Deb's Meadow
by Eric Glaser
Title
Deb's Meadow
Artist
Eric Glaser
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This bucolic meadow near the summit of Owl Creek Pass (10,114 feet) in Colorado served as the location for the famous shootout in the 1969 film "True Grit" starring John Wayne, and helped set the scene for this memorable exchange leading up to it:
[Ned Pepper, Mexican Bob, and the Parmalee brothers meet Rooster Cogburn - The Duke - blocking the road.]
Rooster: Where's the girl, Ned?
Ned: She was in wonderful health when last I saw her. I can't answer for her now.
Rooster: You'll answer for her now! Where is she?
La Boeuf: [from far off, in outlaw camp] Rooster, make a run for it! I've got Mattie! Chaney too!
Ned: Well, Rooster, will you give us the road? I have business elsewhere.
Rooster: Farrell, you and your brother stand clear. I've got no interest in you today. Stand clear and you won't get hurt.
Harold: Cock-a-doodle-doo! [other outlaws laugh]
Ned: What's your intention, Rooster? You think one on four is a dog-fall?
Rooster: I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned, or see you hanged at Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience. Which'll it be?
Ned: I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!
Rooster: Fill your hand, you son of a bitch!
Source: Wikiquote
Now, over forty years later, the horses and men are long gone. The "one-eyed fat man" is nowhere to be found, and the film has become a treasured part of cinematic history. If you come to this beautiful and (now) very quiet spot in the San Juan mountains, you might just think you hear voices. Cow Creek gurgles nearby, and the occasional visitor might stop and look around before heading up to the pass. But most of the time you'll have this place to yourself. A short distance away, Chimney Rock, Courthouse Mountain, and the rugged spires of Cimarron Ridge stand sentinel above you. It all seems of another time, yet timeless. In the sweet mountain air you'll know that something good happened here once - indeed, happens every day. You'll know what it feels to be human. And you'll know just how good it feels to be alive - here, in Colorado - on God's green earth.
Ouray County
Uncompahgre National Forest
Southwest Colorado
United States
Copyright © Eric Glaser. All Rights Reserved.
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December 3rd, 2011
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Comments (7)
Ellen Lacey
Great capture, Eric! I did not know that this was location for the scene in 'True Grit'. I have to get off my duff and check it out.
Eric Glaser replied:
Hi Ellen. Sorry for my late reply. Yes, this is the place all right! It's so quiet and remote, it's hard to imagine that a Hollywood film crew, complete with actors and horses, was once here. Thank for your comment!
Blair Wainman
This is so gorgeous!! What an amazing capture and so beautifully framed by the autumn trees!! V/F
Eric Glaser replied:
Hi Blair, thanks so much for your support and your lovely comment, it is much appreciated!
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