Mt. Silverthorne Canvas Print

"Mount Silverthorne", or Willow Benchmark as it appears on USGS Maps, is the third highest summit in Colorado's Gore Range, and 351st overall in Colorado. While the borders of the Gore Range can be hard to nail down geographically, the rugged heart of the range most people are familiar with resides within the boundaries of Eagles Nest Wilderness on the Eagle and Summit County border. This rugged range crest is home to many jagged peaks and spires, many unnamed and referred to only by nicknames awarded them from the Colorado Mountain Club and other early climbers in the range. "Mount Silverthorne" is one such nicknamed peak, named for the way it towers above the nearby town of Silverthorne.

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Image copyright 2018 Jon Burch Photography

Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...