Signs Of Spring At San Juan Mountains

Near the town of Ridgway, the San Juan Mountains rise sharply into the Colorado skies. Signs of Spring are evolving as seen from Last Dollar Road and Highway 62, west of Ridgway.

Snow lingers during spring time at the San Juan Mountains in Southern Colorado

 

Mount Sneffels is the highest peak here at 14,158 feet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Lingers At Lizard Head Pass

It was 65 degrees in Montrose, Colorado last Thursday, but when I arrived at Lizard Head Pass an hour and half later, it was 32 and snowing cats and dogs.

 

 

Fresh snow has fallen at Lizards Head Pass near Telluride, Colorado

 

Winter aspens at Lizards Head Pass, Colorado

 

 

 

A Bald Eagle makes an appearance.

Full Moon Over Black Canyon

That’s in Colorado where I have returned to work for the NPS this season.

The full moon rises over Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado.

 

In Black and White

 

 

 

 

Tunnel Vision

Speeding through the tunnels at Glenwood Canyon in Colorado.

East Coast Trip Slideshow

Images from my recent trip from Colorado to the East Coast and back to Utah. Covered 23 states + Washington DC. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.

Back In Utah for now.

My two-months long trip has ended and it was great seeing family and friends and the places I grew up in on the East Coast. Plus, I visited 4 more states I hadn’t been to before. I have two left, Alaska and Florida.

And ………….

And I also:

Visited 12 National Park locations.

Visited a good friend at the home office of The National Park Service, just a few blocks from The White House.

Travelled some 8,461 miles. Much more than I anticipated. I had to get my vehicle its scheduled maintenance when in Pennsylvania.

I travelled through 23 states plus D.C., some more than once. This included 4 states in about 4 hours time. See if you can guess them.

I travelled on two separate subway systems plus a ferry.

I took 2060 photos with my iPhone.

I snapped 2,346 photos with my Canon DSLR

I directed 86 videos of various lengths

I gained 10 pounds but it was worth it! I ate lobster, Mexican, Thai, Italian, NYC grub, New England Clam Chowder and a glorious Thanksgiving Day dinner at my sisters in Ohio.

Who knows where my next adventures will take me but it’s time to hit the gym and lose that 10 pounds!

Here’s a few more memorable photos that I didn’t include in my blog posts.

Can’t find canolis like this one out west.

Orangutanging around at National Zoo, DC

Bridge in Maine

This skeleton had it made in Connecticut.

Italian restaurant in DC, like a scene out of “The Godfather”

Dessert

My hosts in DC including Abe.

Only in New York

Pigeons not allowed on DC Metro subway

Embedded in the floor at the visitor center is a satellite image of St Croix National Scenic Riverway which divides Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Halls of the Department of the Interior Building in DC

The town of Duck,North Carolina is home to Duck Donuts. They make these to order. Took about 10 minutes.

Probably why I only spent 2 hours in Vermont.

This Yellow Brick Road was in Wisconsin, not Kansas.

You can get just about anything at this Colorado store.

It was sublime along a secluded beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina.

An iconic covered bridge in PA

This road in Pennsylvania is straight, didn’t need to steer.

Nice of this combine in South Dakota to give me some room. It was harvest time so they really had the right of way.

Back to the snow-covered Rockies

A ubiquitous Wall Drug sign along I-90 in South Dakota.

Cheap gas in Kansas City.

Nothing like a home-cooked meal for Thanksgiving.

Colorado’s Fall Colors In Fast Forward

A time lapse video from Colorado’s Autumn colors in late September. This was also my drive to work at Black Canyon’s North Rim. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.`

Driving Colorado’s Diabolical Million Dollar Highway

This video is from this past summer. Watch with extreme caution! Watch at HiDef and Full Screen.

The Last Of The Colorado Fall Colors

As I am now on a trip back East, I couldn’t help but capture some more images of Colorado’s brilliant autumn.

Fall colors have arrived in the Colorado highlands of Gunnison National Forest.
The scrub oak also produces high color.

Fall colors have arrived at an aspen tree forest in Northern Colorado

Fall colors energe at the foothills of the snow-covered San Juan Mountains in Colorado

A diffeent twist of autumn colors. A virtual kaleidoscope.
The reality.

Orange, Reds, Yellows and Greens.

Fall colors have arrived at McClure Pass in Gunnison National Forerst, Colorado