The Crags

The Crags, located in the Never Summer Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado.

Storm in North Park

Storm in North Park looking toward the Never Summer Range, north of Rocky Mountain NP.

Exposure made with a Mamiya 6 and Kodak Tmax 400 B&W film. 

Falls

A small un-named falls along the Michigan Ditch trail, State forest State Park. 

Fly Fishing in Lake Agnes

The Columbine

The Rocky Mountain state flower is the columbine. This one was near where we camped over the 4th of July weekend.

Field of Daises

A field of Daises near where we camped in North Park Colorado. 

Moose Munching

We saw our first Moose in the North Park area. This guy was munching alongside the Highway 14, just east of Cameron Pass. While North Park is known as the "moose capital of Colorado," we've never seen moose there until now. 

Historical records dating back to the 1850s indicate that moose frequently wandered from Wyoming into northern Colorado, but never established a stable breeding population. In 1978, after years of discussion and debate, state wildlife experts transplanted 24 male and female moose from Wyoming and Utah to create a breeding population in North Park. By 2012, the reintroduction program had established a breeding population of about 2,300 moose in Colorado. Currently Colorado is one of the few state with a growing moose population. (Source)

Logging Cabin near Ranger Lakes

The State Forest was originally managed for the lumber industry........now long gone.....

Moose at the Colorado State Forest

North Park is considered the 'Moose Capital' of Colorado.  Moose viewing is what the State Forest is best known for, but on three visits we saw lots of evidence (mostly droppings) but no real moose.  However, there is a life-sized moose statue at the Visitor's Center:

The big guy......

And me for scale......

Camping with Kelly at the Colorado State Forest

Before we became a two-dog family

The Dogs at Lake Agnes

Kelly (black) and Andy watching the fishermen at Lake Agnes

Clouds above Lake Agnes

Returning to the North Park Area: The Never Summer Range

Lake Agnes in the Never Summer Range

A fairly easy hike above the Ranger Lakes area.