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Wildflower Photography in the San Juan Mountains Where, How To Get There, and When Presenter: Doug Bennett

Last Dollar Road & Silver Pick Basin First Opportunity of the Season!!

13 June 2010 F13, 27mm

12 June 2010 f16, 45mm

12 June 2010 f16, 60mm

26 June 2010 F13, 27mm

Last Dollar Road & Silver Pick Basin
Assessable by Car
Middle to Latter Part of June Should Be Great
Morning and Evening Both Good, Scout Locations During Day
West Dallas Creek Rd Dangerous When Wet (Clay)

Yankee Boy Basin Widely Famous and Deservedly So

Yankee Boy Basin
Can be assessable by a high clearance vehicle
But dangerous if a big rain comes. . .saw a Nissan Pathfinder that had fell off the road
Great combination of waterfalls and wildflowers
Stay on the trails as this is private property (owned by a mining company who allow access)
Mid to late July prime time for wildflowers. . .I’d say the 20th
Morning and evening both good

Governor Basin Beautiful but tough to get to

Governor Basin
At a higher elevation so the flowers peak later. . .around first week in August
You need high clearance rugged 4-wheel drive
Jeep, Toyota 4-Runner, Nissan X-Terra, etc
No Toyota Highlanders, Subarus or other crossover SUVs (which now includes some Jeeps)
Road is quite narrow and rough. . .you need to be an experienced off-roader

Imogene Pass My Favorite 4-Wheel Drive Road

Imogene Pass Rd
The east side of the pass is best
Most fun 4-wheel Jeep trail. . .in one part you are driving down a flowing stream bed
Again, you need a rugged 4-wheel drive vehicle
Ruins of the Tom Boy Mine are on the west side of Pass
Great high mountain lakes!!!

Red Mountain Pass Area Lots of Varied Photographic Opportunities

Red Mountain Pass Area
Rich in mining history and old photogenic mining structures
Best sites are north of the pass along U.S. Hwy 550 (east side of highway)
Watch out for deer in the evenings. . .highest concentration I’ve ever encountered as I drove back north to Ouray so drive SLOW

Stony Pass Great Paintbrush and Deserving Of More Exploration

Stony Pass
Get a local map at Visitors’ Center in Silverton so you don’t miss the turn
Highest density of paintbrush I have seen anywhere
Road really rocky in places so best to have offroad tires

American Basin John Fielder’s Favorite for Wildflowers

American Basin
Often raining in the afternoons so I recommend shooting in the morning
Lots of opportunities with the streams and wildflowers
Road really rocky in places so best to have offroad tires

Black Bear Pass Rd My Favorite!!!! You’ll Find Treasures Here You Won’t Find Anywhere Else!!

21 July 2010 f36, 60mm

Black Bear Pass Rd
Approach from the east side. . .do not go down the west side!!!!!!
You can’t beat the combination of wildflowers and Red Mountain. . .great evening shooting!!!
Have an early dinner in Ouray and go to Black Bear in the evening and spend time there!
Watch out for the deer on the way back to Ouray!

Wildflowers in the San Juan Mountains
Do Black Bear Pass Rd for sure!!!!!
And if you can get to Yankee Boy Basin, you’ll love it!!!
And if you don’t have a rugged 4-wheel drive, you can get to American Basin pretty easy from the Lake City side (come in from the east)
Once you go, you’ll go back a lot!!!!!
And the Fall Color in the San Juans is Spectacular!!!!!

Crested Butte Great Flowers & Hiking Reaps Even More Rewards. . .I Hear

11 Jul, Kebler Pass

11 Jul f5.6 @ 190mm

3 Jul, Just north of Mt Crested Butte

3 Jul, Washington Gulch Rd

Lead King Loop 1 August 2010 F9, 24mm

14 Aug, f4.8 24mm T/S Maroon Bells

Woodland Park Burn Areas Offer Splendid Opportunities

Hayman Burn Area 19 Jun North of Woodland Park

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