Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Colorado-Montane ecosystem enjoyment

Thursday, July 24th, 2008



The Rockies are being infested with the Bark beetle as well. The evergreens are turning red, brown, and dying by the thousands. They are able to infest because the winter temperatures are higher and are not freezing them out. The scientists are saying it is another effect of the global warming, a few say it is cyclical, either way it is a horrible tragedy.


This is the Mighty Colorado river 5 miles from its mighty point of origin.


This the Colorado's state flower, the Columbine, and it was certainly an eye catcher.
Here we stood at the point where the mountains split the runoff water into the Missisippi to the East and the Colorado river to the West.

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