The weather outside may be cold( and frigid, but there is still a lot to love about a Centennial State winter! While the morning commute on a black ice-covered road is nothing short of a nightmare, there is still something beautiful about glistening frozen water, as evidenced by these 12 photos of majestic Colorado ice formations:
- An ice climber at the 16th Annual Ouray Ice Festival.
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- “Really cool ice again from Hanging Lake CO. Minerals in the water turn the water/ice blue and is sweet! Everything here was formed by a waterfall-Spouting Rock.”
Flickr/Zach Dischner
- A leisurely ascent up the Ouray Ice Park’s “Berzerker.”
Flickr/Mark Cushman
- “South Boulder Creek in Eldorado Canyon, CO.”
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- Cripple Creek Ice Festival.
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- “Macro Ice.”
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- Silverthorne Ice Castles (2012)
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- “If anyone has ever hiked up to Estes Park’s Dream Lake and surrounding areas in the winter, you know 1 thing. It is cold as Santa’s Ba…Beard up there.”
Flickr/Zach Dischner
- “Remember me as you fall to sleep.”
Flickr/Jeff Ruane
- “Lake ice protruding above wind sculpted snow on Lake Haiyaha.”
Flickr/Steven Bratman
- Dream Lake is about as dreamy as it gets…
Flickr/Bryce Bradford
- The Ice Cave in Rifle Mountain Park
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For even more cold weather fun, click on You Will Never Forget Your Visit To These Little Known Colorado Ice Castles.
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Flickr/Zach Dischner
Flickr/Mark Cushman
Flickr/Chris
Flickr/Rob Lucas
Flickr/Scott Anderson
Flickr/Misty Faucheux
Flickr/Jeff Ruane
Flickr/Steven Bratman
Flickr/Bryce Bradford
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