
Photography
A Pleasant View, West Elk Mountains, Colorado

A Pleasant View, West Elk Mountains, Colorado

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After several cloudless days I was happy for a change in the weather. Fast moving clouds casting shadows on the rugged landscape produced a constantly changing scene on this stormy September day. With the foreground foliage near peak fall color and the West Elk Mountains shrouded in dramatic clouds, I waited for some fast moving clouds overhead to shade the nearby ridge and produce a dark wedge dividing the scene. Located in west-central Colorado, the West Elk Mountains are about 26 miles from this vantage point.