GUARDING THE HEARD SALT CREEK (687-3574)

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327 foot McHenrys Peak which towers over the lake and glacier gorge in Rocky Mountain National Park

I set out on this February morning to enjoy and photograph the fresh blanket of snow that covers this area around wildflower lake in Northern Illinois

A beautiful early misty morning hike through Wildflower Park with ironweed wildflowers in full bloom

I was fortunate enough I was heading to this place while it was snowing

GUARDING THE HEARD SALT CREEK (687-3574)A large mature bull rocky mountain elk protects his small group of females and calves from other mature males and predators up on the alpine tundra during august in Rocky Mountain National Park. (434 79)