THE MILKWEED AND THE BUTTERFLY FIR TREES Reflections and submerged wood from

Reflections and submerged wood from the surrounding forest creates an interesting scene at dream lake in Rocky Mountain National Park

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A couple mothers of rocky mountain elk look after their young up on the alpine tundra during august in Rocky Mountain National Park

the suns golden rays gave the mist and this scene a golden hue at Wildflower Park

A beautiful view of a frozen french canyon falls

THE MILKWEED AND THE BUTTERFLY FIR TREES Reflections and submerged wood fromAfter photographing the wildflowers with the misty sunrise scenes at Wildflower Park, I focused on some of the wildlife in the park. I switched out the nikkor 105mm macro lens from photographing the swamp milkweed plant to my nikkor 300mm f4 to capture any wildlife that would come close enough. I was coming up to an area of the park with some common milkweed along the trail and was in high hopes of seeing a monarch butterfly or two. My high hopes came