My first season out we were having kind of a huddy day. Brian, my boss, caught the low morale in our walk and decided it was time for a golden eagle nest check. While on top of that cliff, getting threatened by an angry momma eagle and scaring up a bobcat, we looked out and saw a pretty weird little place.
Filled with interesting red-rock formations, it looked like a final drain for the region's water. Deep cuts in the rock, rocky washes, the works. By itself the terrain looked alien and obscure, and that wasn't even counting the fossils. Mars, as we ended up calling it, is filled with fossils. Turtle shells are everywhere, prompting one of our paleontologists to call it "turtle hell." But there are other ones, too. Teeth, skulls, bones. Rad.
This is a turtle shell, but that should be totally obvious.
The weather this trip out was perfect for photography. Lately my landscapes have been more sky than ground, and this time out the skies were definitely cooperating.
My last night in town I went out to the Ouray Wildlife Refuge. Passed by this little gem on the way in.
I saw some great vistas and wore out the camera battery, then just around the corner we started seeing the porcupines. You'll have to take my word for it, but they were adorable. Then the great-horned owl in the tree. Then the hundreds of Sand Hill Cranes. Then another owl.
Note the moon up in the right hand corner.
It was good for me, though, to see these things without a camera. Makes me appreciate it rather than worrying about getting the shot. If I can't enjoy things in the moment, I need to start leaving the camera at home.
Another muddy day in the desert.
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I can't enjoy your moments without help from a camera.
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