PRICKLY PEAR OF THE DESERT SNOW COVERED FIR TREES After hiking three miles and

After hiking three miles and coming out of the forest

McHenry's Peak overlooks black lake right after a dusting of snow in the glacier gorge part of Rocky Mountain National Park

the landscape opens up to this majestic and serene rocky mountain scene as Mills Lake and Chiefs Head Peak reveals themselves on this cool August morning in Rocky Mountain National Park

took some shots of Bierstadt Lake and the mountains in the distance during this cool morning

slow meandering with some nice reflections from the surrounding subjects

PRICKLY PEAR OF THE DESERT SNOW COVERED FIR TREES After hiking three miles andAn engelmann prickly pear is illuminated by the afternoon sun at Saguaro National Park. (691 3828)