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Tibetan monks hang prayer flags during a visit to Aspen, Colorado. Michael Brands, 2008
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Tibetan monks hang prayer flags during a visit to Aspen, Colorado. Michael Brands, 2008
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Matt Zubrond, Dish Aspen. Michael Brands photo.
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Felix and Sarah Tornarre at their Milagro ranch in Carbondale. Michael Brands photo.
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Dana Gioia, fomer head of National Endowment for the Arts, takes over Aspen Institute
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Dana Gioia, fomer head of National Endowment for the Arts, takes over Aspen Institute
Dana Gioia, former head of NEA, will take over as director of Aspen Institute. Michael Brands for The New York Times.
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Rhonda Britten uses Post-It notes with life affirming messages in various locations around her Avon, Colorado home. Michael Brands for The New York Times.
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Ryan Hardy in the curing room. Michael Brands photo.
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A reflection of the Maroon Bells at sunrise near Aspen, Colorado. The image has been rotated. Michael Brands.
Deer
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Deer
A mule deer buck lies where he died in Horseshoe Canyon at Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Michael Brands.
Fall Colors, Aspen, Colorado
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Fall Colors, Aspen, Colorado
Pyramid Peak, left, and the Maroon Bells, right, near Aspen, Colorado, at the peak of fall. Michael Brands.
San Blas Islands
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San Blas Islands
A boat tours through the San Blas Islands in Panama. Michael Brands. 970-379-1885.
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Tibetan monks hang prayer flags during a visit to Aspen, Colorado. Michael Brands, 2008
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Tibetan monks hang prayer flags during a visit to Aspen, Colorado. Michael Brands, 2008
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Stars shine above Tibetan prayer flags at the Aspen Institute campus in Aspen, CO. Michael Brands, 2008
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Bighorn sheep against red clay hills near the Frying Pan River, Basalt, Colorado. Michael Brands. 970-379-1885.
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Detail of vegetables at farmers market in Aspen, Colorado. Michael Brands. 970-379-1885.
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Horses and hot air balloons near Snowmass Village, Colorado. Michael Brands. 970-379-1885.
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Hunter S. Thompson, Aspen Mayor John Bennett, and local columnist Dan Dunn at a voter registration party in Aspen, CO on 11/7/95. Thompson is spraying a permanent dye ink throughout the room, and Dunn has taken face full. Thompson was later arrested that night for driving while alcohol impaired. Michael Brands. 970-379-1885.
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Skiers enjoy watching Winterskol fireworks from Aspen Mountain. Michael Brands.
CRESTONE
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CRESTONE
A 30-second exposure captures the billiant star filled sky above the Enlightenment Stupa near Crestone, CO. Michael Brands for The New York Times.
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