Black Friday – the day everyone goes shopping and retail stores turn a profit. We decided to buck tradition and pile the family in the car and make the 90 minute trip to one of my favorite places – Rocky Mountain National Park!
We arrived at Sprague Lake at about 8AM. As expected, the lake was a frozen block of ice. Because the temperature was in the low 30’s however, the skies were as clear as I had ever seen them. I spent a lot of time trying to capture the streaks of light the sun was creating as it was peaking through the over-hanging branches of the resident pine trees.
Our next stop was Bear Lake. The trail to get to the lake was ice packed snow so it made the short walk more harrowing than need be, but as always, Hallets Peak didn’t disappoint.
Our last stop at the park was along Trail Ridge Road, at the overlook of Upper Beaver Meadow. It was here that we found the Steller’s Jay and his regal headdress. I put the big hardware on the camera and was able to snap off several shots of this elegant bird has he flew from branch to branch looking for some breakfast.
Our journey nearly complete, we had one more stop – Le Peep in Longmont. I’ve already waxed eloquent about the food there. Suffice it to say it didn’t disaapoint. It all added up to a great Black Friday for the entire family.
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Caryl~marie 11.29.09 at 1:05 pm
THERE YOU GO!!…Never have participated in this ridiculous demonstration of capitalistic cannibalism! So much more enjoyable to do it the low-maintenance, low-cost, naturalistic, heavenly, freedom-loving [well, you get my drift] after-holiday, memory-making [sorry, can't stop] enjoyable, family-involved outing [whew!!]. That’s my idea of peace and enjoyment!! You both are so young…enjoy and capture while you can, loves. HAPPY HOLIDAZE!!