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Foothills and more

east reservoir

Sep 29, 2025

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2 min read

August 9, 2020: East Reservoir

Welcome to the new series of photo journal entries! All images, all the time!

Chris Pitchford

Georgetown

Sep 22, 2025

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5 min read

Standing still, but still moving

A recent visit to Georgetown inspired a new direction, confirmed later at the summit of Green Mountain!

Chris Pitchford

Summer

Sep 1, 2025

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6 min read

Work Day

Warning, it's about to get all political up in here! Shouldn't the holiday be called "Laborer's Day?"

Chris Pitchford

east reservoir

Aug 25, 2025

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6 min read

Fifty Plus Fifty More

The previous edition marked the big Five-Oh for the number of editions of this newsletter, but I didn't plan anything special for that. So let's start over at East Reservoir!

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

Aug 18, 2025

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5 min read

Gone Fishing

There are many ways to catch the right photograph! One river, two ways to go.

Chris Pitchford

Summer

Aug 12, 2025

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5 min read

Are you Ready to Rock (Part Two)?

A recent return visit to the confluence of the two forks of the South Platte River featured so many sights that this will conclude the first two-part presentation in the history of the “Colorado HIGH SKY!”

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

Aug 11, 2025

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6 min read

Are you Ready to Rock (Part One)?

A recent return visit to the confluence of the two forks of the South Platte River featured so many sights that this will be the first two-part presentation in the history of the “Colorado HIGH SKY!”

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

Aug 4, 2025

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6 min read

Variations on a Theme

The moods and the colors of the sunrise are variations upon a spectrum, as seen from over the skies of Denver and Highlands Ranch. Also, I'm lucky I found a wasp's nest in my truck's passenger side-view mirror!

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

Jul 21, 2025

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6 min read

Chasing the Clouds Away

On my way home from near Berthoud Falls, I almost ran into a cloud bank but it was blocked by Green Mountain. When writing this little essay, it was almost blocked, too!

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

Jul 14, 2025

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6 min read

In the Heat of the Night

I woke up Thursday to a sultry morning. In Denver? A night of thunderstorms was just ending, and the Buck Moon watched over it all.

Chris Pitchford

Red Rocks

Jul 2, 2025

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3 min read

Wordless Wednesday 3

I surprised myself riding my bike in the dark an hour before dawn, but I had some rocks to photograph!

Chris Pitchford

Summer

Jun 16, 2025

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6 min read

Deep Into Daylight Savings

We return to a familiar setting renewed by Summer's growth and a day of sun and storms.

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

Jun 2, 2025

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8 min read

Sympathy for the Devil's Head

Won't you guess my pain? Devil's Head has a trail that showed no sympathy to my knees!

Chris Pitchford

Surrey Ridge

May 30, 2025

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5 min read

Foggy Friday

Weather forecasts indicating a cloudy morning predicted a pre-dawn race up the valley for a clear Colorado HIGH SKY!

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

May 26, 2025

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6 min read

Celebrating the Journey

To mark the occasion of the half-anniversary of Colorado HIGH SKY and Memorial Day in the US, let's focus on the journey, not the destination.

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

May 12, 2025

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7 min read

Return to Cathedral Spires

My last visit to the South Platte was marked in this journal by a dedication to my folks!

Chris Pitchford

Skyscrapers

May 5, 2025

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7 min read

The City and The City

Instead of traveling outward, I went inward through the city into the heart of industry.

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

Apr 28, 2025

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5 min read

Soaring Over Fog

I had to drive through the fog—twice—to find clear skies, only to find it in the Colorado HIGH SKY!

Chris Pitchford

east reservoir

Apr 7, 2025

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7 min read

Returning Home

While I just moved to a new home, I can still return to East Reservoir, where this little newsletter began!

Chris Pitchford

Surrey Ridge

Mar 31, 2025

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5 min read

A Play in Light

The colors of the sunrise drew me south to Douglas County.

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

Feb 10, 2025

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6 min read

A Superb Announcement

The sun rose on a new opportunity, heralding a new dimension of expressive possibilities!

Chris Pitchford

Front Range

Feb 3, 2025

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6 min read

Introductions and Dedications

Recalling all that has recently happened while taking a moment of thanks to share some gratitude, thanks for returning.

Chris Pitchford

Skyscrapers

Dec 30, 2024

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6 min read

Boxing Day

And now for something a little bit different: big box skyscrapers!

Chris Pitchford

Holiday

Dec 25, 2024

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4 min read

Merry Christmas!

May the gifts of the season bring you joy!

Chris Pitchford

Castle Rock

Dec 23, 2024

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6 min read

Castle Rock

A monument that's not quite a mountain, but with a flourish of its own.

Chris Pitchford