This year’s cheap thrills will have to wait
One of my favorite things to do around here is drive up Trail Ridge Road above Estes Park. It runs from east to west through Rocky Mountain National Park, crossing […]
Bierstadt was here
And you thought artist Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) made it all up. Above is a webcam shot from Rocky Mountain National Park. But as soon as it filled my screen this […]
Just another mountain vista
Clouds in Rocky Mountain National Park fill passes on the Continental Divide. No good reason to post this webcam shot other than I thought it was interesting. The antics of […]
Rain in the Rockies
Rain! To fully appreciate it, your state has to have recently suffered the most expensive fire in its history, the Fourmile Canyon fire near Boulder that destroyed 167 homes. You […]
I’d like to show my child the mountains
The peaks, the clouds, the storms, the animals, the streams. A hummingbird, a pine cone, a bugling elk, white water, clouds forming in a valley far below, driving into the […]
Rocky Mountain matinee
I finally got my act together yesterday and headed into the mountains for a little leaf peeping and a fried trout lunch in Estes Park. Then I opted for wildlife […]
OMG, Palinese is contagious!
My grandfather was the first concessionaire here in the park. He had the park service contract to bring people here so they could experience Rocky Mountain National Park. In my […]
Because it’s there
I posted this picture because I couldn’t go through another day being greeted by Ugly Bat Boy (previous post), although I’m sure he’s a very sweet kitty. The above is […]
