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Sharing the Highway
Driving in the canyon seeing the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep is not uncommon. They are getting hungry at this time of year, and even a little moisture can bring up green grass along the highway. It is amazing to me, … Continue reading
Chickadee in Winter
Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park has great meaning to chickadees. They are hungry and lots of people are out hiking and trails and showshoeing. People usually means food to the out-and-about critters. Chickadees flutter around your head like large … Continue reading
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Snow on Longs Peak
Longs Peak is the highest mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park and is a favorite of mine. It is extra spectacular in the winter when it has snow defining it’s structure and beauty. Somehow snow brings out the rocky ruggedness … Continue reading
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Day 2 of Photoshop Project
This is the third photo that I will use in the designs to come. It is of Lake Mills in Rocky Mountain National Park on a rare, foggy day. It is very special as my daughter got engaged there on … Continue reading
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Loch Vale Under Ice
Loch Vale is one of many lovely lakes in Rocky Mountain National Park. This photo shows it in winter when it is iced over solidly enough to hike across. The trail to the lake zig zags up a steep slope, … Continue reading
Ypsilon Snowed Over
This is a photo of Ypsilon peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, which is easily located by the distinctive “Y” crevices down its eastern face. It looks forbidding from that side, but is a walk-up on the backside to … Continue reading
Mountain Snow
When we get a snowstorm in the mountains it really piles up and is so beautiful. The sun shines down on millions of sparkling crystalline snowflakes and the trees are laden with white fluff. The best way to see pristine, … Continue reading
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Hidden Peaks
In winter the mountain peaks often play peek-a-boo from within a curtain of crest clouds. Meteorological effects are strictly local caused by the mountain barrier forcing warm, moist air upward. As it gets higher where there is less pressure it cools … Continue reading
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Frozen Lake #3
This photo is the third of a series of three taken at the edge of Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. At the edge of the ice this little bit of clear shallow, water shows the bottom rocks and … Continue reading
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Frozen Lake #2
Twisting a bit and moving the camera yields another view of icy Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. The large lake covered with ice and snow gives only a peek at its cold water.
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