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| Title: | La Ventana [elevation 12,857']: "The Window," a notch on the Continental Divide -- an old Spanish landmark deep in the Weminuche Wilderness, next to the Rio Grande Pyramid. | |
| Date/circa: | July 2003 | ||
| Photographer: | Andrew Gulliford | ||
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| Subjects: | San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.) | |
| Notes: | Inscribed on the south portal are the words Stewart Gap, which could relate to a Lt. Stewart who explored the area in the 1840s. (Source: Andrew Gulliford) | ||
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|  | Photo to the left: Drs. Andrew Gulliford and Alfred Koumans approaching La Ventana on horseback, 2003 July. | |
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