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There are hundreds of beautiful images of Denver and Colorado in my archive.
  • Dan Bopeley, 42, of Aspen rips down a trail in Aspen Tuesday afternoon while being guided by his GPS unit (on handlebars) and a set of waypoints he has mapped out. The website allows members who pay the $10 annual fee to download GPS waypoints for a number of trails and Sladdin said he would like to add climbing and rafting coordinates also and make the site a community that outdoor enthusiasts could upload their favorite rides and sites into. They were riding a trail in Aspen on Tuesday August 2, 2005..(MARC PISCOTTY/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) CQ Mike Sladdin and Dan Bopeley By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • Kelley Mattingly (cq, in yellow), 25, of Carbondale, Co. rides a trail in Cardondale where she lives with her twin sister, Theresa. Both have done well in regional mountain bike races. Despite their success, neither is sponsored even by the local bike shops that have teams and they said it may have something to do with their gender because the sport is very much still a male-dominated discipline. They both have paid their own way for their racing including equipment, maintenance and travel and said the financial strain has prevented them from racing as much as they'd like..(MARC PISCOTTY / © 2005) CQ Theresa and Kelley Mattingly By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • Whitewater kayakers participate in the third annual Golden Community Rodeo 2005 Wednesday June 15, 2005 at the Golden Play Park. Men's expert competitor Brook Aitken (cq), 32, of Boulder paddles in a standing wave during the competition. The event featured about 50 kayakers competing for prizes in categories based on skill levels and judged on variety of tricks in a 35 second timed run. The competition was the last of a series of four held at the park. .(MARC PISCOTTY / © 2005) CQ Brook Aitken By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • Ashlyn Dumaw (cq), 2, of Ann Arbor, Mich. gets a birds-eye view of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve from atop her dad Kurt's (cq) shoulders as they explore the dunes during the last light of the day. Great Sand Dunes, located near Alamosa, is the state's newest national park and features stunning sand dunes that rise more than 700 feet above the floor of the San Luis Valley. Last year the National Park Service completed the conversion of Great Sand Dunes from a national monument to a national park. The park now encompasses some 150,000 acres and the dunes were formed by blowing winds that have carried sand across the San Luis Valley and deposited them at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for thousands of years. Dumaw said he has been to the dunes a couple of times now and was visiting relatives in the state this trip..(MARC PISCOTTY/ © 2005) CQ Ashlyn and Kurt Dumaw By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • Park visitors take in the mountain peaks and fragile high alpine tundra environment around the Forest Canyon Overlook at Rocky Mountain National Park on Friday August 19, 2005. The park, established in 1915, is a showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains and features peaks ranging from 8,000 to 14,259 feet tall and is home to elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, black bears, coyotes and a wide range of birds, fish and smaller animals. Numerous male elk were around the site grazing and relaxing..(MARC PISCOTTY/ © 2005) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • SHOT 4/28/2004--.The Denver Nuggets' Nene is no match for three Minnesota Timberwolves' Michael Olowokandi (#34), Sam Cassell (#19) and Kevin Garnett (in background) in the second quarter of the Nuggets 84-82 loss in the first round of the 2004 NBA. The Timberwolves lead the series 2-1 and would go on to win the series..(Photo by Marc Piscotty/ © 2004).. By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • SHOT 5/29/2003 - The Arkansas River has been called one of the most over appropriated rivers in the United States. The river provides much of the drinking and irrigation water for the area and is also of source of fun for those that run it in white water rafts or kayaks. The City of Golden recently won a court case that affirmed a city's claim for water rights for recreational purposes. A group of white water rafters successfully negotiate the Zoom Flume rapids on the Arkansas River one afternoon. The river peaked at 600 cfs last year and was already running at 2400 cfs this year and could peak as high as 3200 cfs with continued snowmelt..(Photo by Marc Piscotty/ © 2003) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • SHOT 5/7/2006 - Champagne toast at Corridor 44, a champagne and small plates restaurant and bar in Larimer Square in Downtown Denver, Co. Situated in the space that was once Denver's first city street and the site upon which Denver City was founded by General William Larimer and a party of explorers in 1858, Larimer Square and the adjoining Writer Square now offer delightful downtown culture to tourists and urban enthusiasts from all parts of the city. A high-energy vibe pervades, with rows of spiffy shops and a lively collection of restaurants and clubs catering to a non-traditional crowd. Reminding locals of the area's rich history, this quaint urban shopping district provides onlookers with a welcome display of Denver's progression, showcasing the optimistic end of the city's boom-bust cycle. .