Jayne Hyatt takes in the view at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, looking northwest from the north rim.

Fog accumulates on the side of Mount Garfield.

The gosling chomps something in its beak.

A Swainson’s hawk eyes the photographer.

One of nature’s more comical creatures.

A hunter walks a ridge near Ridgway, with the San Juan Mountains in the background.

Watch out aphids, this praying mantis is on the prowl.

The moon looms over a monolith near Onion Creek in Utah.

A lone Canada goose takes flight.

Fire, nature’s way of cleansing, almost consumes a neighborhood in the Redlands.

A Gambel’s quail sends out a song near the Colorado River.

The first fall colors attract some little girls in a park in Grand Junction.

A snow storm doesn’t stop this exerciser at Lincoln Park.

Just an ordinary fly on ordinary flowers.

Mount Sneffels surrounded by fall colors.

A snow storm descends on a grove of aspen on Grand Mesa.

A full rainbow graces Orchard Mesa.

A runner clicks off some laps on the track at Stocker Stadium during a snow storm in Grand Junction

A nice looking three point buck near Ridgeway.

The Colorado River runs reddish in the spring near Fruita.

Sand blows off the peaks of sand dunes at the Great Sand Dunes National Park.

A crow cruises past the Great Sand Dunes.

A desert bighorn watches the canyon south of Grand Junction.

Lightning strikes near downtown Grand Junction.

A full moon is still spectacular though the distraction of a carnival.

Water cascades over a steep section of Cebolla Creek southeast of Gunnison. A slow shutter and tripod make the water appear wispy and soft.

Fog doesn’t diminish the color of aspen leaves.

An adult blue heron watches over two young siblings in the top of a cottonwood tree in a nest near Rifle. Herons like to nest in rookeries where usually there will be more than one nest. This rookery has at least six active nests.

Fall aspen leaves blow in a breeze.

A view of the Painted Wall at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

Riley Smallwood of Grand Junction examines the wonders of a toad.

Three geese fly in formation.

A coyote is almost hidden in tall grass in the San Luis Valley.

A herd of cow elk tag along after the bull near Ridgway.

A tourist sees a view of Grand Junction from the Colorado National Monument.

Visitors take in the view at Gunnison Point in the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park.

Visitors to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park peer over the Gunnison Overlook near the visitor’s center on the south rim side. The summertime is a busy time for staff at the one of the newest National Parks. The canyon’s gorge plunges nearly 3,000 feet to the roaring Gunnison River below, which visitors can see from many of the overlooks.

A small herd of mule deer peer over brush at the photographer.

Cyclists climb the beginning of Mary’s Loop in the Kokopelli trail system in the McInnis National Conservation Area.

A Cyclist takes a turn on the Kokopelli’s trail.

A pedestrian cuts through the columns surrounded by fall colors at the US Bank at White Avenue and Forth Street.