Jun 28, 2017 15:37
We have been to the San Juan Mountains dozens of times and Colorado two or three times a year for the last 34 years but we never get tired of it. We always see new things and find interesting places to go. This trip was to celebrate our 32nd wedding anniversary.
We have been to Andrews Lake probably 15 times trying to catch a reflection of the mountain in the lake but the wind always creates ripples and foils our plans. But not this year! I got exactly the image I have been trying to get for twenty years or so. Two minutes after I took the image you see here the wind came up and the reflection was gone!
There was a lot of snow this year. More than any time we have been to Colorado in June. Everywhere we went the mountains had snow from the deep winter snow pack. Rivers and streams were flowing like we've never seen as well. Consequently everything was green with a nice white accent. Except for the copious wildflowers; they were literally everywhere. We have just never seen spring in Colorado so beautiful.
Here are some of the images we made in the course of a week in the San Juan Mountains.Mar 22, 2017 15:34
Every time we go down to Rockport I end up wondering why we call it Rockport. All of the good hotels are in Fulton. The Lighthouse in Fulton is one of the nicest hotels we have ever stayed in. This time it was The Inn at Fulton Harbor. These hotels are great because almost everything is within walking distance and they are right on the Fulton Beach Road. In the past it has been the Hampton Inn up on 35 which is quite nice as well but not nearly as convenient. Rockport has the arts district, the art museum, the aquarium and one great restaurant, Latitude 28. But everything else is in Fulton. So why does everyone call it Rockport or at least Rockport/Fulton. It's a great mystery.
In this batch of photos I have included several images of Roseate Spoonbills. I normally don't choose multiple images of the same subjects for these posts but I just couldn't help myself. They are just too beautiful.
Check here for a few images from Fulton/Rockport.