In 2011, I spent a significant portion of the year working in the San Luis Valley around Alamosa in Southern Colorado and quite a few of my images reflect my time spent in that area of the state. However, I continued to explore the wild spaces around “home” in the central mountains of Colorado. It seems every time I go hiking in the wilderness that is right outside my backyard, I see more spots off the beaten track that I want to explore. Just the mountains of Central Colorado could keep a hiker busy for a lifetime, not to mention all the other backpacking opportunities that abound in the American West! I typically shoot landscapes, but I included a few images of backcountry skiing and snowboarding. The majority of my skiing in 2011 year was around the Wolf Creek Pass area on the Eastern side of the San Juan Mountains but I did make it over to Silverton where the mountains are so big and rugged I imagined I had been somehow magically transported to Alaska!
Aspen Porch – Aspen, Colorado
Mt. Blanca Star Trails – San Luis Valley, Colorado
Moon and Wind – Sanford, Colorado
Couloir Skiing – Silverton Mountain, Colorado
Rime Trees – Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
Self Portrait – Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
Horse Portrait – San Luis Valley, Colorado
Horse Pasture – San Luis Valley, Colorado
Moon Rocks – Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness, Colorado
San Luis Sunflowers – Outside Sanford, Colorado
Clearing Storm – San Luis Valley, Colorado
The photographic adventures of Joshua Vogt 