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Twin Lakes, Colorado  I'm not sure if it was the spectacular
alpine scenery that took my breath away, or if it was the
altitude. There, a bit more than 10,000 feet above sea level and
surrounded by some of Colorado's highest and most spectacular
peaks, sat Twin Lakes. This is where we would shoot the
inaugural cover images for Boating Life in 1997. It could have
been the 78th cover, as the significance of the moment leaned
most heavily on the place, not the occasion.  Originally formed
by glacial activity, the natural melt-water reservoirs known as
Twin Lakes were enlarged to provide water storage — a process
that created some 1,700 acres of clean but cold water for
recreational boaters to enjoy. It's easy to understand, after a
mountainous drive that tests a truck's transmission, why the
place is not overrun with boaters.