Cedar Trees Growing in the Garden of the Gods
The Ancient Cedar Trees in the Garden of the Gods have weathered many storms. Looking at these ancient beauties always gives me faith that however twisted life sometimes appears, something beautiful can come from it. Seeing how they still have green growing sections and other areas that look so very dead, yet beautiful, inspires me […]
Rock Images in the Garden of the Gods
I always find hidden messages and creatures in rock formations. The Garden of the Gods has many rock formations that are named. I don’t think I have ever actually connected their names to them EXCEPT the Kissing Camels. And in this photo, I just couldn’t resist reconnecting the camel who lost his hump many years […]
Twisted Cedar in the Garden of the Gods
The ancient cedar trees that have died and weathered in the Garden of the Gods have a unique beauty. I am very fond of driftwood found in the mountains and at the ocean. I find so much beauty in their weathered forms, and just as with rock formations I imagine I see various creatures and […]
Rock Formations Viewed Through Ancient Cedar Trees
I am always trying to find a unique view of Nature’s beauty. This is one of the trails I have used ancient cedar tress to frame rock formations or mountains in the distance. Still a learning curve with not having a view finder. But some of the shots came out pretty interesting. These two have […]
Many Views of Pikes Peak from the Garden of the Gods
Beautiful Blue Sky Day at the Garden of the Gods! A little windy at times, but mostly just gorgeous weather for a hike on the Palmer Trail. I so needed a hike in the sunshine and this was a perfect day for that. A friend wants a picture of Pikes Peak on her web site […]
Rocky Faces in Red Rock Canyon
Rocks everywhere create images in my minds eyes. On this hike, not so many, but a few stared down upon us or looked upon things only they could see. My hiking companion was sure she saw a bird on the rocks above us. What I saw through the lens of the camera was a series […]
Red Rock Canyon was a Quarry and Landfill
Red Rock Canyon has a history of not always being a place where Nature was preserved. A large section of it was a quarry that had huge equipment removing rocks from it central core. This is a picture of the quarry as viewed from the Lions Trail. On one of my hikes this year, I […]
Rock Formations on Hogback Trail in Red Rocks Canyon
I am always fascinated by the different colors of rocks that are found on my hikes. The Hogback Trail in Red Rocks Canyon starts with tan or slightly yellowish and rust colored rocks. Then one looks into the lower trails of Red Rock Canyon on the connecting Lions Trail and can see the Red Rocks […]
Spaceship Cloud and a Bird
Cloudy sky had some really beautiful cloud formations today. Most were around the sun, not a good way to shoot photos. Though I may have to find some of the cloud photos I took on a different hike a couple of years ago in this park that were really intriguing. But I did keep looking […]
Maps of the Many Trails in Red Rock Canyon
Red Rock Canyon Park has a great variety of trails and connects to other trails in the area. I have found myself in Red Rocks Canyon when hiking from a couple of trail heads in Crystal Hills and from Section 16. And I have found myself on those trails when starting at one of the […]