Mountain Mining Under Milky Way Skies
© Photo by Mike Berenson - Colorado Captures

Description

"Don't worry honey, it'll be great! I've got a cool place all picked out for us right near the train station. It has an open floorplan with lots of skylights..." I'm not sure if this was a loading station or a case where the cabin jumped into the path of a speeding train, but either way sure shows some interesting history.
This image was taken from the ruins of the Genessee Mine near Red Mountain Pass between Ouray and Silverton, Colorado. I found this location while doing some scouting on a trail off of Red Mountain Pass so I decided to return at night for a capture that included the Milky Way. As it turned out, this composite image used just two captures, both with the same settings. I just used the two to make up for some weak light painting I did in the foreground on each of the single exposures.

Tags

Train Station, Stars, Skylights, Sky, Silverton, Red Mountain Pass, Ouray, Night, Mountains, Mine, Milky Way, Genessee Mine, Copyright 2012 by Mike Berenson, Colorado Captures, Colorado, Backcountry, All Rights Reserved, 4-Wheeling