Aspen of Many Colors
by Stephen Johnson
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Aspen of Many Colors
Artist
Stephen Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photos
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This photo was taken at the peak of the Fall Aspen colors at Iowa Hill in Breckenridge, Colorado, Each September, there is a new gold rush to the Colorado mountains. Breckenridge, Colorado was one of the hot spots for Gold mining in the late 1800's in Colorado. Iowa Hill was a particularly hot spot for panning for gold. Today there is a loop around Iowa Hill with interpretive signs telling about the different mining techniques used to extract the precious metal. Long sluice boxes helped separate the gold. Later on they began tearing up the mountain side with Hydraulic mining. Though most of the scars are covered up with vegetation, there is still a lot of areas still visible showing its historic past.
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October 4th, 2016
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