Colorado San Juan Mountains | Cinematic

While coronavirus prevented me from doing much traveling away from home this summer, it led to me explore my own home more thoroughly than ever before. I am so privileged to have been able to enjoy the remarkable beauty of the San Juan mountains, and I hope to be able to share that beauty with viewers of this video.
In August 2020, I hiked in a 300 mile loop, going from Durango to Telluride to Ouray to Lake City to Silverton and back to Durango. In addition to hiking, I filmed my experience with a GoPro and DJI Mavic Air 2. This video showcases all the footage I took from the air with my drone alongside one of my all time favorite pieces of music: The Lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams. The original performance information is as follows:
The Lark Ascending · Cantillation · Hamer Quartet · Michael Dauth · Ralph Vaughan Williams · Sydney Symphony Orchestra · Mark Wigglesworth
Arcadia Lost
℗ 2011 Melba Recordings
Released on: 2011-11-20
and can be found here: • The Lark Ascending

[@bradleylefler3991]

Amazing footage! A work of art.

[@Dovid2000]

9:17 is an exquisite site; such wonder, such beauty! Ah, ineffable in all its glory!

[@lord-coffee2159]

Stunning!!! Thank you for share …PEACE ⛰🏕

[@brentbridston]

Yep, this just solidified that if I could be any other animal, it would be a bird. Great shots! Those were some especially unique shots of Lizards Head

[@s.nelsonpayne208]

Damn the forest fires. Grew up in the San Juans, thanks for the views.

[@jdavis7515]

Awesome!

[@carolineyunker9]

The music is beautiful.

[@1RobertCEvans]

Beautiful in every way. Thanks for sharing!

[@ertatta]

Stunning footage! I’ve been flying my Air 2 around Pagosa Springs, wolf creek pass, creede, lake city, & crested butte. Funny thing is that I’ve been on a Vaughn-Williams kick the last month or so. You’re editing skills are incredibly refined & I’m inspired to get back home & put together something like this. BRAVO!!!

[@MurrayPeeps]

Great shots. This was like watching Planet Earth

[@lynnnorthrup8914]

Awesome job editing and great drone shots👍😀

[@almeggs3247]

Awesome! Thanks!

[@sachseskyscenes8284]

Well done Dan. I just got back from the San Juan mountains with my drones and exploring the Alpine Loop via UTV. I was looking for videos like this before I went and it was hard to find. Now that I started posting mine, yours and others have appeared - lol. I love the music, I love the editing and piloting as well - great work. Certainly a thumbs up.

[@jamescampi50]

Nice work.

[@almeggs3247]

Wasn’t St John the most loving of all the apostles.? When I see a smaller narrow cliff ‘ leaning’ on the side of greater a larger cliff as if protecting it. I think of the Spanish explorers Thinking the same and thus naming it appropriately San Juan! There are many paintings in many museums by famous painters showing St John Leaning on Christ’s shoulders!

[@sergiog2142]

Beautiful video. What place is shown in 6:45?

[@davidhnie]

epic !!

[@naturelvr123]

Spent the last 2 summers exploring the San Juans by 4x4. Great images you have & the music is great as well. If you hiked, how did you keep your batteries charged? Solar? Hope to see more. Thanks, Paul (Greeley)

[@naturelvr123]

@@dangran4490 Thanks for that info. BTW, in Silverton did you stay at the "Triangle Motel" ? We've stayed there 3 yrs in a row.

[@twostop6895]

@@dangran4490 Grizzly Bears should have never been extirpated from the the San Juans, the last one that was shot and killed there in 1979 was cited as self defense but likely it was poaching,

[@twostop6895]

@@dangran4490 what is the Mountain Lion population like in the San Juans?