{"id":1118,"date":"2025-10-31T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2025\/10\/31\/2025-10-31-pictures-taken-on-a-summer-vacation-to-colorado\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T23:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:07:21","slug":"2025-10-31-pictures-taken-on-a-summer-vacation-to-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2025\/10\/31\/2025-10-31-pictures-taken-on-a-summer-vacation-to-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures taken on a summer vacation to\u00a0Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#63635c;margin-bottom:22px;font-size:0.85rem;font-style:italic\">By <a href=\"\/thecollegian\/tag\/luke-paglia\/\">Luke Paglia<\/a> &middot; Photo Chief<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-10-31-19-pictures-taken-on-a-summer-vacation-to-colorado-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-496\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past summer, I had the privilege to take a trip to Colorado. This vacation involved many adventures that were completly new to me. It also opened up the opportunity to capture countless sights on camera that I had never seen before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First off, doing anything at 10,000 plus feet of elevation is utterly different than at sea level, like hiking up a mountain or even just walking up stairs. Some of these photos are taken at the top or base of mountains, and no eastern United States mountains can compete with the beauty of the ones in Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some other photos have rock formations unlike anything I have witnessed, but my favorite part would have to be the fact that I was able to see, and photograph, snow in the middle of July. The peak of this glacier was breath taking, and probably the highlight of my trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would recommend making it a priority to get to Colorado at some point in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-10-31-19-pictures-taken-on-a-summer-vacation-to-colorado-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-495\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-10-31-19-pictures-taken-on-a-summer-vacation-to-colorado-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-497\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-10-31-19-pictures-taken-on-a-summer-vacation-to-colorado-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-10-31-19-pictures-taken-on-a-summer-vacation-to-colorado-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-499\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2025-10-31-19-pictures-taken-on-a-summer-vacation-to-colorado-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-500\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past summer, I had the privilege to take a trip to Colorado. 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