A Colorado Sampler

Just northeast of Estes Park, Colorado

lies the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park.  A word does not exist in the English language to adequately describe its beauty, its enormity, or its inspiration.  In fact, with little exception, every Colorado landscape and town we encountered on our recent trip, if not sensational, was at worst pretty. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiking at over 12,000 feet elevation and looking down over the Rockies that had towered over us for the majority of our trip inspired awe not often experienced in life. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bonus of shortly thereafter discovering a herd of bighorn sheep and more waterfalls than ever seen before still has me spellbound and longing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every place has its highs and lows.  The desert, with its oppressive summertime heat, is at a low right now and I imagine that Colorado is not as appealing in February, at least for the average person who still has to go to work and is not spending his time skiing, something this uncoordinated soul has never managed to do.  Yet, I long to go back just to see.  (Sorry, honey.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A sampling of

Colorado

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(This was June 8 in Frisco, CO, elevation 9100 feet, 21 degrees and snowing.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This guy was hanging out (upon seeing this picture, Pint said, "He's nakey!") in the same town on the next day, sunny and in the high sixties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now a few from Boulder:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the ceiling of "The Boulderado," favorite haunt of Teddy Roosevelt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow, I hope to have the photos from the Estes Park Wool Market edited and ready for post.  I apologize for my absence.  I've been writing my book for hours a day and moping ridiculously for the remainder of my time.

Comments

[lonbud]

Beautiful pics, Lauren. There's something so majestic and awe-inspiring about big mountains; I hope you brought some of that back to the desert with you and can find a way to put it in your book.

[Nancy K.]

I MISSED YOU!

I'm so glad that you're back. Nobody's been blogging much and I have nothing to read with my morning cappuccino!

Are you going to tell us about the book you're writing???

[Margery Munch]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures. Through you I am seeing sights I may never have seen on my own.