Sunday, October 19, 2014

More from Colorado


I am linking up with   Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday 

 I am sharing more photos from our trip to Colorado..These images were from our day of hiking around Bear Lake, Alberta Falls and Sprague Lake.. I did manage to see some birds on our walks. And the scenery is just gorgeous.. 



 The birds seen on this day were the Stellar Jay, Mallards, Merganser and a Junco..

 One of our hikes was to Alberta Falls, a pretty walk some colors along the way and a cute ground squirrel.


 These photos are from the loop trail around Bear Lake.


 Above are some of the scenic views from our walk around the Sprague Lake.  I hope you enjoyed our scenic hikes.  As always I thank you in advance for stopping by and for the nice comments.

I hope you can join in on our at  Mosaic Monday and   Our World Tuesday

 Thanks to Judith our new host of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer.  I wish everyone a happy week ahead!

84 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

the stellar jay is handsome! beautiful falls! but that cute, fat ground squirrel stole the show for me. :)

Irma said...

What a great series of photographs and collages, Eileen.
Beautiful Stellar Jay, also the waterfalls and the landscape are amazing.
The squirrel is so cute.
Beautiful Sunday, Irma

chica said...

Essa viagem à Colorado rendeu belíssimas fotos e na certa, experiências!Adorei! bjs, chica

Jo said...

I loved the stellar jay, the waterfall and the squirrel! The whole hike with you was awesome. Thanks for always visiting my blog, Eileen and your lovely comments. Greetings, Jo

Ailime said...

Bom dia Eileen, que lindas fotos do Colorado!
Adorei todas, mas especialmente Alberta Falls! Parece uma tela a óleo!
Desejo-lhe um bom domingo.
Ailime

Gattina said...

Very beautiful collages !

Bob Bushell said...

Beautiful walk around Sprague Lake, lovely.

Montanagirl said...

Really nice photos, Eileen! LOVE that Stellar Jay. Would love to see one of those sometime.

MadSnapper said...

the lake views are mega spectacular.. i love that Jay, so different from ours and love the duck with the freaky hair do, make that feather do.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Four wonderful collage with lovely scenery and critters.

deb @ frugal little bungalow said...

Well I do love jays! :)

These lakes are just gorgeous.

Linda aka Crafty Gardener said...

We love seeing the stellar jays when we visit our family in British Columbia, don't get them in our part of Ontario. Gorgeous scenery.

Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

Beautiful! I'd love to visit Colorado sometime.
Thank you for linking to Mosaic Monday Eileen.

Nancy J said...

Lovely mosaics, the waterfall is my pic of the bunch, autumn colours add so much to any water scene. Jean.

Merlesworld said...

You do live in a beautiful part of the world.
Merle.............

DIMI said...

Hello Eileen!
Great series of photographs and collages!The views are breathtaking!Wonderful images!Beautiful birds and the little squirrel is so cute!!Thank you for sharing!Have a lovely week!!
Dimi...

Our photos said...

Very nice ! I love the blue feathered bird.

Jackie @ travelnwrite said...

The Best of the West, it appears and what lovely scenes you have shown us today. Have a great week!

Brian King said...

Gorgeous scenery! Beautiful shot of the falls! I'd like to see a Stellar's one day. The little squirrel made me laugh!

Stephanie said...

Amazing collages, well put together. Love them all!

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

Bear Lake is beautiful!
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Cloudia said...

Your posts are jewel boxes!

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Michelle said...

Love seeing that Jay!

Snap said...

Gorgeous! Love the stellar jay. I seem to have a soft spot in my heart for jays -- even though they are pesky!

Roses, Lace and Brocante said...

Oh Eileen I would love to have been with you on this hike.
What amazing countryside and mountain vistas.
That little squirrel is sooo cute. I've only ever seen two and that was in England - we don't have them in NZ!

Cindy said...

Thank you Eileen, I just had The French Gardener write down what I was reading off your blog and looks like we are going to take that hike around the lake. Amazing photos, thanks for sharing, we might not get there on our road trip for 3 weeks yet, we just arrived in Manitoba this evening.

DeniseinVA said...

Another awesome post Eileen, loved the collages and that beautiful Steller Jay and the other birds. The scenery is stunning also. Have a great week :)

ann said...

I certainly enjoyed photos, but as a Colorado native, I will have to look up Bear Lake because I don't know where it is. I am glad that you enjoyed your trip to Colorado. Your photos do it justice.

Rajesh said...

Beautiful and scenic place with such lovely birds.

Small Kucing said...

awesome view . Maybe one of these days I will get the chance to go there for a visit

Lynne said...

I love the colors in the Stellar Jay . . . The views, clouds, Colorado sights, your photos . . . how lovely!

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Eileen, what amazing scenery, and how beautiful Alberta Falls is! Those cute little ground squirrels have a way of stealing a show, don't they?

Linda W. said...

What a beautiful place! Love that fat chipmunk too. :)

Cheryl @ TFD said...

The scenery is just gorgeous. I love the falls. Colorado is such a beautiful state!

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

Ilove all your phito collages, especially the one with the stellar jay! Happy Mosaic, Monday, Eileen.

Sara - Villa Emilia said...

Gorgeous photos! Thank you for sharing them with us!

orchid0324 said...

Great place to experience to make your life expectancy longer p:-) I especially to see the fall like Alberta Falls; negative air ions♪ We call it 'minus ion'; Japanese English, haha.
Thank you very much for great nature with wonderful collage♡♡♡

Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie said...

