My family took a road trip to Colorado, remaining socially distant and enjoying the outdoors. Drove to Rocky Mountain National Park, hiked around for a few days, then stopped by the Garden of the Gods and Texas’s Palo Duro Canyon on the way home. Beautiful, breezy weather, snowcapped mountains, and crystal-clear rivers – a much-needed week of reflection and rejuvenation.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Aanya at a lookout on our hike to some lakes.Nymph Lake, with lilypads.
Dream Lake, with a perfect reflection.Hallett Peak and Flattop Mountain, as seen from Emerald Lake.Emerald Lake, the final destination of our hikes.I decided to hike a little more than the rest of my family, out to Alberta Falls. Definitely worth it!Lost Gulch Lookout in Boulder – insane!
The view from Trail Ridge Road, the road that curves through RMNP.
Forest Lake in a bowl of mountains.
Garden of the Gods
Ancient rock formations jut out of the earth, with Pike’s Peak framing the scene perfectly in the background.
Balancing Rock.
Palo Duro Canyon & the road
A view over Palo Duro Canyon, near Amarillo.Metallic-looking tulips? Found these all over the canyon floor!A beautiful, fiery sunset in New Mexico.Caught this lightning strike in a lucky shot on our drive home!
from a lens to the world 