COME TO LIFE | 10 No-Filter-Needed Photo Experiences Rifle Ice Caves Near Rifle Winter brings bonus beauty to Rifle Mountain Park, where ice caves wait to thrill shutterbugs. You can easily spend a full day shooting electric-blue explosions of ice, shockingly turquoise icicles and massive frozen, pillar-like formations. Sangre de Cristo Mountains Near Crestone Come sunset, the Mystic San Luis Valley light plays on the peaks of the majestic Sangre de Cristos. Stay focused as the neon-pink alpenglow shifts to darkest crimson: The sight is so stunning you might forget to take your shot. Mount Sopris Near Carbondale The dual summits of Sopris are a photographic delight in every season. Fall is especially striking, as vibrant yellow and red foliage pops up from verdant carpets in eye-pleasingly harmonious contrast to the mountain’s snow-dappled crags. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: GETTY IMAGES/BRAD MCGINLEY; ERIC WUNROW; ADOBESTOCK/BRIDGET CALIP; GETTY IMAGES/JEFF EDWARDS; TODD POWELL. KEEP THESE SPOTS MAGICAL by following Care for Colorado Leave No Trace Principles and tagging pictures responsibly on social media. Learn more at Twin Lakes Twin Lakes Just off the Top of the Rockies byway sit the glimmering waters of the state’s two largest glacial lakes. Within their evergreen-ringed surfaces, you’ll find mirror images of Mount Elbert, our highest peak. Sand Wash Basin Maybell Wild horses — from ruddy sorrels to patterned paints — freely gallop across picturesque mesas speckled with sagebrush and juniper. Each May, catch cowboy culture in action at the Great American Horse Drive. Colorado.com/ CareForColorado 38 1-800-COLORADO
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