First Season Mountain Snows

By September, the high mountains of Colorado and Wyoming are dusted with snow even though it may be summer-like at lower elevations. The camera captures the first mountain snows. (photos by John Nordin, 2007)



Colorado’s Never-Summer Range as seen from U.S. Hwy 14 west of Ft. Collins

Snowy Range Pass, west of Laramie, WY

Mix of fall and winter, west of Encampment, WY

Lake Marie, west of Laramie, WY

Mirror Lake, west of Laramie WY

Frosted trees west of Encampment

Lake Bellamy, west of Laramie WY