The sun's first light begins to filter into the valley as the moon and stars begin their visual retreat above Estes Park. Other early risers begin to appear in their cars, curving along Trail Ridge Road far below.
The annual Perseid meteor shower unfolds over Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. I count three meteors in this shot, but we saw many many more. Best viewed extra-large!
A bull elk munches on some breakfast at sunrise near Estes Park, CO. Roadside wildlife is a bit bigger out here in Colorado than back east!
A 34-shot panorama looking up and down a waterfall running down a mountainside near Isabelle Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness.
A moose feeds on the shores of Brainard Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness area near the continental divide.
The Bluff Lake Nature Center near Stapleton offers one of the best sunset vantage points in the metro Denver area. From here you can see the downtown Denver skyline, south toward Castle Rock, and north past Boulder to Longs Peak and beyond. Click the image to view it larger!
30 seconds of a beautiful summer sunset over Boulder and the Flatirons at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. In the distance, the lights of Boulder and Fort Collins are caught and dispersed by smoke from the High Park Fire.
The High Park Fire west of Fort Collins, CO, exploded in size on a sweltering June 9th, 2012. Here the smoke plume is seen from near Berthoud.
A passing shower is no deterrent for a fisherman when the fish are biting like they were on this May day at Sprague Lake, in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The sun's first light begins to filter into the valley as the moon and stars begin their visual retreat above Estes Park. Other early risers begin to appear in their cars, curving along Trail Ridge Road far below.
The sun's first light begins to filter into the valley as the moon and stars begin their visual retreat above Estes Park. Other early risers begin to appear in their cars, curving along Trail Ridge Road far below.
The sun's first light begins to filter into the valley as the moon and stars begin their visual retreat above Estes Park. Other early risers begin to appear in their cars, curving along Trail Ridge Road far below.
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