Crystal Mill - Being able to take this photo is why I got up at 3:00 AM, stopped at other fantastic locations for fall colors, rode in a jeep over a six mile boulder laden lane, and got home about 11:00 PM. It really was a great day.

Since seeing photos of Crystal Mill, I have wanted to photograph it. I am so excited for now having had the opportunity to take this and other photos of it. This is five vertical photos stitched together. The Crystal Mill, or the Old Mill is an 1892 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado, United States. It is accessible from Marble Colorado via 4x4. Although called a mill, it is more correctly denoted as a compressor station, which used a water turbine to drive an air compressor. The compressed air was then used to power other machinery or tools. Today it stands as a Colorado icon, and is reputed to be the most photographed site in the state.

This is, I think one of the most beautiful spots we stopped at during our all day fall color shoot. Lizard Lake, Colorado.

Fall colors with river, house and mountain.

Several cows were sauntering around us, so I had to include at least one in a photo.

Panoramic of aspen along Capitol Road, Colorado

Capitol Road lined with tall aspen. Colorado

Looking UP

Beautiful snow covered peaks with blanketed hills of fall colors.

Beautiful fall colors in aspen grove. Colorado

An old barn framed by aspen in fall colors along Capitol Creek Lane, Colorado

Maroon Bells before the light.

Maroon Bell from lake as the light washed over the scene.