Colorado Images Gallery (122 images) Photo Gallery by Don Boyd at pbase.com

Colorado Images Gallery (122 images)

I have loved visiting Colorado since my first trip there in 1975 to visit my great 50-year friend Brenda Reiter who is pictured in her own gallery on my site ( https://pbase.com/donboyd/brenda_reiter ). Thanks to numerous visits while growing up, our oldest daughter Karen moved to Colorado Springs in 2000 after graduation from Florida State University and now we have more reasons, like Karen's two sons who came along in 2005 and 2014, to visit this great state full of so much natural beauty. Colorado is like our second state because we have been to Colorado far more times than any other state in the USA and every visit has been great. We never tire of seeing the mountains, the expansive beautiful and peaceful Air Force Academy grounds and buildings, and Colorado Springs which has been growing beyond belief over the years.

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Don Boyd		09-Aug-2017 00:56
Thank you, Jose Antonio! Don

joseantonio		08-Aug-2017 16:37
very nice collection of great images.v.

Don Boyd		06-Sep-2010 02:24
Hernan, thank you for your message. My leg is almost back to normal except for pain during weather changes but that will go away eventually or so I'm told. : ) Don't go breaking any legs when you're over 60 because the recuperation time was unbelievably long in my opinion. Don

Hernan E. Enriquez		05-Sep-2010 22:59
Don I hope you have recovered very well with no residual problems. i have enjoyed your galleries since I discovered your MIA photos when I was doing aviation. This colorado gallery is just terrific! Hernan

Don Boyd		23-Apr-2010 16:17
Thank you for posting, Anita. I love every visit out to Colorado despite the ice hazard and I envy our daughter, grandson and son-in-law for living out there with such beautiful scenery all around them. Don

Anita		23-Apr-2010 13:52
Loved your photos! As an ex-Miamian and ex-Coloradan I have thoroughly enjoyed your website. Grew up and Miami and fell in love with Colorado (Colo. Springs area) in high school, lived there for several years - These pictures could've been from some of my photo albums! Now a Tampa resident, but my heart yearns for Colorado ... So nice to see so much of the Florida/Colorado connection here.

Don Boyd		06-Dec-2009 17:56
Thank you, guest. I'm now in an orthopedic boot after three weeks in a cast and two weeks in a splint and still not supposed to put weight on the leg. Another week and a half and I can stop wearing the boot. I'll definitely be back but in the warmer months but one never knows about CO weather because it can vary so much. I learned a lesson about black ice, that's for sure, so I'll be more careful on future visits if the temps are low enough to have ice in places. Don

Guest		06-Dec-2009 16:42
Don - Sorry to hear about your fall - I hope this message finds you doing better. December has brought snow and has been very very cold. It hit -10 this weekend, but the zillions of stars and beautiful views make it all worth while. Get better fast and give Colorado another visit.

Don Boyd		19-Oct-2009 05:07
Lynne and Guest, welcome to the site and thank you for your comments. I love Colorado and Colorado Springs but I'm a little down on Colorado right now - we flew out to the Springs a week ago Friday and the first day I was there I slipped on black ice on the hotel's sidewalk and broke a bone in my left leg. It was 25 degrees with a stiff wind and light snow, the same day there was a 50-car pileup on I-25 in the Springs. I've been in considerable pain since and the operation to put in a plate and screws is Tuesday back here in South Florida. Don

Guest		18-Oct-2009 21:04
From 2 Native ex-Miamians- Born in Miami -1948 and 1956 and raised in Miami my husband and I move just outside of Cripple Creek in 2001. We have an older fixer home in the woods with a great view of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 18 miles from Florissant. We love it. I graduated from Miami High and my husband was the first senior class from Palmetto. Viewing the old photos of Miami and reading the comments has been a great way to spend a BEAUTIFUL fall football afternoon. Go Dolphins!

Lynne Childress Schlaufman		26-Jan-2009 18:11
You are so right - living in Colorado is a dream come true. I left WPBch in 1981 and moved to the Springs. I owned a successful construction company for many years and retired in 1999. A little over a year ago went back to college. There are so many benefits here - great schools, beautiful scenery, wonderful people, awesome weather (just enough cold and snow to have a real winter), gambling, outdoor events, terrific churches, and family activities for every kind of family. I think about moving so I can be near two of my kids (three live here) and I just can't go. If anyone is thinking about moving away from Florida or anywhere, come to Colorado Springs...I promise you will love it. It's not expensive to live here either. Pay is as good as most places. We would love to have some more ex-Miamians !!!

