Comments on: Rocky Mountain National Park Sunrise

By: Nature Photography

Nature Photography — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:49:55 +0000

Nice Photo Ron. Wonderful view.

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:19:39 +0000

Thanks Bill! Not only is it one of the best areas in RMNP, but maybe in all of North America. It certainly is every bit as productive as Jasper or Yellowstone, and that is saying something!

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:13:13 +0000

Beautiful photo. Moraine Park is one of the best areas in Rocky Mountain National Park to see a lot of elk.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:04:15 +0000

@ Richard You know it was just about the perfect time. Some of the best colors were forming as we left, so we might have been a tad early for those. Yes the high altitude road was still open. The nice thing about the blog as now I can look back and remind myself of the dates.

@ Steve Hey Steve. There is a campground right by the spot, but it was near the Estes Park entrance, on the other side (East) of the Rockies from Grand Lake. That must of been a fun trip!

By: Steve Spencer

Steve Spencer — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:01:15 +0000

I think Gina and I camped near there. Is that by the Grand Lake park entrance? We had elk and deer in our campsite.

By: Richard Wong

Richard Wong — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:54:17 +0000

Great scene Ron. You went at the perfect time of year. Was the high altitude road through the park still open?

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:07:28 +0000

@ Pat – Yeah that skyline drive and tundra region is very beautiful – reminded me a lot of Alaska.

@ Dennis – Thanks!

@ Ray Yes, I guess I left out a pretty big detail! This was with a 24-105 @ 45 on a full frame body – the Canon 1Ds III. A number of people have asked for that information – I will try to remember to add it to my posts.

By: Ray Pertierra

Ray Pertierra — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:20:43 +0000

Beautiful. You can almost smell the meadow grasses. If it isn’t asknig too much it would be great to know which lenses were used for your images.

By: Dennis Barton

Dennis Barton — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:53:52 +0000

Pretty Shot Ron, and I do see the Elk.

By: Pat Ulrich

Pat Ulrich — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:51:05 +0000

Really beautiful shot of this meadow! I spent some time in RMNP back in the summer of 2004 and the wildlife was truly spectacular, as you mentioned. I also loved driving the skyline highway through the tundra — a fascinating ecosystem for sure.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:46:23 +0000

Thanks Adrian,

What a great place to fish and watch wildlife! All the wildlife there is amazing. I envy the owners of the log cabins that run along this meadow – they must be private in-holdings.

By: Adrian Olivera

Adrian Olivera — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:00:02 +0000

Very nice photo, Ron. I’ve done a little fly fishing there. Lots of wildlife.