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I wanted to go to the the Bear Lake area in Rocky Mountain National Park, today, to see how much burn damage there was from the fires this summer. I stopped at the Estes Park Starbucks along the way. I was very happy to see no burn damage at all, anywhere I drove. It was 18 degrees F when I got to the Bear Lake parking lot and windy. I live 37.6 miles from there. Wow.


^12-30-2020. Fall River entrance station into RMNP. I didn't realize that there are two entrances from Estes Park. I took the Beaver Meadows Entrance when I went earlier in the year.



^12-30-2020. It was crystal clear, very unlike the summer and fall with the fires burning.



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12-30-2020. The parking lot at Bear Lake.




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^8-26-2011. My first visit to Bear Lake when I was renting a house in Grand Lake and drove over.



^12-30-2020. Frozen Bear Lake.




^8-26-2011. Same distant mountain but different sign at Bear Lake.



12-30-2020. Selfie. Best one I've taken!




12-30-2020. My Pilot in Bear Lake parking lot. I was glad I have snow tires on it and AWD.

 

"12-30-2020. Selfie. Best one I've taken!" I love that shot and that country. I sit on my ass and go no where and you are running around all over the country.

 

PS - the mountains in the parking lot shot were awesome. Crop the cars out of that picture and you've got a winner.

 

The thing is that was only 37.6 miles from my front door! Isn't that just the coolest?


12-30-2020. Similar but cars cropped out.

 

That's the best!!!!!!!!!! "Don't you love it!"

 

You mean that photo? If so, meh. It's not exciting to me because I don't like the lighting. Too much shade all over.


Ya know, now that you mention it, I should go back earlier in the day so I get that dramatic lighting on the mountains!

 

It speaks drama! It sucks your eye into it. And then your eye dances around to see the sides. Didn't you learn anything in my art class?

Seriously, its good.

 

It's boring. No color. I'll have to make an effort to show you something better.

 

Shade all over - - that's what makes it great. Trust me.

 

I just stole it as my next computer home screen. Don't think of it in terms of color - just B&W. The clouds, the one over the left side of the mountain, the draw into the center, . . squint if you have to - - - that photo lives. No color needed. No photo shop needed. No change of ......... whatever ......... needed.