Don Boyd		24-Sep-2007 23:37
Thank you for your comments Carol. My daughter and her family live in Colorado Springs and we love visiting out there two to four times a year. I suspect that there are a lot of ex-Miamians and ex-Floridians living out there. I'm glad you're enjoying living out there too and wish you a lot of healthy years in such a beautiful locale. Don

Carol (LaCroix) Chance		24-Sep-2007 19:45
You're right about the beautiful State of Colorado. My husband and I left Ft. Lauderdale in March this year (2007) and bought a beautiful new home in the mountains just outside Colorado Springs in the town of Florissant. We truly feel like we've come home to "America the Beautiful." Everyday we wake up and have to pinch ourselves because we can't believe how blessed we are to live in such a wonderful place. There are so many things to do and see here even throughout the winter months. Both my husband and I grew up in South Florida. I spent my early years in Hialeah (both my folks worked for the airlines) and have many fond memories of what life was like when South Florida was truly a paradise. I attended Hialeah High School and graduated in 1969. We feel like we've found a special kind of paradise living up here in these mountains and hope to stay here the rest of our lives. Enjoyed your website. Carol Chance

celia		18-Jun-2007 16:57
all of this images are nice

Don Boyd		20-Feb-2007 08:39
Thanks Enny! Don

Guest		02-Jan-2007 20:14
great gallery with beautiful images of landscapres,wonderful.

