Holding up a rock

Her name's Denise and she's holding up a rock in her backyard. The moon arrived courtesy of Photoshop.

Home on the range...

...in the San Luis valley. Much more on the San Luis Valley here.

Salida sunrise

And if you look closely, you can just make out the big "S" for Salida that resides on the mountain east of downtown...

Scenes from downtown Salida

Red barn near Howard, on the Arkansas River

We've linked this post with Tricia's Barn Charm meme...click here to see more charming barns.

An elk? in Salida...

This is for Tapirgal at Astoria Daily Photo.

The Sangre de Cristo mountains - more views...

From Spruce Basin in Cotopaxi

From Franz Park in Salida

From Spruce Basin in Cotopaxi

Late afternoon snowstorm moving across the mountains

A posterized view

The Sangre de Cristo chain of mountains is one of the longest on the planet with 10 peaks over 14,000 feet! Much more about this beautiful chain can be found here.

Mike's place - Cotopaxi

Miss Deb's Brazen Cafe

Miss Deb's Brazen Cafe with Huge Chicken out in front is located pretty much in the middle of nowhere on the road that leads from Gunnison to the Great Sand Dunes. As I recall, there were a couple of patrons present as we stopped to fill up on gasoline. Two's a crowd in them thar parts!

Outhouse in the mountains

A necessary convenience if one lacks internal plumbing arrangements up in the mountains. But it is so not fun on a cold, wintry, snowy day!

The 1st hole - Salida Golf Course

Entering Salida on Highway 50 - heading north

Big Horn Sheep

Spotted on the west side of Highway 50 between Cotopaxi and Salida.

Spruce Basin home at 9,000 ft. elevation

Salida, Colorado's Christmas decorations...

A church for mountain folks

Evening snowstorm

A police car hiding behind the Country Bounty sign - in Salida

And the funny thing is, there's no policeman in the car! But people automatically slow down when they see it!

Two homes in the Cotopaxi mountains - Spruce Basin - Elev. about 9,000 ft.

The Sangre de Cristo mountains from Spruce Basin (c. 9000 ft), Cotopaxi

Early morning in the east from Spruce Basin

They are not called the Rocky Mountains for nothing...

Early evening settling over the Sangres.

Looking west from Spruce Basin.

Snow on the Sangres.

A slivery, silvery moon...

Sunrise...

Sunset...