CALLING TO THE HEARD BUCKHORN CHOLLA CACTUS (OPUNTIA AECANTHOCARPA) A brief moment of calmness

A brief moment of calmness comes to fruition before a slight breeze moves across the landscape leaving the grasses and plants swaying to the rhythm of the winds at Wildflower Lake

Beautiful scenery appears when you reach your destination at The Loch with views of Taylor Peak along glacier gorge in Rocky Mountain National Park

This January winter morning sunrise brought some incredible lighting of cool and soft looking colors around these elderberry bushes along the South Fork Kishwaukee River in Northern Illinois

Reflections of the area surrounding Mills Lake along with her colorful rocks in glacier gorge

CALLING TO THE HEARD BUCKHORN CHOLLA CACTUS (OPUNTIA AECANTHOCARPA) A brief moment of calmnessA young male rocky mountain elk calls out to the heard on the alpine tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park. (434 69)