Photo of the Day
2014
12/29 - Cross country skiing in Prospect Canyon along the Glacier Creek Trail
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12/20 - Thick clouds enshroud the Front Range providing dramatic sun rays in front of Thatchtop
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12/19 - An unusual rainbow appeared over Longs Peak
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12/11 - A long wave of mild air has pushed winter back into the high peaks, for now. Ypsilon Mtn
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12/10
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12/5 - Wind whipped snow blowing off Longs Peak and Storm Peak is highlighted in the afternoon sun
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12/4 - High wind clouds forming over Twin Sisters catch late day sunlight
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12/3 - High winds in the high country can whip up its' own weather. Taylor Peak & The Sharkstooth stand out in the blowing snow
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12/2 - The somewhat warmer days and sunshine combine with colder winter nights to create dazzling ice formations with a range of grays.
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12/1 - The Book rock formation along Lumpy Ridge, a popular climbing destination
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11/29 - The morning sunrises this time of year can be incredibly intense and irresistible.
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11/22 - Winter's bloom
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11/21 - Looking up the Spruce Creek canyon from Moraine Park with Gabletop Mtn & Sprague Mtn on an early winter day
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11/20 - Wintery forest on the Cub Lake trail
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11/19 - A fall Fragile Fern against a snowy background along the Cub Lake trail
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11/18 - Along the Cub Lake trai
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11/17 - "Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful." ~ Osho
Aspen eyes along the Cub Lake trail
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11/14 - Along the Wind River
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11/13 - Morning sunrise over the north ridge of Gianttrack Mtn
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11/11 - A Mallard couple out for dinner together at Lily Lake
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11/10 - The music of the wind plays in the tall grass along the Lily Lake trail
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10/31 - Through the Sharkstooth, Taylor Peak reflects some early morning sun
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10/30 - Morning sun begins to warm the East Face of Longs Peak
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10/29
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10/28 -Looking east over the Estes valley from the North Deer Ridge trail with Lake Estes and Old Man Mtn
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10/27 - Front Range peaks as seen from the east end of the South Deer Ridge trail
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10/21 - Do you know anyone that brings color to an other wise dull day?
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10/20
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10/19 - And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything. - William Shakespeare
Boulder Brook
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10/18 - Hellett Peak, Tyndall Gorge & Flattop Mtn with Bear Lake in the bottom right as viewed from Estes Cone.
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10/18 - Hallett Peak and upper Tyndall Gorge viewed from Estes Cone.
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10/17 - Lake Estes with Prospect Mtn & Estes Park as seen from Estes Cone.
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10/17 - Mummy Mtn with Deer Mtn & Moraine Park as seen from Estes Cone.
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10/17 - Otis Peak, Chaos Canyon, Hallett Peak, Tyndall Gorge, Flattop Mtn along with Notchtop Mtn & Knobtop Mtn as seen from Estes Cone.
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10/16 - The view from the top of Estes Cone
Mt Meeker & Longs Peak with the The Loft Couloir, Ships Prow, The Notch, and the Diamond, partially obscured by Mt Lady Washington (step aside Mt. Lady Washington, we wish to see your Diamond!). On the far right is the Keyhole.
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10/15 - Mummy Mtn (13,425') with Mt Tileston (11,254') in the foreground.
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10/15 - Ypsilon Mtn (13,514')
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10/15 - The Mummy Range: Mt Chiquita, Ypsilon Mtn, Fairchild Mtn, Hagues Pk & Mummy Mtn.
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10/14 - Many of the aspen leaves that provided such an incredible fall display, have fallen on the Bierstadt Moraine as winter conditions begin to take hold in the higher elevations.
Hallett Pk from the Storm Pass Trailhead
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10/10 - A natural sculpture frames Long's Peak off the Beaver Mtn trail.
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10/9 - Ptarmigan Glacier & Notchtop Mtn as seen from the Beaver Mtn trail.
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10/8 - Looking on to Long's Peak and surrounding terrain from the Beaver Mtn trail.
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10/7 - Winter seems to have taken hold in the alpine and subalpine areas. Looking into the Odessa Gorge area from the Beaver Mtn trail. Notchtop Mtn, Knobtop Mtn, Little Matterhorn, The Gable & Gabletop Mtn.
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10/6 - Aspens and Longs Peak from the Upper Beaver Meadows area.
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10/1 - A fallen aspen leaf rests on the down of the thistle.
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9/30 - The fall colors twist their way down in elevation, off the lower Deer Ridge trail.
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9/16 - Fall aspens along the Mills Creek trail.
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9/24 - Small falls along the Mill Creek trail.
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9/23 - The Front Range from Bierstadt Lake.
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9/23 - Taylor Peak (13,153') from Bierstadt Lake
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9/22 - Burned by the Bear Lake fire of 1900, the Bierstadt Moraine is a steep, lateral moraine which runs for about 3 miles on the north side of Glacier Creek. It was left behind by the glaciers of the Pinedale Glaciation. With Taylor & Otis Peak
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9/22
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9/21 - Hiking on the Bierstadt Lake trail
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9/20 - “I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house." ― Nathaniel Hawthorne
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9/19 - Early evening hike in Mill Creek Basin.
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9/16 - North Inlet creek
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9/15 - North Inlet
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9/14 - Dropping into the Hallett Creek drainage on the N. Inlet trail.
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9/13 - Hikers crossing the Continental Divide on the N. Inlet trail are dwarfed by Taylor Peak ablaze with fall tundra
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9/12 - Hiking across the fall tundra and Continental Divide on the N. Inlet trail, with Andrews Peak.
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9/11 - On Sunday, this Pika along the Flattop Mtn trail was soaking up the warmth from the sun knowing winter was soon.
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9/10 - Seed head of Alpine Avens.
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9/9 - Hiking up Flattop Mtn towards the N. Inlet trail.
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9/8
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9/7
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9/6 - Choppy waves from gusty winds buffeted Bluebird Lake. With Rose Crown & Ouzel Peak.
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9/2 - Clouds sweep by Mt. Alice, Wild Basin .
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9/1 - Hiking on the Bluebird Lake trail with Ouzel Peak.