I’d like to call your attention to the widget I’ve added to the sidebar, This Is Colorado. It features, with permission, the photography of Erik Stensland, a professional photographer based in Estes Park, Colorado. Nobody captures Rocky Mountain National Park better than Stensland. Click on the photos to see larger versions on his website, Images … Continue reading This is Colorado
I came across this remarkable panoramic photo this morning while browsing for header art and wanted to both preserve and share it. There was no apparent attribution for the photo. The file will load slowly because it is massive, but take heart. Your patience will be rewarded. You’ll be able to click on the photo … Continue reading Being there: Rocky Mountain National Park
Fall in Colorado. My favorite time of year in my favorite place in the world. Everything comes alive in September and October. We’ve survived the heat of summer and the air is sweet, cool, and delicious again. The sky is a deeper blue, the foliage begins to turn. Days are brilliant; nights are crisp. And … Continue reading Fall in Colorado: Always colorful, one way or another
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 the Continental Divide. Billed as the highest continuous paved road in the U.S., or something like that, it includes more than eight miles above 11,000 … Continue reading This year’s cheap thrills will have to wait
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 afternoon, I thought immediately of Bierstadt’s paintings. This looks like his work. It is a wonderful example of the dramatic, glowing light he often depicted. … Continue reading Bierstadt was here
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 clouds in the high country are always entertaining. Continue reading Just another mountain vista
