Even More Random Photos

This small lake is right at the top of Independence Pass. I'm not sure why it's there. Is it a tarn? Doesn't quite match up (tarns occupy cirques, the bowl-shaped areas where glaciers once began to flow). Anyway, it's a pretty little lake, whipped by the strong winds across the pass.

This is nearly the summit of Independence Pass, crossing the mountains between the Upper Arkansas River Valley, and Aspen, Colorado. View eastward.