Teig and I were trekking up to Blue Lake in the Never Summer Mountains of northern Colorado when we crossed this bridge over Joe Wright Creek. The day was perfect for a hike and the morning was nice a crisp. Teig had to stop and check out the views from the footbridge.
Pronghorn Antelope in Utah Grass
A lone pronghorn antelope sauntering through the high desert wilderness of Utah.
Log in Rocky Mountain's Grass
Interesting textures are found all through nature. A log next to a lake in some tall grass 11,000 feet up in the Colorado Rocky Mountains can entertain the naturalist while he eats his fruit and nuts on a long summer’s hike.
Traildog Exploring Browns Lake
Teig needs some cooling off and play time after hiking and reaching Brown’s Lake in the Never Summer Mountains of Colorado.
Exposed Roots of the Spruce
A beautiful patchwork system of roots exposed after a huge spruce fell in the Never Summer Mountains of Colorado.
Rolling in the Snow on Whale Peak
When we find snow fields while hiking in the high Colorado Rockies, it is required for Teig to play and roll around on them. He LOVES this! We found this one on Whale Peak near Georgia Pass. Stoic Mount Guyot is in the background.
Swan River Valley from Whale Peak
After spending the morning hiking up to Whale Peak from Georgia Pass, we were afforded these classic high Colorado Rockies view. If you are not inspired to get out and explore after seeing this, then you must not have a pulse.
Mount Guyot in August
A look back to Mount Guyot on a hike to Whale Peak in the Front Range Mountains of Colorado. Guyot is one of my favorite peaks and his very distinguishable from its east and south faces. Definitely a Colorado Rockies Icon. This photo was taken on an Iphone 7 I had on me for that hike.
Let's head up!
Teig was resting on a snow field off the Nystrom Trail in the Vasquez Peak Wilderness of Colorado. This is one of the quintessential hiking trails near Winter Park and he needed to cool his paws off and roll in the snow for a bit. He was done cooling off and was eyeing our present route up the mountains.
Landscape Photographer on Mount Evans
This was the other photographer on Mount Evans that evening trying to capture the fantastic light after sunset. It was fun being the only 2 souls on the summit just as dark was descending over this Colorado fourteener.
Lone Rocky Mountain Goat
A lone mountain goat grazing on Mount Evans on a summer day as the it was beginning to snow. This is typical even in August above 14,000 feet amsl in the Rockies of Colorado.
Traildog on the Ridges near Whale Peak
Teig and I love hiking the Rocky Mountain highlands in the Front Range Mountains west of Denver. There are locations where you don’t run into a single other soul on a hike. This was one of those days when we hiked to Whale Peak in late summer.
Natural Container of Colorado Alpine Buttercups
Who needs a store bought container for your Colorado Alpine Buttercups? On the trail to Stanley Mountain I found this fantastic container of the flowers which nature provided. You just have to hike 4 miles to view them.
Teig Focused on the Trail from Glacier Peak
Looking towards Mount Guyot from Glacier Peak in the Front Range mountains of Colorado. So awesome to be hiking these alpine ridges with my Colorado Traildog Teig.
French Pass in July
Above Breckenridge Colorado sits a beautiful mountain pass that is joy to hike to… French Pass. This pass sites between the mammoth peaks of Guyot and Bald Mountain. In July there is still snowfields at the pass which are cool playground for dogs and hikers. We are looking towards the french creek creek and the valley to the east of the pass.
Trail to Cathedral Spires
f you are visiting the southern Black Hills, Cathedral Spires is an area within Custer State Park that should definitely be on your itinerary. The trail is located within an area of Custer State Park known as the Needles. This photo is from the hike up to the spires.
Dahlias in Golden Colorado
These beautiful Dahlias were blooming in the garden containers along Washington Avenue in Golden Colorado. The city does a fantastic job with the flowers along the main street. Kudos to them for keeping Golden a beautiful place.
Bull Moose at Maroon Lake
This bull moose was roaming Maroon Lake above Aspen Colorado. This is the location where people get the iconic images of Maroon Bells and this guy was creating excitement and some havoc with the photographers. I was definitely enjoying the scene and watching him run off some of the folks.
Alpine Buttercups and Vasquez Peak
There are a plethora of very cool Alpine Buttercups in the meadows of the high alpine Rockies of Colorado. Their yellow petals liven up the slopes of the mountains in the Vasquez Peak Wilderness. How can any person not smile while walking through a meadow buttercup flowers?
Teig Among the Yellow Alpine Flowers
Teig figuring out the way to Rosalie Peak in the Mount Evans Wilderness. He not only a tracker of squirrels but also a pretty good trailblazer. He can follow almost any trail and still look cool in an alpine meadow of yellow flowers. We love hiking above treeline in the Front Range Rockies of Colorado.