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A Colorado Winter
Winter is Colorado's tranquil and seductive season, and outdoor photographer John Fielder has sought out the scenes that most evoke the subtle beauty of a Colorado winter. Capturing the sculptural shapes of snow blanketing trees and hillsides, and the stories told by tracks of recent visitors in the snow, Fielder shares the visual experience of this dazzling season. Outdoor writer M. John Fayhee provides the narrative to these alluring scenes, describing winter experiences of the backcountry traveler in the snow-covered Colorado mountains.
- GenresNonfictionNature
148 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1998
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John Fielder
102 books5 followersJohn Fielder (August 2, 1950 – August 11, 2023) was an American landscape photographer, nature writer, the publisher of over 40 books, and a conservationist.
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December 17, 2021
Photography not that impressive and the accompanying content was mediocre at best. Disappointing.
November 7, 2011
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In Colorado, we design Halloween costumes around long johns and heavy coats, seasonal fashion statements around woolen socks and winter boots, and hairstyles that fit nicely under a stocking cap. All year long, our cars have ski racks on the roof, bike racks on the back, and closets full of clothes for every season … because we can see every season in one day. Like any good novel, the weather here has its own absurd and mesmerizing character development: loved, respected, hated, and even cursed, we rarely allow her mood swings to deter us from enjoying her beauty and fresh air.
Winter here can be exhilarating, peaceful, dangerous, and breathtaking. Whether you like to ski or snowboard, relax by a cozy fire with a thrilling book in hand, shop, enjoy a local event in one of our resort towns, or trek through gorgeous terrain, Colorado’s frostier months are certain to beguile the senses. At altitude, the air becomes crisp, glistening with miniscule ice crystals. Sheer mountain bluffs are buried in powder, soft as sifted sugar. The trees wear winter white, and catch sunlight in the many icicles that decorate their branches. Trickling down between the boulders and dripping off boughs, water perpetually whispers of thaw. The most profound experience of winter in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains is simply watching them be, and no one captures that better than John Fielder though his camera's lens.
Colorado wilderness conservationist, John Fielder, has traveled all over the state, taking enough pictures over the past 30 years to fill and publish 33 books. One of the most spectacular books in the collection, ‘A Colorado Winter’, spotlights the grandeur of the Rockies in winter. Skiing through Colorado’s backcountry, five to nine miles a day in order to make it from one remote mountain cabin to another, Fielder brings back views of a seldom seen Colorado. Aside from purchasing the book for yourself, you can stop by John Fielder’s Colorado gallery in Downtown Denver and find the perfect photograph for your living room wall. Or, you can plan your own 'seldom seen' winter escape with, John Fielder's Best of Colorado (2nd Edition), and The Complete Guide to Colorado's Wilderness Areas.
In Colorado, we design Halloween costumes around long johns and heavy coats, seasonal fashion statements around woolen socks and winter boots, and hairstyles that fit nicely under a stocking cap. All year long, our cars have ski racks on the roof, bike racks on the back, and closets full of clothes for every season … because we can see every season in one day. Like any good novel, the weather here has its own absurd and mesmerizing character development: loved, respected, hated, and even cursed, we rarely allow her mood swings to deter us from enjoying her beauty and fresh air.
Winter here can be exhilarating, peaceful, dangerous, and breathtaking. Whether you like to ski or snowboard, relax by a cozy fire with a thrilling book in hand, shop, enjoy a local event in one of our resort towns, or trek through gorgeous terrain, Colorado’s frostier months are certain to beguile the senses. At altitude, the air becomes crisp, glistening with miniscule ice crystals. Sheer mountain bluffs are buried in powder, soft as sifted sugar. The trees wear winter white, and catch sunlight in the many icicles that decorate their branches. Trickling down between the boulders and dripping off boughs, water perpetually whispers of thaw. The most profound experience of winter in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains is simply watching them be, and no one captures that better than John Fielder though his camera's lens.
Colorado wilderness conservationist, John Fielder, has traveled all over the state, taking enough pictures over the past 30 years to fill and publish 33 books. One of the most spectacular books in the collection, ‘A Colorado Winter’, spotlights the grandeur of the Rockies in winter. Skiing through Colorado’s backcountry, five to nine miles a day in order to make it from one remote mountain cabin to another, Fielder brings back views of a seldom seen Colorado. Aside from purchasing the book for yourself, you can stop by John Fielder’s Colorado gallery in Downtown Denver and find the perfect photograph for your living room wall. Or, you can plan your own 'seldom seen' winter escape with, John Fielder's Best of Colorado (2nd Edition), and The Complete Guide to Colorado's Wilderness Areas.
June 22, 2007
This is the book that Ryan and I used for a guest book at our wedding. We love it and it is always out on our coffee table.
January 11, 2008
Great coffee table book for winter.
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