Colorado | Denise Dethlefsen

Nov 296 min read

Season of Color

It seems like we do our best travels when the leaves are turning color. For example, this year we managed two trips back-to-back for some...

Apr 294 min read

Colorado's Scenic Byways - Mt Blue Sky

Colorado has 26 designated Scenic & Historical Byways and one of my goals is to collect photos from all of them.

Mar 273 min read

Rails, Trails, and Tunnels

Colorado's mining history has provided cool and interesting roads and trails.

Jun 12, 20235 min read

Mesa Verde Springtime

A few months ago, my sister invited us to join her and her kids in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado the first week of May.

Apr 12, 20233 min read

Bighorn Sheep Revisited

I started to wonder about the actual distribution of the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep compared to the desert bighorns in Colorado.

Jan 23, 20236 min read

Lepidoptera I Have Met

I have to admit I lost interest in butterflies and moths after I learned a little about them in school.

Nov 18, 20226 min read

October Wanderings - Part 2

I was looking for fall colors and photos that are not found in the "iconic" locations in Colorado

Oct 31, 20224 min read

October Wanderings - Part 1

During October, we got out to two very different parts of western Colorado. First (and the subject of this post) was to Wolf Creek Pass...

Jul 11, 20226 min read

Anniversary Adventures

Our 45th anniversary trip was an adventure in seeing some of the best of Colorado

Mar 31, 20223 min read

Sandhill Cranes Mean Springtime!

Each spring, tens of thousands of greater sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis tabida) and several thousand lesser sandhill cranes...

Aug 31, 20212 min read

Teardropping and Rotten Photography

Last year, during lockdowns, employment upheavals, pandemic concerns and a general loss of ability to concentrate on my photography (more...