Some more from the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument – mostly just landscapes today.
Category: Colorado
While I was in Colorado and Utah, I was often on the lookout for tarantulas because I think it would be cool to find one and get some photos. While I never found any tarantulas, while I was doing a short hike up to Twin…
Pikas are small rodents (most closely related to rabbits) that live in colder climates in Asia and North America. The ones I saw are American Pikas and tend to live at higher elevations in the western USA – so I saw them while in Colorado.…
I was also able to photograph some lizards in the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument.
Though not as flashy as Mesa Verde, the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument is nearby and another place I visited during my stay in Mancos, Colorado. The cliff dwellings here are much smaller but you’re able to approach much more closely (some of them…
Some more bison photos from RMANWR, but this time with some bird friends…
In case you’re curious how this is “part 3” of my Rocky Mountain National Park posts, I realized I didn’t label the previous ones as RMNP, so I went back and changed them. If you’re curious, they were the Moose Mother and Calf and the…
A few more shots from Crystal Lake outside of Ouray, Colorado. I used a shot from here to experiment with the sky replacement feature in Photoshop, but honestly at times this sky had enough character to work, but the landscape itself was enough to compensate.
Some Mule Deer bucks with their antlers still in velvet…
During my time in Mancos, Colorado, I found a trail that was labeled as “The Ramparts” and with my interest in all things medieval I just had to check it out… and I was not disappointed! The autumn colors were absolutely gorgeous but I still…
Sometimes animals just make funny faces at the camera…
I know I briefly shared some Prairie Dog photos with the Coyote, and if you haven’t seen the Bison photos from RMANWR, go check them out too. But today we’ve got some close-ups of the Prairie Dogs.
