Church and castle ruins in central Italy
Going back to early June when we were visiting Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. It was a somewhat hazy morning with low clouds clinging to the valley…
Bull moose grazes the meadow with Longs Peak dominating the horizon
There are a few mountains in Colorado that everyone knows on sight and Longs Peak is certainly one of them. Situated in Rocky Mountain National Park, the blocky, 14,259-foot peak…
Double-rainbow in the wake of a thunderstorm
A very brief rain shower this evening at home but it made for a beautiful double rainbow to the east of me. Too wide to get it all in one…
Sunflowers, the Rocky Mountains and a moody sky
Pretty slim pickings this year in terms of sunflower fields to photograph. In fact, despite covering a LOT of miles Saturday, I only found one and they were already a…
High country thunderstorm yields cool clouds and a rainbow
Let’s call it Thunderstorm Thursday! Saturday afternoon we were hanging out at the campsite and the usual PM thunderstorm rolled through. It was nothing too dramatic with a little bit…
Taking flight for Colorado Day 2023
On August 1, 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant signed Proclamation 230, formally admitting Colorado to the union as the 38th state. Becoming a state in the same year as the…