I was asked to identify, if at all possible, a large number of unlabeled digital photographs stored on a (late) friend's computer (in a folder named "Colorado Sept 2012").
Over the past two weeks I have been able to positively identify over 60 of these (most were either taken along the Peak To Peak Highway, within the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, in the area bounded by Kenosha & Guanella Passes, along sections of the Lost Creek Wilderness area east of Tarryall Creek or in nearby South Park, all of which I'm very familiar with).
Two, however, have completely stumped me: they look familiar but, for the life of me, I cannot figure out where they were taken...this despite hundreds of hours spent "flying" over the mountains of northeast Colorado on Google Earth or scanning through page after page of mountain photos via this most invaluable website.
I've used every technique I know including analyzing vegetation types (to determine latitude & altitude), measuring sunlight angles (to determine orientation), estimating atmospheric quality (to get a "smog index" suggesting direction & proximity to Front Range cities), looking up Doppler/FAA radar locations (the ridge to the left of the mountain above the meadow seems to have one on it) and poring over National Geographic TOPO! maps (to find similar features and/or layout, etc.), all to no avail.
Any help this forum can provide will be most sincerely appreciated.
Kirk