(Photo by Marc Piscotty/ © 2006) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • SHOT 8/6/2003 - As ranches and agricultural land has given way to new subdivisions in Douglas County so has the way of life changed in what was once rural, agrarian land. Strip malls and superstores have started to invade what has been the fastest growing county in the country cutting down on the amount of open space and ranch land in Douglas County. Every year however the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo captures the attention of the county's residents and recalls the days that Douglas County truly was home to ranchers and livestock alike. Derek Good (center, in white), 11, of Parker shears "Bugger", his male market lamb before showing it at the Douglas County Fair and Rodeo Wednesday in Castle Rock. Helping Good are his sister, Chelsea Good, 17 and friend Cody Flanthrope, 14, of Parker. The Goods are with the Parker Aggies 4-H club and are showing sheep, pigs and steer at the event. The Douglas County Fair and Rodeo continues through August 10th in Castle Rock, Co..(Photo by Marc Piscotty/ © 2003) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • (NEDERLAND, Co., SHOT 6/7/2004).University of Colorado professor Tad Pfeffer of Nederland treks out of the Arapaho Glacier after completing his research work there one afternoon. He and others trekked in with ground penetrating radar to study snowpack levels in the glacier near Nederland. Scientists from the University of Colorado have been studying the effects of global warming on the Arapaho Glacier near Nederland for about five years. Using new techniques such as radar, the scientists are hoping to find the total amount of snowpack in the glacier and the long-term net loss of snowpack because of global warming. .(Photo by MARC PISCOTTY/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • (DENVER, Co. - Shot 2/23/2005).A glass of red wine sits on the bar as reflections of the back of the bar area wash across the countertop at Elway's restaurant in Cherry Creek. The restaurant is owned in part by none-other than John Elway and features a number of pieces of memorabilia from his playing days up on the walls. The recently opened restaurant features steaks and seafood. .(Photo by Marc Piscotty/ © 2005) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • (DENVER, Co. - SHOT 3/29/2005).Photo of home plate, a baseball, a glove and a bat for the cover of the Colorado Rockies section for the home opener. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the Western Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains which pass through Colorado. They play their home games at Coors Field..(Photo by Marc Piscotty/ © 2005) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • SHOT 10/2/2002 - Aspen leaves gather droplets of water as the early-season snow begins to melt near Empire along Highway 40 Wednesday morning. Aspens are trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the poplar genus, Populus sect. Populus. Aspens (apart from the aberrant White Poplar) are distinguished by their nearly round leaves on mature trees, 9?16 cm diameter with irregular rounded teeth. They are carried on strongly flattened leaf stems, which enable the leaves to twist and flutter in the slightest of breezes. All the aspens (including White Poplar) typically grow in large colonies derived from a single seedling, and spreading by means of root suckers; new stems in the colony may appear at up to 30?40 m from the parent tree. Each tree only lives for 40?150 years above ground, but the root system of the colony is long-lived, in some cases for many thousands of years, sending up new trunks as the older trunks die off above ground. For this reason it is considered to be an indicator of ancient woodlands..(Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2002) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • (DENVER, Co. - SHOT 2/23/2005).Yanni's a Greek Taverna on South Monaco Parkway has been serving up authentic Greek food in the same location for 14 years. It's a small, family-run restaurant in south Denver. The marinated Greek-style lamb chops (from Colorado) are a house speciality ($21.95). .(Photo by MARC PISCOTTY/ © 2005) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • Shaun White of Carlsbad, Ca. blasts out of the halfpipe during a qualifying run for the finals at the Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix in Breckenridge, Co. on Wednesday December 14, 2005. The U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix event is the first of three stops in a series that will determine who will make the U.S. Snowboard Team that will head over to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. Twelve women and 25 men competed in the Superpipe at Breckenridge in the first of two finals Wednesday. The event continues through Saturday. White won both finals at the event qualifying for a spot on the U.S. Snowboard Team with the wins..(Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2006) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • Willi (cq, left) and Ingrid Hartstein (cq, right) of Lichtenstein, Germany head out exploring the sand dunes early one morning at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. The couple was touring many of the national parks of the Southwest and said it was their first time at Great Sand Dunes. The park, located near Alamosa, is the state's newest national park and features stunning sand dunes that rise more than 700 feet above the floor of the San Luis Valley. Last year the National Park Service completed the conversion of Great Sand Dunes from a national monument to a national park. The park now encompasses some 150,000 acres and the dunes were formed by blowing winds that have carried sand across the San Luis Valley and deposited them at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for thousands of years..