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This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, almost posing on the very wall of Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Dam workers say the nimble sheep rightly feel protected from predators there. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bigh...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe keeps a close eye on her lamb in the rocks below Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe keeps a close eye on her lamb in th...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, almost posing on the very wall of Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Dam workers say the nimble sheep rightly feel protected from predators there. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bigh...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and her ewe amble on the rocks beside the South Platte River, which rushes through Waterton Canyon, one of Colorado outdoor enthusiasts' favorite venues. Above the river, a 6.2-mile hiking, biking, and horseback-riding trail winds between Jefferson and Douglas counties within the canyon, below Denver

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and her ewe amble on the rocks beside t...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams within a few yards of human outdoor enthusiasts in Waterton Canyon. The wide, scenic trail in Jefferson County, Colorado, is one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues where bicylists, hikers, walkers, and horseback riders exercise in a beautiful, invigorating, patrolled environment managed by Denver Water, the city's public water utility, and the U.S. Forest Service

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams within a few yards of human ou...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe keeps a close eye on her lamb in the rocks below Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe keeps a close eye on her lamb in th...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Canyon trail with human outdoor enthusiasts. The wide, scenic trail in Jefferson County, Colorado, is one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues, where bicylists, hikers, walkers, and horseback riders exercise in a beautiful, invigorating, patrolled environment managed by Denver Water, the city's public water utility, and the U.S. Forest Service

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Cany...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and her ewe amble on the rocks beside the South Platte River, which rushes through Waterton Canyon, one of Colorado outdoor enthusiasts' favorite venues. Above the river, a 6.2-mile hiking, biking, and horseback-riding trail winds between Jefferson and Douglas counties within the canyon, below Denver

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and her ewe amble on the rocks beside t...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Canyon trail with human outdoor enthusiasts. The wide, scenic trail in Jefferson County, Colorado, is one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues, where bicylists, hikers, walkers, and horseback riders exercise in a beautiful, invigorating, patrolled environment managed by Denver Water, the city's public water utility, and the U.S. Forest Service

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Cany...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewes stare warily from the rocks near Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewes stare warily from the rocks near Che...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Canyon trail with human outdoor enthusiasts. The wide, scenic trail in Jefferson County, Colorado, is one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues, where bicylists, hikers, walkers, and horseback riders exercise in a beautiful, invigorating, patrolled environment managed by Denver Water, the city's public water utility, and the U.S. Forest Service

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Cany...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe keeps a close eye on her lamb in the rocks below Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe keeps a close eye on her lamb in th...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

In full view of some Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, the roaring Strontia Springs Dam in Douglas, County, Colorado, diverts water from a giant reservoir into a 3.4 mile-long tunnel under the mountains to the Foothills Water Treatment Plant near Denver. Completed in 1983, this dam towers 243 feet above the South Platte River streambed, forming a 1.7-mile-long lake with 98 surface acres

In full view of some Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, the roaring Stronti...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Most of this takes place in plain sight of one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues; the 6.2-mile Waterton Canyon Trail th... More

In full view of some Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, the roaring Strontia Springs diverts water from a giant reservoir into a 3.4 mile-long tunnel under the mountains to the Foothills Water Treatment Plant near Denver, Colorado. Completed in 1983, this dam towers 243 feet above the South Platte River streambed, forming a 1.7-mile-long lake with 98 surface acres

In full view of some Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, the roaring Stronti...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Most of this takes place in plain sight of one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues, the Waterton Canyon Trail, where bicy... More

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and her ewe amble on the rocks beside the South Platte River, which rushes through Waterton Canyon, one of Colorado outdoor enthusiasts' favorite venues. Above the river, a 6.2-mile hiking, biking, and horseback-riding trail winds between Jefferson and Douglas counties within the canyon, below Denver

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and her ewe amble on the rocks beside t...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams within a few yards of human outdoor enthusiasts in Waterton Canyon. The wide, scenic trail in Jefferson County, Colorado, is one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues where bicylists, hikers, walkers, and horseback riders exercise in a beautiful, invigorating, patrolled environment managed by Denver Water, the city's public water utility, and the U.S. Forest Service

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams within a few yards of human ou...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, almost posing on the very wall of Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Dam workers say the nimble sheep rightly feel protected from predators there. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bigh...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe takes a swim in the South Platte River, which rushes through Waterton Canyon, one of Colorado outdoor enthusiasts' favorite venues. Above the river, a 6.2-mile hiking, biking, and horseback-riding trail winds between Jefferson and Douglas counties within the canyon, below Denver

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe takes a swim in the South Platte Ri...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and her ewe amble on the rocks beside the South Platte River, which rushes through Waterton Canyon, one of Colorado outdoor enthusiasts' favorite venues. Above the river, a 6.2-mile hiking, biking, and horseback-riding trail winds between Jefferson and Douglas counties within the canyon, below Denver

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and her ewe amble on the rocks beside t...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, almost posing on the very wall of Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Dam workers say the nimble sheep rightly feel protected from predators there. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bigh...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewes stare warily from the rocks near Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewes stare warily from the rocks near Che...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, almost posing on the very wall of Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Dam workers say the nimble sheep rightly feel protected from predators there. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bigh...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, almost posing on the very wall of Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Dam workers say the nimble sheep rightly feel protected from predators there. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bigh...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, almost posing on the very wall of Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Dam workers say the nimble sheep rightly feel protected from predators there. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bigh...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and her ewe amble on the rocks beside the South Platte River, which rushes through Waterton Canyon, one of Colorado outdoor enthusiasts' favorite venues. Above the river, a 6.2-mile hiking, biking, and horseback-riding trail winds between Jefferson and Douglas counties within the canyon, below Denver

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and her ewe amble on the rocks beside t...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, almost posing on the very wall of Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Dam workers say the nimble sheep rightly feel protected from predators there. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bigh...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Canyon trail with human outdoor enthusiasts. The wide, scenic trail in Jefferson County, Colorado, is one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout vanues, where bicylists, hikers, walkers, and horseback riders exercise in a beautiful, invigorating, patrolled environment managed by Denver Water, the city's public water utility, and the U.S. Forest Service

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Cany...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, almost posing on the very wall of Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Dam workers say the nimble sheep rightly feel protected from predators there. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

This is not a work of art, but it could be. It's a Rocky Mountain bigh...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Canyon trail with human outdoor enthusiasts. The wide, scenic trail in Jefferson County, Colorado, is one of metropolitan Denver's favorite workout venues, where bicylists, hikers, walkers, and horseback riders exercise in a beautiful, invigorating, patrolled environment managed by Denver Water, the city's public water utility, and the U.S. Forest Service

Young Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep rams calmly share the Waterton Cany...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe keeps a close eye on her lamb in the rocks below Cheesman Dam, one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep ewe keeps a close eye on her lamb in th...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities that helped expand Denver Water's system. Built by immigrant ... More