“What have we got sir?“
“A planet madam, if you can keep it.”

"A planet, madam, if you can keep it."

Ward via Lefthand Canyon with my 17 year old son. He was in awe. The yellow is so vibrant it almost hurts my eyes. I love this time of year on the Front Range!

VERY nice that you took your son. He should see all sorts of this stuff. And know how spectacularly beautiful Mother Nature can be.

I climbed Long’s Peak in 1981. One of the best weeks of my life in RMNP.

I walked the Peak To Peak to Nederland many many times.

I think the most beautiful was in the morning after a big snow storm. Blue sky, fresh white powder. Few cars. So peaceful.

But Aspen Gold time was also very special. My favorite area was the old road going up to Rollins pass. There were several groves on the lower part between the Moffat Tunnel and before the old tunnels that were just gorgeous.

Thanks for the memories!

I grew up on the eastern Colorado plains and have lived much of my adult life on the Front Range.

I remember when all the conifers were green, not the present high fraction of heinous, ugly, beetle-killed red. I remember when the cabins were hidden in the forest, instead of having the trees cleared to minimize fire spread.

I try to focus on the beauty, but it has changed so much in my lifetime. It will never be the same and this is what we have done.

though I've missed some when priorities were different. Visited Colorado years ago, but in the summer---Rocky Mtn National Park; Royal Gorge; Estas Park...mind-blowing beauty!

this time of year in 2000 at the start of a 12,000 mile road trip. I went through WY, SD, Minn, North of the great Lakes through Canada, into Maine then down the Appalchian Mountains to Georga. Drove the back roads and was on the road ten weeks. I took 54 rolls of film.