On Windy Ridge (aptly named) near Hoosier Pass above Alma, Colorado, is a grove of ancients - Ancient Bristlecone Pine, some of which are a thousand years old, survivors at tree line over 12,000' elevation. These old trees, the Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine (as...

The San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado are of mostly volcanic origin, resulting in richer soils than in the mountains to the North that are mostly granitic - resulting in some of the largest Rocky Mountain wildflower specimens in the state. See the photo...

This is Lake Dillon as seen from Sapphire Point on Swan Mountain Road between Breckenridge and Keystone, Colorado. Above the lake is the Ten Mile Range, a narrow range of 12 to 13,000" peaks rising above Breckenridge to the left of the scene. Lake Dillon is the major...

Through these Aspen trees are Colorado's most famous mountains -  East and West Maroon Peaks, each over 14,000' high, towering almost a mile above Maroon Lake. The maroon colored rock gives these peaks their names; the unstable rock makes for dangerous climbing. As...

The hardy Yellow Lupine was blanketed by a sudden Spring snow storm by the Flatirons in Boulder, Colorado.In this state, Winter is not over until it's over. Even in early May...In many years, I don't wear a short sleeve shirt until early June . Summer in Colorado is...

The mountain ranges in Colorado don't normally lend themselves to allowing great sunsets - the setting sun often goes into a cloud bank on a ridge or mountain in the distance. Many times, I have waited for the sun to go down in a promising pattern of clouds, only to...

With my camera and my dog, I wander through gardens in the sky. High above tree line at 12,000" elevation, is the Tundra - short, thin grass on top of thin soil exposed after the heavy Winter snowpack melts .In July, a profusion of wildflowers such as the red Indian...

In the Central Rockies of Colorado, at over 9,000' elevation, the Aspen leaves usually turn around the last week of September and are gone after the first week of October. In this photograph, the leaves turned early into a burnt gold on September 7, after a cold snap...

As you drive up I-70 from Denver and reach the Genesee exit, you may see a herd of Buffalo grazing to your right. There is a viewing area and a tall fence - not a good idea to poke your zoom lens into the chain links as these wild animals are not cows - they can...

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