Curecanti

Colorado’s Fall Colors In Fast Forward

Colorado, In The Country, National Parks, Seasons

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.`

The End Of A Season

Colorado, Flowers, In The Country, National Parks, Rocky Mountains, Seasons, Weather

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, Colorado

Snow 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

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, Colorado

Thunderstorms 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

Nothing like a campfire in Colorado.

Stormin Over Curecanti

Colorado, National Parks, Rocky Mountains, Seasons, Weather

Thunderstorms have made their way over Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado.

Thunderstorms make their way through Curecanti National Recreation Area near Gunnison, Colorado

Now A Resident Of Cool Colorado

Colorado, National Parks, Rocky Mountains

Left Zion country recently for the Rocky Mountains and former friends who I worked with at Zion NP. We are all working at Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP which is very mellow compared to Zion. I also work a day or two at Curecanti NRA. Here’s some images I’ve gathered so far…..