I was inspired to paint this location when I saw a painting done in the early 1900 from this very place. At that time Boulder was changing from a mining supply town to a farming community. Valmont Power Plant seen between the lake and the mountains was built in 1911. After more than 100 years of serving electric power to the community of Boulder it is closing down due to the clean air act. Please note in this painting the tall brown smoke stacks and smoke.