Higher up the slope last weekend. 14,000 feet. Mountain Goats on the tundra.
Above the Bristlecone Pines
Chatfield State Park
We moved back to Chatfield on Monday.
Our front yard. The morning view. It’s quite a bit nicer than the fairgrounds.
Some nice old cottonwoods along the Highline Canal.
Surprise
Lunchtime walk. Met another guy on the trail. He told me about a bird. Finished my walk quickly, to get back to Judy and the car. We drove to the marina (five minutes away). Walked out to the point and spotted two birders with scopes up, pointed right at the bird. A walk-up lifer. Little Gull! Way out of range. Hanging out with a bunch of Ring-billed Gulls. The smallest gull. Mostly a European and Asian bird. Not one a person would expect to find in Colorado. Glad he stopped by, though.
Bristlecone Pines
At treeline, on the drive up Mount Evans, between 11,000 and 12,000 feet, there is a Bristlecone Pine forest. These low growing stunted trees are a thousand years old.
It’s a boy!
Meet Henry
He’s a Cavapoo. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Poodle. Eleven weeks old.
First a stop at PetsMart to pick up some puppy stuff.
Followed by a quick nap.
Two hours later we were up behind Mount Evans hiking.
