A trip up Mount Evans, Colorado

[terrib]

Just returned from a trip up the highest paved road in North America (according to Wikipedia). I'm a bit late in the year so the Mountain Goats and Big Horn Sheep are shedding and shaggy but there are young ones to photograph and an abundance of wildflowers.

#1 Mountain Goat kid near the summit



#2 Mountain Goat portrait



#3 One of the few goats that wasn't shaggy



#4 Big Horn Sheep lamb that came up over the ridge and posed for a few shots, then disappeared back over the edge not to be seen again



#5 A view from part way down the mountain road

[Donald]

A beautifully picturesque set of images, Terri.

[rpcrowe]

Great series, Terri!

[Rita]

What a beautiful, nicely done set Terri. With these images I would consider your trip a great success

[Teton Chuck]

Nice set of images. Glad you got to go to Mt. Evans.

[terrib]

Thank you Donald, Richard, Rita and Chuck for the nice comments. It's a great place to go for almost guaranteed sitings. My next trip will be a bit more out of the way from tourists and more of a challenge to find my subjects. But the part I like best - quiet time in nature - will be much more abundant.

[Shadowman]

Nice shots.

[Dave Humphries]

Looks like it took some serious ascending to get these Terri,

Nice light too.

The background in #3 is amazing.

[terrib]

Looks like it took some serious ascending to get these Terri,

Nice light too.

The background in #3 is amazing.

Thanks, Dave. Yes, it was quite an ascent. I'd been up that mountain a few times but this was the first time I drove. I'm used to mountain driving but there are a couple of narrow, sheer drop-off curves that made me nervous. But well worth it! Now, if only I could breathe well at that altitude!

[bnnrcn]

Lovely set Terri