Monthly Archives: September 2011

Rocky Mountains July ’11 part V

We resume this batch of pictures with a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Very close to the park entrance, we get this view. An elk calf! Young elk are surprisingly hard to spot, because their mothers tend to keep them very well hidden away. Certainly the first time I’ve ever seen one! A pair of bighorn sheep. That might be literally correct, as it is a ram [...]

By |2018-01-13T20:24:15-05:00September 29th, 2011|Colorado, Interstate Highways, U. S. Highways|6 Comments
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Rocky Mountains July ’11 part IV

We pick up in Iowa, where we decide to stop heading east in order to get to New Mexico. We see flooding along the Missouri River, and catch a thunderstorm in Kansas. Minimum maintenance road. Flooding causes standing water. Standing water causes mosquitoes and other insects. A fresh source of food means the dragonflies grow fat and happy. This one was about three inches long, with a five inch wingspan. [...]

By |2018-01-13T20:25:12-05:00September 6th, 2011|Colorado, Interstate Highways, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Old Trails, U. S. Highways, Weather|3 Comments
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