This was the view this morning from the Alpine Visitor Center (elev. 11,796 ft.) in Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes Park is down in the valley, through that hole under the clouds. I may be more enamored with clouds on the peaks than with broad sunny vistas of the peaks themselves. I’ve been known to … Continue reading Because clouds
Few Colorado residents will forget last October when the East Troublesome fire raced east past Granby and Grand Lake and into the mountains. Under cover of darkness and against all odds, it leaped the Continental Divide and continued east as if hellbent to destroy Estes Park. On Thursday, October 22, with the even-larger Cameron Peak … Continue reading Estes Park: When hell came calling
Neither snow nor rain nor cold nor gloom of night stays these tourists from the impatient completion of their appointed rounds. And so the Rocky Mountain blues continue. This holiday weekend has been mostly rain, clouds, and temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Snow and clouds obscured the camera at the Alpine Visitor Center on … Continue reading Neither snow nor rain …
Reservations? To enter Rocky Mountain National Park? Yep. It started last year because of Covid and all the people looking for outdoor activities. But the powers that be have put it into effect again this year, from this weekend to October 11. Supposedly it’s a “pilot temporary” system, but many of us in the vicinity … Continue reading Rocky Mountain blues
The mountains are so much more than glorious peaks and serene valleys. And the clouds that play among them are so much more than colorful sunsets. Above, at the Beaver Meadows entrance (elev. 8,200 ft) to Rocky Mountain National Park, one can almost touch their underside as they snuggle down over the Estes Valley. At … Continue reading Clouds from both sides
No politics here. No pandemic. No unpaid bills, missed deliveries, doctor appointments, tax returns, or whatever. Just the exquisite photography of Estes Park’s own Erik Stensland reminding us that there is still peace and beauty in the world. This particular ponderosa pine resides in Beaver Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park, just down the road from … Continue reading Let’s take a break
