The Nature of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West Welcome to my nature slide show, compliments of Google's Picasa Photo management program. On the initial showing, the captions may not be synchronized with displayed photo; after the initial showing, the captions are synchronized. The viewing speed may now be adjusted to suit yourself. As you are taken to the page to view the show, your browser may ask you to make a choice to run script or Active X . This is a good security feature managed by your browser. Your answer should be yes. There are no malicious programs or spyware on my website. I hope that you enjoy the photos. I shall exhibit a new set periodically, so please check back. Click on the link below to view the show. All photos by Pete Ross

Rocky Mountain National Park, June 2010 Slide Show

Bark Beetle Infestation Bark beetles have generally infested all evergreen forests located on the eastern slope of Colorado, including the evergreen forests of the Rocky Mountain National Park. In just a few more years, these forests will be mostly dead, killed by this devastating insect. It will be many generations before the beauty of the forests will be with us once again. Now is the time to visit the wild areas while the forests are still green.

American Basin In August of 2010 a friend and I traveled from Montrose to Lake City, Colorado which is located at the northern foot of Slumgullian Pass. Some 20 miles west of Lake City is located the beautiful American Basin. To travel the last few miles of road into the basin, it is suggested that high clearance, four wheel drive vehicles be used, especially on wet surfaces. Elevation at road end is 11,600'. On the day of our visit, the weather was cool with heavy clouds in the basin and occasional light rain. All of this made for great photo possibilities, especially since this was near the end of the season for wildflowers. We were not disappointed! The clouds hanging low over the peaks of the mountains and the abundance of wildflowers in the area, especially the blue Columbine, was more than we had hoped for. Please enjoy the photo slide show.

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