On the way to Mesa Verde National Park in August of 2001, I came across this idyllic scene of the San Juan river in southwestern Colorado. I couldn't resist stopping the car and walking back to a spot where I was able to set up the camera for this composition of the river and the eroded hills to its north. The sun was low in the west producing long shadows that brought out much detail. I used my Olympus OM-3 camera. Photograph by Rick Scott.
Updated: 30 May 2002