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Into the light

            I was already in the high country, series wise, and switched from St. Catherine and the pool to a water documentation project that caused a trek up James Creek a year ago to dredge up proof of regional history. Al and I still have a way to scramble and I saw some showy scenes on the way. This is a simple blossom but it pops. How could you miss this next to a morning trail? I still have loads of flower pictures from the Denver Botanic Gardens. Light sneaks around the aspen that line the trail. I didn't expect this to show in the high country yet that spring. Spring came late this year but July and August hammered us. 

We were scrambling up that marginal James Creek trail for a project, but too early in the morning without a doubt. We SHOULD have stopped somewhere for a leisurely breakfast. It's darn lucky any early sun filtered down into this skinny canyon scene. A little extra light could boost exposure above a shaky 1/13th second but I shot anyway, hoping that I might be able to retrieve the image with some serious processing.  

This is not far from where I shot the bloomin' Colorado columbine trailside snap on an earlier trek. Al and I were heading up to the meadow and beyond up to the ditch and diversion built in the 1800s to steal water from the South Fork of the South St. Vrain for Jamestown ore processing. Boy did that water ever pay Jamestown back bigly with a flood a few years back! 

Al claimed that he intended to do an article for the Longmont Observer about the James Creek water diversion that figured mightily into Western, Colorado and regional water law. Phil and I knew that his all had to do with the diversion at the top of James Creek a spot we visited previously and knew well. The story is well woven into our history. We have a bit of a trek before I can reveal the geography behind the story. 

Here's my colorful shot of  James Creek in Spring. The trail was a mix of foliage in lush color. This screams high Rockies palette.

Taken on: August 9, 2019

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