Beautiful views you have captured, Eileen! My favorite is the view of the mountains from across the lake with the fir bows. We have Stellar's here, too. Love the little critter. xo Karen

Stewart M said...

Nice compilations of pictures.

Sundews are great - and there are many species.

cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

Tomoko said...

Hello, Eileen,
Your surrounding area is very beautiful! You have captured various natures. The air must be clean and the the water must be pure! My favorite is the ground squirrel.
Have a good new week.

Tomoko said...

Hello, Eileen,
Your surrounding area is beautiful. You have captured various natures. The air and the water must be clean and pure. My favorite is the ground squirrel.
Have a good new week.

Icy BC said...

These are just amazing photos, Eileen!

Forest Dream Weaver said...

The scenery is amazing....love the waterfall....the sound must be wonderful!

Happy Monday!
Ruby

Optimistic Existentialist said...

Oh my gosh I need to add Alberta Falls to my bucket list for SURE!

Veronica Roth said...

Hi Eileen.
We were away in the country for last weekend and had mergansers and jays and Juncos around too. I especially love the mergansers to pieces. Looks like you found the most beautiful country. Very, very much like right here. (except much sunnier...lol...here it's soggy to the max right now)

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

Holy moly there are some good shots there. A couple I'd steal and claim as my own (particularly the falls, mountains across the lake...wow)

Anonymous said...

Such gorgeous colours and scenery!

EG CameraGirl said...

The scenery is to die for!

jp@A Green Ridge said...

Love that Jay!...:)JP

Lorrie said...

What wonderful scenic photos you've captured. The Steller's Jays are such strikingly pretty birds.

HappyK said...

Oh my you've taken fabulous photos of birds and scenery. Wow.

Helma said...

What are you doing this always fun with different photos in a photo. The first one with the blue bird is always great to see but also one with the waterfall and the beautiful nature is really shitt go! My compliments.

Poppy said...

I can smell the fresh air, Eileen, coming down from the mountains, and circulating above the water; how invigorating it must have been!!

Wishing you a lovely week!

Poppy

sunshine said...

A wonderful landscape and great photos.

A Colorful World said...

Oh what a gorgeous waterfall and scenery, Eileen! I hate we can't hike anymore. We miss so much! I love seeing what we missed at least, in your awesome photos! Love those stellar jays too.

carol l mckenna said...

Absolutely exquisite montages of nature photography ~ !!!

Happy Week to you.

artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)

Adam Jones said...

Fantastic scenery. I want to go there.

Sylvia K said...

Superb captures and such a beautiful area, Eileen!! It is one of my favorite areas to visit, but I haven't been there in sometime. Your pics are the next best thing as always! I love the waterfall, the squirrel and the birds as always!! Thank you so much for sharing the beauty!! Hope you have a great week!!

sallie (fulltime-Life.com) said...

Colorado scenery is indeed out of this world! And your shots did a great job of capturing it. The ground squirrel looks like he's definitely caloried up for winter~

mick said...

Great photos and wonderful scenery. I especially like the photo of the Jay.

Penelope Notes said...

The Alberta Falls and landscape are magnificent but the billowy clouds above also added texture to the scenery!

Leovi said...

Nice pictures, I love this beautiful wonderful place!
Saludos!

Joyful said...

Such lovely mosaics Eileen with lots of lovely birds and scenic locations. May I ask what software program you use for mosaics. I used to use one free one and since my last computer died I haven't reinstalled it due to virus potential.

Linda H said...

Such beautiful photos of Colorado's wonderful scenery. I can almost smell that clear mountain air! Love the jay and the ground squirrel...

Al said...

Lots of beautiful Colorado scenery in this post!

maryaustria said...

A wonderful collection of photos! A beautiful scenery and amazing birds!

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

Bear lake. what there any bears?

Black Jack's Carol said...

I've never put a mosaic together and wonder if it is very time consuming. Yours are beautiful. The Merganser, the Stellar Jay and your adorable little ground squirrel were some of my favourite critters. As for the scenery, just stunning. Beautiful post!

Birgitta said...

Wonderful nature photos! Looks so good in the collage!

Unknown said...

A gorgeous area. I love the falls.

Debbie said...

gorgeous mosiacs of these beautiful views!! the stellar jay is a favorite of mine!!!

Donna@Gardens Eye View said...

Took my breath away Eileen especially the capturing of the falls...love that Stellar Jay too..and the landscapes are just so stunningly peaceful.

cedarmerefarm said...

Fabulous scenery shots, Eileen. That fat squirrel is adorable.

Barbara said...

Superb photos, a great place to visit.

NatureFootstep said...

I love that waterfall. Looks really interesting :)

A Joyful Cottage said...

My old stomping grounds. Beautiful photos, Eileen. ~ Nancy

Laura said...

that stellar jay is really beautiful Eileen, all your photos are… Looks like a wonderful place to visit!

Life Images by Jill said...

wow these scenes are simply stunning. I love those mountains and lakes.
Have a great week, and enjoy your last autumn days. And thanks for stopping by my blog this week.

Mary Howell Cromer said...

I love those Stellar Jays, such fun to observe them and hear them. The birds, your scenes are wonderful, what a great post!

Jenn Jilks said...

Eye candy!

Ela said...

Eileen, your collection of photos is beautiful ! I love your gorgeous views ! Greetings

Andrea said...

No matter what size the falls is, i love them. Maybe my interest with falls is just like your interest with birds, haha!

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

Hi Eileen,
fantastic photos of your sunny walk in the nature. So pretty !
Best regards, Synnöve

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