Q.Q. Hemp Photography

Q.Q. Hemp Photography Landscape / Variety Photographer. Colorado native, lifelong documentor of sunsets and mountains!

Was trying to find the name of a certain peak for a social post, and to my surprise one of my photos is apparently the d...
09/25/2025

Was trying to find the name of a certain peak for a social post, and to my surprise one of my photos is apparently the default on Google for Whitehouse Mountain, pretty neat!

I have started prepping some things I'll be sharing later in fall, so stick around!

In The Shadow of Sneffels. It really wasn't until Mount Sneffels that I ever had a thought of a 'favorite' mountain or p...
01/27/2023

In The Shadow of Sneffels. It really wasn't until Mount Sneffels that I ever had a thought of a 'favorite' mountain or peak. Growing up and then revisiting the Front Range exclusively never really presented me with much reason until seeing the rest of the state. Just can't compare to the San Jauns and her sole 14'er, quietly watching over the rest of the Uncompahgre.

Came down from the True Grit meadow and decided since there were so many other vistas jam-packed into the San Juans, why...
01/06/2023

Came down from the True Grit meadow and decided since there were so many other vistas jam-packed into the San Juans, why not finish the rest of our day at another beauty? Went up to Top of the Pines in Ridgway, which on it's own I have too many shots of, but completely forgot that there would be a full moonrise later that evening.

Going down the exit road at the Pines, we by chance ran into an old man walking his old dog who stopped us and said "Hey, you know the moon is going to rise in a few minutes, right over there," pointing over between Redcliff and Coxcomb. Sometimes we get lucky lol, thanks old man.

Red Mountain #3, one of three aptly named peaks known for their brilliant red/orange gradients unlike any other mountai...
12/12/2022

Red Mountain #3, one of three aptly named peaks known for their brilliant red/orange gradients unlike any other mountains in the state. Reddish color comes from the iron ore formed after extremely volcanic conditions - a color that also caught the eyes of prospectors, privy to the tons of silver and gold formed alongside said volcanic activity.

I think I noted this a few years back when up at the Yankee Girl mine, but handling this red rock yourself sheds much understanding on the world of mining and prospecting. If you ever visit the area at one of Irontons many abandoned mines, just pick up a chunk of this red rock and throw it down on the ground, or try to break it in your hands - surprisingly, it crumbles rather easily, nothing like you'd expect from ordinary rock. Little physical clues like this 200 years ago told prospectors something extraordinary was buried in these hills....

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