Aerial view of an area west of Eagle, Colorado, and east of Glenwood Springs in Eagle and Garfield counties where the Colorado River begins its cut through the Rocky Mountains. Not far to the north is a remote area that Coloradans call the Flat Tops, even though only some mountaintops are somewhat flat. This is prime hunting, fishing, and hiking terrain where several river headwaters are carefully protected. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2016.