Rockies Game

A few from last night's Colorado Rockies game. Big thanks to my friend Brent Doerzman for inviting me to share some great seats. :-) And just to be fair, my camera was being passed around and I'm pretty sure at least one of the following was taken by Brent Murphy.

Fern and Flowers

It's a little hard to believe that green undergrowth like this is from Colorado. But the season has been extraordinarily wet and the Hanging Lake trail is a wet place.

Piney Lake False Hellebore

I'd planned on photographing Piney Lake, north of Vail, CO, for sunset last Saturday, but clouds moved in, the ceiling lowered, rain started and the higher elevations were obviously getting snow. Luckily the drive in was not a total bust. The wet meadows were full of Marsh Marigolds, Corn Lily (or False Hellebore) and whatever those pretty little yellow flowers are (I couldn't find an ID for them).

By the way, apparently False Hellebore is quite toxic. So even though those leaves look perfect for your backcountry ceasar salad, definitely refrain from munching on them. ;-)

Butterfly

I'm not much of a wildlife photographer, and certainly not a insect macro expert. But when the opportunity presents itself, I'll try to get some snapshots. Here's a butterfly that was hanging out on the wildflowers (penstemon?) along the trail to Hanging Lake. Can anyone help with the butterfly ID?

Sunset on Grizzly Peak

Since he accused me of teasing with just one image from Hanging Lake, this one's for TC. ;-) Thanks for letting me borrow some of your clouds Saturday!

This is Grizzly Peak from the top of Loveland Pass.

More from Ute Pass, Hanging Lake and Loveland Pass on the way. Stay tuned!

Hanging Lake

I was out and about yesterday hitting a couple new photo spots and an oldie but goodie, Hanging Lake. This is a very popular 1.2 mile hike in Glenwood Canyon, just outside Glenwood Springs, CO. I spent a few hours hanging out for the right conditions - some clouds, no wind, no people in the shot. Here's a quickie with not much processing and 2 out of 3 of the above. :-)