(MARC PISCOTTY/ © 2005) CQ Willi and Ingrid Hartstein By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • Jim Hansman (cq), 37, of Denver leaves tracks as he treks up a sand dune at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Hansman said it was the first time he's been to Great Sand Dunes and said, "it's beautiful and awesome". The park, located near Alamosa, is the state's newest national park and features stunning sand dunes that rise more than 700 feet above the floor of the San Luis Valley. Last year the National Park Service completed the conversion of Great Sand Dunes from a national monument to a national park. The park now encompasses some 150,000 acres and the dunes were formed by blowing winds that have carried sand across the San Luis Valley and deposited them at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for thousands of years..(MARC PISCOTTY/ © 2005) CQ Jim Hansman By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • SHOT 5/29/2003 - The Arkansas River has been called one of the most over appropriated rivers in the United States. The river provides much of the drinking and irrigation water for the area and is also of source of fun for those that run it in white water rafts or kayaks. The City of Golden recently won a court case that affirmed a city's claim for water rights for recreational purposes. A group of white water rafters successfully negotiate the Zoom Flume rapids on the Arkansas River one afternoon. The river peaked at 600 cfs last year and was already running at 2400 cfs this year and could peak as high as 3200 cfs with continued snowmelt..(Photo by Marc Piscotty/ © 2003) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • SHOT 12/14/2003 - The first stop of the Vans Triple Crown of Snowboarding wrapped up its first stop of the season with the Mountain Dew Pro Nationals Superpipe and Slopestyle Finals at Breckenridge, Co. Sunday. Some of the top names in snowboarding competed Friday through Sunday in three different events - Superpipe, Slopestyle and a Rail Jam. Patrick Kagi of Antrem, N.H. makes his way through the Slopestyle course and onto a rail as spectators watch from atop the superpipe Sunday. Kagi finished 23rd in the Slopestyle event..(Photo by Marc Piscotty/ © 2003) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • A female elk grazes in the late afternoon light at Rocky Mountain National Park on Thursday August 18, 2005. The park, open since 1915, is a showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains and features peaks ranging from 8,000 to 14,259 feet tall and is home to elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, black bears, coyotes and a wide range of birds, fish and smaller animals. Large numbers of elk in the park have raised concerns over the overgrazing of native species of plants in the park allowing more invasive species to take over in their place..(MARC PISCOTTY / © 2005) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • SHOT 12/14/2003 - The first stop of the Vans Triple Crown of Snowboarding wrapped up its first stop of the season with the Mountain Dew Pro Nationals Superpipe and Slopestyle Finals at Breckenridge Sunday. Some of the top names in snowboarding competed Friday through Sunday in three different events - Superpipe, Slopestyle and a Rail Jam. Erik Leines of Big Lake, Minn. makes his way over a kink in one of the more difficult rails on the Slopestyle course Sunday during the first of two runs in the Finals. Leines finished 15th in the Slopestyle event. By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • Snowboarder Danny Kass (#11) gets some big air out of the Superpipe at the Chevrolet U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix in Breckenridge, Co. on Wednesday December 14, 2005. The U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix event is the first of three stops in a series that will determine who will make the U.S. Snowboard Team that will head over to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. Twelve women and 25 men competed in the Superpipe at Breckenridge in the first of two finals Wednesday. By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • SHOT 1/26/2004 - Ski Superpipe competitor Gigi Couttet, 15, of Courchevel, France blasts out of the pipe during a practice session at Winter X Games VIII at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen on Monday. Men's Superpipe finals are on Tuesday evening. The five day long event that started Friday and continues through Tuesday and features more than 250 of the top winter sports athletes from across the globe competing in Moto X, Ski, Snowboard and Snowmobile. For the first time, the Winter X Games will feature nighttime events under lights to go along with the live telecasts. By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • SHOT 5/4/2005 - The Denver Nuggets' Kenyon Martin (#6) battles  the San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili (#20) and Robert Horry (#5) for a rebound during the third quarter of Game 5 of their first round NBA Playoff series at the SBC Center Wednesday May 4, 2005. The Nuggets lost the game 99-89 and were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs with the loss.. By photographer Marc Piscotty
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  • Visitors to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve take in the view from atop a dune while hiking in the park late one afternoon. Great Sand Dunes, located near Alamosa, Co., is the state's newest national park and features stunning sand dunes that rise more than 700 feet above the floor of the San Luis Valley. Last year the National Park Service completed the conversion of Great Sand Dunes from a national monument to a national park. The park now encompasses some 150,000 acres and the dunes were formed by blowing winds that have carried sand across the San Luis Valley and deposited them at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains for thousands of years..(MARC PISCOTTY/ © 2005) By photographer Marc Piscotty
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