Springtime in the San Juans

May/June 2021  |  San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Spring is quite possibly the most beautiful time of year around the lower elevations of the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, with snow capped peaks rising above brilliant green aspens and wildflower-filled meadows. Here is a collection of my favorite photos taken this spring on various hikes, backpack trips, or just out and about near the towns of Ridgway and Telluride.

Sneffels Range Sunset Reflection
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Moon, Mountain, and Mercury
Uncompahgre Peak, Colorado
Wilson Peak Spring Sunrise
Telluride, Colorado
Sneffels Spring Showers
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Mears Lupine
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Lupine Cloudburst
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Lupine Sunrise
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
A trail winds through a meadow full of dandelions.
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
San Miguel Spring Glory
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Aspen Shade
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Aspen Stand
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Three bull elk graze on a meadow after sunset in the San Miguel Range of Colorado.
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Wilson Peak Dandelions
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
First Columbine
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Toxicity
San Juan Mountains, Colorado
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