Green Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado 1970

Robert Adams captured this photograph, titled "Green Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado." Consider this image within the context of the American West's evolving identity, particularly from the 1960s onward. Adams, deeply concerned with environmental issues, turns his lens toward the impact of human activity on the natural landscape. Here, the vast expanse of the Western landscape meets signs of human intervention—a figure on a vehicle and structures in the distance. Adams' work confronts us with the complex relationship between progress and preservation. As you look at this image, consider the narratives it tells about land use, environmental change, and the evolving American dream.