12/11/2009

Paisley Frost

Each morning I wake and hurry to the dining room window to see what work of art has been deposited on the pane.  Every morning it is a different masterpiece made entirely of frost.  It lasts only until the sun crosses the morning sky and casts it's warming rays on the front of the house but for at least a few hours of the day I am treated to some of the most magnificient and unique works of natural art imaginable.

12/02/2009

Winter Watchtower

A watchtower stands abandoned as winter rolls in over the Rockies.

10/02/2009

Honey, I'm home!


The Stanley Hotel is a popular landmark in Estes Park. Contrary to common belief, while the hotel inspired Stephen King's novel 'The Shining', the author was not actually staying at the hotel when he penned the novel. Nor was the movie filmed there, although parts of the mini-series based on the same story were. Local legend has it that the hotel is haunted by several apparitions including Flora Stanley, wife of Freelan Stanley who had the hotel built in 1907 after falling in love with the area.

While the Hotel is a stunning piece of architecture, the real breath taking beauty can be seen directly across from the hotel in the panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains.

Bull Elk~

A majestic bull elk bugles in a meadow at the Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado. After 15 years I am still amazed by the silent grace these huge animals exhibit as they move about the mountain and forests. While the sheer size of an adult bull with it's massive rack is intimidating, the sound of it's bugle during the rut is purely mesmerizing.