Ice Castles - Dillon, Colorado

What an awesome place!!

Entry into the ice castle is timed so that there are not a lot of people in the exhibit at the same time and you can stay as long as you like. From the outside I can’t say I was too impressed. We arrived in Dillon about two hours early. You never know what the traffic is going to be like up the the high county, it being ski season and all. We parked at the castle and took a walk for some coffee to kill time. At the Starbucks there was a group of girls sitting at the table next to us. One of the girls was dressed in a costume and looked like a winter queen. I remember thinking that it was so very cold and what ever photo shoot she was about to do would be pretty cold for her. It was obvious to me she was dressed for a photo shoot.

The inside of the ice castle was way better than I expected. There was an open space in the middle that was surrounded by the ice wall and entrances to various caves. There was also an ice slide! We explored the site for about an hour and a half. There she was, the Winter Queen from Starbucks posing in a photo shoot. I knew it! We also saw a couple who I am sure were having their engagement photos taken. My goal was to shoot with no people in my photos making it look as though I was in Antarctica on expedition. I think I nailed it.

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