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This is my Colorado ~ Rocky Mountain Gratitude long version (the entire song)

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The Supercut Video –. 

Colorado - Rocky Mountain Gratitude

In these times when our country can feel divided, I like to focus on our similarities and appreciate all we have in common and our way of life here in Colorado. We all have hardships, but we are fortunate to live here where there is so much beauty and opportunity. I believe our Colorado culture bonds us and we are more alike than we are different. The Colorado Rocky Mountain way (for us anyway) is better than the way we had. My husband and I have lived in for Colorado for about two and a half years and love it! I’m 53 years old, I’ve lived all over the world and there is no place I would rather be than right here, right now. I take pictures everywhere and I am in awe daily of the beauty that is all around us. There are so many things to love about Colorado - #1 is the friendly, upbeat people, but these images focus on the natural landscape and all that we have access to. In Colorado we enjoy all four seasons with 300 days of sunshine, urban and rural adventures, a wide variety of art/culture, outdoor activities, wildlife, beautiful nature, sporting events, festivals, conventions, parks, botanical gardens, great food/beer... No let’s get out there, have some fun and enjoy this incredible state that we are fortunate enough to call home.

Video credit Joe Walsh – Rocky Mountain Way music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt75y38J00s Photo/video credit – A few photo/videos were shot by my daughter, Sarah Thomas, and my husband, Dan Thomas. Apple Maps screenshots of Denver

This project was a great opportunity for me to enhance my favorite Colorado photos in Lightroom and to learn more about IMovie. I’ve fallen in love with Lightroom and plan to use it regularly. The most challenging part was limiting the video to 1 minute… so I made two videos… a long one and a short one.