Rocky Mt. National Park (3 pictures)....

JoanMN

18 years ago

if you ever get a chance to see it, go!

Canon digital rebel 300.

JoanMN/FL

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joyful_grower
18 years ago
Wow! Amazing. America the beautiful! May God Bless our Country!
peonymom
18 years ago
You can almost feel & smell the cool mountain air looking at your pics! Gorgeous! And yes, America the beautiful says it all.
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juanital
18 years ago
Joan, those are gorgeous! So pristine!
jemdandy
17 years ago
you were above the tree line!
JoanMN
Original Author
17 years ago
I hope I get to go back there someday.
JoanMN
jemdandy
17 years ago
I've been there twice, the last time several years ago. Your views appear to have been shot from the "Trail Ridge Road". Another spot I recommend for photographs is the Maroon Bells. Its only one scene, but it's a gorgeous calendar type.
wombat_2009
17 years ago
Wow these pictures are really beautifull and they make me very homesick.
Skybird - z5, Denver, Colorado
16 years ago
Hi all,

A little bit late to the party here, but hereÂs a different perspective of RMNP, taken March 5, 2006.

{{gwi:2110991}} America the Beautiful, indeed!

Alberta Falls is a great, easy hike in the Park, and the Alluvial Fan is a really interesting thing to see, created when an Ice Age lake broke loose and came roaring down the mountains in 1982.

I love our National Parks,
Skybird
{{gwi:2110992}}

Here is a link that might be useful: RMNP Alluvial Fan
juanital
16 years ago
So pretty-Skybird!
joan_mn
16 years ago
I agree with Juanita, Skybird. Beautiful.
kelvinpl80
15 years ago
awesome pictures of nature...it's beautiful place to visit for trip.
anna_lisa
15 years ago
fantactic picture very beautiful place to visit
wally_1936
15 years ago
No matter where you go in any mountains the view is wonderful and each has their own spirit or feelings. The eastern mountains have a in the woods feeling along with the beautiful views. They may not be as tall but all have their own beauty and peace that seems to come with any journey or visit there. When we lived in Colorado there were weekends we went up the mountains just to get out of the heat of the summer and still get snow in July and August. Thank you for the memories.
anna_lisa
15 years ago
the picture are awesome i also been to Italy and the mountains there are beautiful I could pull up a chair and sit for days so beautiful

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