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1990 - Durango Silverton Railroad	1990 - Durango Silverton Railroad	1990 - Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve	1990 - Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde	1996 - Lake County-Leadville Airport, highest elevation public airport in North America
1996 - Majestic old home in Leadville	1996 - Beautiful downtown historic Leadville	1996 - Beautiful downtown historic Leadville with the Silver Dollar Saloon dating back to 1879	1996 - Beautiful downtown historic Leadville	1996 - Beautiful downtown historic Leadville
1996 - Beautiful downtown historic Leadville	1996 - Highway 91 going north between Leadville and Copper Mountain/I-70	2003 - Beautiful downtown historic Leadville	2003 - Dillon Reservoir	2006 - Private aircraft with 14,110' Pike's Peak in the background
2006 - Colorado Springs Municipal Airport at 6200' elevation with 14,110' Pike's Peak in the background	2006 - Colorado Springs Municipal Airport at 6,200' elevation with 14,110' Pike's Peak in the background	2006 - Pike's Peak from Colorado Springs Municipal Airport	2007 - Meadow Muffins in Old Colorado City	2007 - Old Colorado City
2007 - Great Sand Dunes National Park after a thunderstorm with hail	2007 - Great Sand Dunes National Park in the late afternoon after a thunderstorm	2007 - Great Sand Dunes National Park in the late afternoon after a thunderstorm	2007 - five people climbing the dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park after a thunderstorm with hail	2007 - a couple of people climbing dunes at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in the late afternoon after a thunderstorm
2007 - Great Sand Dunes National Park in the late afternoon after a thunderstorm	2007 - Great Sand Dunes National Park	2007 - Great Sand Dunes National Park	2007 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado	2007 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado
2007 - first snow of the 2007/2008 fall/winter season	2007 - first snow of the 2007/2008 fall/winter season	2007 - first snow of the 2007/2008 fall/winter season	2007 - Northwest Airlines Airbus A-320 N344NW with Pike's Peak in the background	2007 - part of Garden of the Gods in the foreground and Pike's Peak in the background
2008 - the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - river rafters in the Arkansas River next to the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - scenery from the Royal Gorge Railroad
2008 - scenery from the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - the view from an open-air car on the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - scenery from the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - river rafters in the Arkansas River next to the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - scenery from the Royal Gorge Railroad
2008 - scenery from the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - passengers on one of the open-air cars on the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - passengers on one of the open-air cars on the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - passengers on one of the open-air cars on the Royal Gorge Railroad	2008 - the Royal Gorge Bridge, 1100+ feet above the Royal Gorge Railroad tracks
2008 - the train on the Hanging Bridge in the Royal Gorge	2009 - the Exchange and Commissary complex at Peterson Air Force Base stock photo #3328	2009 - the picnic area and playground across from the commissary at Peterson AFB photo #3329	2009 - Convair F-102A-60-CO Delta Dagger #56-01109 on display at Peterson AFB military stock photo #3330	2009 - a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter on display at Peterson Air Force Base stock photo #3331
2009 - a Curtiss P-40E Warhawk on display at Peterson Air Force Base military stock photo #3332	2009 - the Peterson Museum at Peterson Air Force Base military stock photo #3333	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3364	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3365	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3366
2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3367	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3368	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3368	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3371	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3375
2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3376	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3377	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3378	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3379	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3380
2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3388	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3395	2009 - Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs landscape stock photo #3396	2010 - view of the mountain while on the ski lift at Crested Butte Mountain Resort	2010 - a view to the north from the Crested Butte Mountain Resort
2011 - Crystal Reservoir and the top of Pike's Peak in the background	2011 - the gift shop on top of Pike's Peak	2011 - the view south from the top of Pike's Peak	2011 - the view from the top of Pike's Peak	2011 - a view of Colorado Springs from the top of Pike's Peak
2011 - a view of the northern portion of Colorado Springs from the top of Pike's Peak	2011 - Peterson Air Force Base and Colorado Municipal Airport as viewed from the top of Pike's Peak	2011 - the southeast view from the top of Pike's Peak	2011 - the cog train terminus at the top of Pike's Peak	2011 - the view to the north from the top of Pike's Peak
2011 - the view to the northwest from the top of Pike's Peak	2011 - a view from the top of Pike's Peak	2012 - the Air Force Academy and Chapel in the background	2012 - a street view of the Front Range from a street in northern Colorado Springs	2012 - a street view of the Front Range and Pike's Peak from a street in northern Colorado Springs
2012 - the Air Force Academy classroom buildings and chapel	2012 - our nice hotel for four nights - Residence Inn across from the Air Force Academy	2012 - the Air Force Academy stadium, cadet classrooms and cadet chapel	2012 - closeup of the Air Force Academy stadium, cadet classrooms and cadet chapel	2012 - the Air Force Academy stadium, cadet classrooms and cadet chapel
2012 - a view of the Front Range and Pike's Peak from northern Colorado Springs	2012 - looking north-northwest from Peterson AFB with the FAA Control Tower at Colorado Springs visible on the left side	2012 - Pike's Peak with the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower at Colorado Springs Municipal Airport/Peterson AFB on the right	2012 - gorgeous sunset clouds over Colorado Springs and Pike's Peak (2 images combined)	2012 - the Jeppeson terminal at Denver International Airport in the late afternoon
October 2014 - the front range and Pike's Peak in early morning sun from field next to Marriott Residence Inn North - Academy	April 2016 - the former FAA Air Traffic Control Tower at Stapleton International Airport in Denver	April 2016 - Pike's Peak and northwest Colorado Springs from field next to Marriott Residence Inn North - Academy	May 2016 - U. S. Air Force C-17A tail at Peterson AFB with Pike's Peak in the background	June 2016 - the view from the front of Phantom Canyon Brewery, one of our favorites in Colorado Springs
June 2016 - the western wall and entrance (right) of the Phantom Canyon Brewery in Colorado Springs	September 2016 - cell phone panoramic view of The Garden of the Gods as sun was setting over Pike's Peak	October 2016 - the home next to Diana's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize in Canon City, Colorado	October 2016 - Diana's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize in Canon City, Colorado	October 2016 - Diana's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize in Canon City, Colorado
October 2016 - Diana's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize in Canon City, Colorado	October 2016 - Diana's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize in Canon City, Colorado	October 2016 - Diana's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize in Canon City, Colorado	October 2016 - Diana's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maize in Canon City, Colorado	May 2017 - snow still on the top of Pike's Peak in late May thanks to snowfall a few days before
May 2017 - the interior first floor dining room at the Phantom Canyon Brewing Company in Colorado Springs	May 2017 - the Phantom Canyon Brewing Company's sinful chocolate flourless cake for 2