The last day of the year...

Snow is covering mountain slopes and making everything look wintery. White and blue, isn't it an amazing combination, huh? December 31, I drove to Red Rocks Amphitheater, but didn't plan to go there. I wanted to have a light hike on the trail started at Red Rocks Park Geologic Marker.

 

Red Rocks Amphitheater

I've been to this place many times. And every time it feels new... like it never happened before...

 

Easter Service in Red Rocks Amphitheater

Don't really remember who told me about this event... We've been to Red Rocks before but always during the day time and I was tempted to see it at dawn... So I decided to go... I don't think you need much of the comments, but I am adding some details between the images but... you can skip them altogether. I guess the pictures will give you an idea how it looked like this early morning April the 4th, 2010...

 

Foggy and sunny mountains...

It was a nice Sunday in February. Actually... it wasn't in the beginning but.. Hm... okey, let's try it again... The forecast promised a nice and sunny day (chilly though). But in the morning I figured out the forecast wasn't that accurate and the snow still was falling down and the roads were a bit too slippery. But around noon the weather changed, the sun was shining through the clouds and it was nice. At this point I was ready to go somewhere. Somewhere nearby, because it was really late for a long drive. Red Rocks Amphitheater seemed to be a good destination for a nice quick trip. The lazy snow still was flying down and covering the road but the ride was really pleasant and after a while I was turning from Morrison to the windy mountain road. The hilltops still were by fog or clouds and looked just amazing. The slopes looked like a cake powdered with sugar... sweet ;)

 

Sunrise...

I guess we all like to watch the sunrise... If we can wake up early enough ;) The picture of the sun slowly rising up is magic and mesmerizing The most important thing is choosing the right morning to enjoy this moment, right? So I looked at the forecast and when I saw they predicted a foggy morning I decided this would be a perfect opportunity for me... So I drove to the foothills and at 6:30AM was walking up to the Dinosaur ridge to meet the sun...

 

Red and white. Sleepy Morrison...

One cold winter morning we woke up and looked out of the window... And everything around was white and puffy. It was a winter morning after all ;) And we thought it was a good time to explore some places. We decided to go to Red Rocks Amphitheater to see if the snow could discolor all the brightness of the Morrison Formation red rocks...

 

Red Rocks Trading Post loop trail

Red Rocks Amphitheater is better known as a perfect concert place. But it is not only one thing you can do here. You also can take a short and easy hike around the cliffs to enjoy fall colors.