Colorado Summer 2010
This columbine was just getting ready to spread its wings. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
Columbine detail near Breakneck Pass, Fairplay, Colorado. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
Pre-dawn light illuminates the layers leading to Pikes Peak. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
Early morning light illuminates Mosquito Peak at Oliver Twist Lake. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
A brilliant example of red Indian Paintbrush. This specimen was found along Boreas Pass road near Breckenridge, Colorado. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
The Mariposa Lilly is a interesting species that I have not noticed in Colorado in the past. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
Continental Falls cascades from Lower Mohawk Lake in pre-dawn light. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
A group of healthy Columbine at Mohawk Lake near Breckenridge, Colorado. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
The Columbine were some of the best I have seen. This group was near Mohawk Lake near Breckenridge Colorado. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
We took cover as the storm approached and we got hailed on. I commented, "wouldn't be nice if we saw a rainbow after the storm," and it appeared! Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
Sapphire Falls cascades from Sapphire Lake in McCullough Gulch, near Breckenridge, Colorado. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
The last light after the clearing storm illuminates Sapphire Falls in McCullough Gulch near Breckenridge, Colorado. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
A rainy day near Crested Butte, Colorado. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
The Columbine were abundant in American Basin. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
Clouds moved up the valley in American Basin and hung below the peaks just before sunset. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
A storm had just passed and the last rays of the sun touched the peaks at American Basin. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
Rain was falling as we were leaving American Basin after a great night camping. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
A stormy morning at the ghost town of Animas Forks. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
Pink Paintbrush with a Granite backdrop along Black Bear Pass Road. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
A lone Columbine protected by a field of Corn Silk. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
Indian Paintbrush along Blackbear Pass Road just south of Ouray, Colorado. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.
Looking west towards Pagosa Springs along US 160 early morning. Photo © copyright by Tom Kennon.