Black Bear enjoying a morning snack
One of the bears we saw during our early summer trip to Yellowstone National Park. This one was grazing not 20 yards off the road, largely ignoring us and a…
Barn Owl says, “Hello, World”
Taken back on Independence Day, I had spent a couple of hours waiting for this little one and its siblings to emerge from their nest at Barr Lake State Park,…
Mountain Goat daycare
Perhaps, at least for this image, it is highly appropriate that female Mountain Goats are called ‘nannies.’ This pretty lady was providing a bit of high country babysitting this past…
The red sun of Krypton
Fans of Superman will get the reference there. ;-) As I mentioned yesterday, the last few days have seen our normally clear, blue Colorado skies obscured with smoke from wildfires…
A smoky sunrise at high altitude
A lack of clouds typically doesn't make for a nice sunrise but (for better and worse) smoke from wildfires in neighboring states helps. Below the 14,000 foot elevation I was…
A gorgeous scene soon to repeat itself
I took a drive to the Colorado high country this morning and the leaves are just starting to hint at the change of seasons. In another couple of weeks, those…