These photos I took on two different trips out the Pawnee Buttes in the Pawnee National Grassland while shooting the 1-minute video “Pawnee Buttes – In A Colorado Minute (Week 184)”
Watch the video and read more about the Pawnee Buttes on the website for my weekly video series: MovingPostcard.com.
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| The Pawnee Buttes Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Pawnee Buttes sign Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| What are those plants called? Can’t wait to see what they look like in spring and summer… Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Scott and Whiskey on the trail Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| “We’re hoppy, you’re happy” Random can of Ranger India Pale Ale in a skull coozie |
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| Nesting Birds of Prey Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Chalk Bluffs Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Pawnee Buttes seen from the Lipps Bluff Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Chalk Peak Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| As Dianne Darr Couts pointed out: these plants look like underwater plants Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Grasshopper Shell Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Sun is starting to set on the Pawnee Buttes Trail Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| The Pawnee Buttes Trail seen one way… |
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| The Pawnee Buttes Trail seen the other way. |
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| Getting closer to the West Butte. Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Looking back across the Pawnee Grassland from the foot of the West Butte… absolute serenity. |
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| West Butte Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| West Butte up close and personal Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Side view of the West Butte Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| West Butte Face Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Is it called algae when it grows out in the dry air? Lichen? Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Plants in the front, East Butte in the back. Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Almost made it to the larger East Butte before sunset. Almost. Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Whiskey running, running, running… Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| The Pawnee Buttes at dusk Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Lipps Chalk Bluff right after sunset Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| On my way to the Pawnee Buttes with my camera and tripod Photo by Scott Solary |
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| Shadow self-portrait in the blowing wind on top of Lipps Bluff Pawnee National Grassland – Colorado |
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| Pawnee Buttes and Lipps Bluff – published via Instagram – |
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| The path to the West Butte, Colorado, in black and white – published via Instagram – |
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| The road less traveled? Pawnee Grassland, Colorado – published via Instagram – |
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| My angelic soled Fluevog boots after a wonderful hike in the Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado – published via Instagram – |
Want to see more, watch the video: Pawnee Buttes – In A Colorado Minute (Week 184)































