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Colorado Clouds I like taking photos of different shapes and contrasts in nature. A few days ago I got some great cloud shots. The interesting thing about clouds is that no two are alike. And if you look carefully, you can always see something in the pattern. I find it especially interesting how ...

Yampa River Water Fractal I was watching the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs Colorado rush over a rock a few days ago and I was captivated by the patterns of the ripples. There was an unusual coloration of the rock and the combination of the changing ripples and the light seemed to have a fracta...

High Temps in the High Country Causes Flooding My wife and I spent the weekend in Steamboat Springs Colorado. We got a nice little cabin right on the Yampa River at Steamboat Springs Campground. On the first day the temperature shot up over 90 degrees. The rapid snow melt caused so much run-off o...

Dandelions—Friend or Foe, They Come and Go… Dandelions are generally considered as something to get rid of from the yard. Yet on closer look, they are truly a beautiful flower. The colors are bright during the flowering cycle and the way they transform is almost magical. Each little seed turns in...

Colorado Rocky Mountain High To be in the presence of the Rock Mountains—to see them, touch them and feel them—is to really understand what John Denver was singing about. I don’t think there is anything quite like it in the world. These shots were taken inside Rocky Mountain National Park in Lari...

Colorado Energy Star Mortgage The Bank of Colorado, in partnership with the Governor’s Energy Office is offering a special financing product to Colorado residents. The Energy Star Mortgage offers qualified participants one discount point on mortgage rates to fund the purchase of green homes or th...

Lily Pads Reaching for the Sun Last week I hiked to Cub Lake in the Rocky Mountain National Park. It was a five mile hike round-trip from the train entrance.  The lake was set among a very peaceful setting surrounded by spectacular mountain ranges. The entrance to the park is in Larimer County ju...

Rocky Mountain Flowers Lily Lake is just a short distance from the base of Long’s Peak in Larimer County Colorado. I took these photos on a hike around the lake a few days ago. It's about a 45 minute to an hour's drive from Boulder depending on what route you take. I was playing around with the e...

Longs Peak in Larimer County Colorado I took these photos of Long’s Peak on the drive up to Rocky Mountain National Park last week. At 14,256 feet above sea level Long’s Peak is among the highest in Colorado. There is still a lot of snow above the tree line which is approximately 11,000 feet. The...

Larimer County Colorado Saint Malo Retreat I stopped for photos at Saint Malo Retreat on my way to Rock Mountain National Park last Friday. There is a modern facility there, but the attraction for me is the old church and the statue of Jesus. The old chapel was conceived in 1916 but it wasn’t bui...