My season as a Park Ranger at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has ended and here are some images from the area that I captured.
Black Canyon
The nearby Crystal Dam that provides electricty to the area.
And there were plent of wildflowers
Needle Rock stands out amongst the mountains at Crawford, ColoradoSnow still covers the San Juan Mountains in spring in Southern Colorado
They grow grapes for wine here
Menacing storm clouds appeat in the Colorado landscape at Curecanti National Recreation Area.A thick grove of Aspens along Kenler Pass Road in Colorado near Crested Butte in the Gunnison National Forest
This rainbow appeared on my first day of work, a good omen.
The very dangerous Million Dollar Highway weaves it’s way on the road south of Ouray, Colorado
Rural Colorado during autumn.
Quite a reflection………
Sunrise at Curecanti NRA
Fireweed is in full bloom in a meadow at Gunnison National Forest near Crested Butte, Colorado
Spring Aspens
A Mule Deer Buck graizes in the brush at Gunnison National Forest near Crested Butte, ColoradoThunderstorms emerge in the Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado
Rainbow Over Curecanti.
The deep Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
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Cimmaron Mountain Range
Fall colors and the Moon have arrived in the Scrub Oak in the Colorado highlands of Gunnison National Forest.The Milky Way appears shortly after sunset at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
monumental is the only word I can think of
p.s. here in the UK Rose Bay Willow herb aka Fireweed is a wildflower of disturbance of the land i.e. fire, bombsites, building railways etc aka
monumental is the only word I can think of
p.s. here in the UK Rose Bay Willow herb aka Fireweed is a wildflower of disturbance of the land i.e. fire, bombsites, building railways etc aka
Thanks Laura! We have lots of Fireweed in Colorado too.
Beautiful photos! What do you do in the winter? Do you look for other work or focus more on your photography and self care?
Thanks Katelon. I’m on a trip back east to see family and friends and check out the fall colors and other sites.
Nice. Have a great trip!
Gorgeous images, Mike. What a season you had. What’s next for you?
Thanks Eliza. Going to be visiting family and friends back east.
Bon voyage! Enjoy your trip.
So much beauty! It is heart lifting!
Yes it is and I’m in Pennsylvania right now and the colors are brilliant 😃
This is a stunning collection of images. Best wishes for your next adventure.
Thanks for your nice comments 😃