Despite waters from East Rifle Creek raging down its Leadville Limestone, Rifle Falls State Park was enveloped by a still quiet on Monday afternoon. Most of its trails at the bottom and top of the falls were covered by either ice and snow — or both. The falls themselves, however, right now have large, spectacular shards of ice clinging onto the cliffs underneath the spewing water.

Visitors were sparse on this President’s Day, but the ones who did show up to endure the elements had the local natural wonder to themselves.

Rifle Falls State Park is located at 5775 Colorado Highway 325. It can be accessed by heading northeast of Rifle past Rifle Gap Reservoir and Grass Valley Road until you reach the State Park. From Silt, head north by Grass Valley Reservoir at Harvey Gap State Park until you reach Grass Valley Road. Head west, then north on Colorado Highway 325.