Colorado: Land of Rainbows and Ponies

This year was the second year in a row that I've spent a good part of my spring in Colorado. I love so much about it-- the striking landscape, the gorgeous mountains, the fresh air. There's so much to see and experience! 

I stayed in Grand Junction for the first three weeks I was there. My friend and I were finishing up preproduction for In His Steps, but we stole a few hours each week to do something fun and adventurous. We went on a hike one evening, and got lost trying to find the trail we wanted. It all worked out when we stumbled upon another path with gorgeous scenery.

A couple days before we left Grand Junction, we decided to see if we could find the wild mustangs in the nearby Book Cliffs. After three hours, two different routes, twenty cows, and a million pot holes, we found the wild horses! 

A thunderstorm was rolling in as we arrived, and we got a glimpse of this gorgeous double rainbows. 

As we rounded the bend, we saw this sight!

One of my favorite things about photography is that I can go into a shoot with an ideal shot in my head, and then walk away with a completely different (and even better) shot. For the above photo, I think this was a once in a lifetime shot. There's no way I could have planned or even imagined a photo like this. It was unpredictable, and I think unpredictability is the heart of Colorado!