This is colorful photography print of the Continental Divide, Indian Peaks Wilderness area, just west of Ward, Colo. Boulder County. Taken in Late Sept. According to the U.S. Forest Service, these peaks were named in honor of Colorado's Native American tribes in 1978 by President Carter, who designated the Indian Peaks as a wilderness area. As recently as 15,000 years ago in geologic time, a glacier covered the area. The permanent snowfields that dot the high country are said to be glacial remnants of the Ice Age. The advancing glaciers scoured out the valleys and basins that mark the area. As the climate changed and temperatures warmed, the glaciers retreated, depositing jumbled masses of rocks between the peaks. Winter winds sweeping down the slopes and across frozen Brainard Lake caused trees on the east side of the lake to take on so-called "krummholz" forms. Krummholz is a German word for "crooked wood." The wind-battered trees and stunted shrubs are what one would expect at timberline, normally found at 11,200 feet and higher. The elevation at Brainard Lake is 10,300 feet. Buy Prints, Posters and Greeting Cards available all sizes. Great for your home, office or makes a GREAT gift.