The Emerald Kingdom Size:144”x84” Nights out in the environment

Nights out in the environment like this I can't help but expand my vision of the world

a tangle of ferns carpets the earth

Sneffels can be seen in the background just left of center image

Taken in almost darkeness this 15 second exposure captures this mystical scene as autumn colors dance among the mountainside

which shows the scale of this high alpine scene

The Emerald Kingdom Size:144”x84” Nights out in the environmentSan Juan Mountains, Colorado As I stood alone, high in this rocky wildflower basin wiping the rain drops from my lens and the wind blew up from the valley below, I couldn't help but think of this magical kingdom I was looking down upon. With one of Colorados most iconic 14,000 ft (4,267. 2 m) peaks protecting his domain and his emerald treasure that is continually fed by the alpine springs flowing down the mountain side. As the storm began to clear,