• Plants,  trees

    Fall Colors

    October 9, 2011
    This was taken near Horseshoe Park.
    Rocky Mountain National Park - Horseshoe Park

    I’ve not had the chance to head for the mountains in search of the celebrated aspen Fall colors. So, I went back in the archives and located an image that in my opinion depicts the colors we see in Rocky Mountain National Park. I think the aspen colors in the northern part of Colorado are very different than what you see in the southwestern part of the state. As of now, Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road are closed due to snow with snow expected over the weekend. So, this image would look very different right now.

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  • Rocky Mountain National Park

    Enjoying the View

    February 21, 2011
    Taking in the View

    A few years ago, Mike and I took off on a road trip with our motorccylces, making a loop around the southeastern corner of Colorado. Part of our trip was a ride over Trail Ridge in Rocky Mountain Park. This two lane road is the highest continuous highway in the United States and reaches a maximum elevation of 12,183 ft (3,713 m). We stopped along one of the scenic pullouts to stretch our legs and take in the view. The peak in the background is Longs Peak, one of the 53 peaks in Colorado over 14,000 ft, and reaches a height of 14,259 ft. Good times!!

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  • Cityscapes/Urban

    Lake Loveland

    March 5, 2010
    Lake Loveland

    I stopped by Lake Loveland with this image in mind. I am standing at a boat launching dock and looking west towards the Rocky Mountains. The taller of the two peaks in the distance are Longs Peak in the park. I was raised just to the south of this image about six blocks. When I was a young kid we would ride our bikes up to the lake and fish for crappie. It’s  difficult to see but there are ice fishermen out on the lake.

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  • landscape,  National Parks

    Moraine Park

    April 16, 2009

     

    Rocky Mountain National Park
    Rocky Mountain National Park

    I miss Colorado and the beauty it presented to us. One of my favorite places to spend a quiet morning was somewhere in Rocky Mountain National Park. I know that each place has it’s own beauty whether that is the desert, coast line, swamp, or rainforest. I guess after spending most of my life in Colorado it sort of became a part of me. This was taken a few years ago and found as I sort through old images.

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