Wildflowers and a Moose (July 2010)

Friday July 30, 2010

Last weekend went hiking around Long Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. My main camera was having problems, so I had my old camera with me and the pics are not as sharp as usual. After about a half mile I was really wishing for my other camera. The wild flowers along the trail were great. It was an amazing display of colors.

Long Lake Hike 7-10 - 04 Elephant's Head Elephant's Head

Long Lake Hike 7-10 - 05 Wild Flowers Field of Flowers

Long Lake Hike 7-10 - 06 Wild Flowers Mixture of Colors

Long Lake Hike 7-10 - 08 Trail Through the Wild Flowers Trail Through the Flowers

Long Lake Hike 7-10 - 10 Wild Flowers White and Purple

There was also a bull moose not far off the trail. Deer and elk are easy to see in these mountains; they are sometimes even in large herds. Moose are much less common. Before this I hike, I had only seen moose once before in Colorado.

Long Lake Hike 7-10 - 14 Moose Bull Moose Laying in a Field Next to Long Lake