This twisted and bent lodgepole pine seemingly grows out of solid rock on Lumpy Ridge in Rocky Mountain National Park. The tuft of green to the right proves that it is indeed alive. April 1996.

A thunderstorm builds to the north of Lumpy Ridge. Photo taken from the Storm Pass Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. July 2006.

Looking down the southwest ridge of Mount Sherman towards the saddle between Sherman and Mount Sheridan in the background. Mount Sherman. July 2006.

A pika photographed on the summit of Halletts Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. September 2005. See pikas in action here.

Another mountain rodent. This guy was one of the residents on the summit of Chief Mountain. Chief Mountain is an 11,709 ft. peak in the foothills of the Colorado Front Range. It is an easy class 2 hike from the Squaw Pass Road to the summit. The views from the summit are fantastic for such a 'low' peak. July 2006.