Elk sighting at Steamboat

On a warm July evening, an elk near the window announces its presence.

Mid-morning in Billings

Built over the intersection of 2nd & Broadway in Montana's largest city, the tent-like Skypoint can move to provide sunshine or shade.

The Pier at Oceanside

A warm, sunny afternoon in SoCal.

Quality gasoline

Came across this pocked and weathered sign for Red Crown Gasoline, Standard of Indiana's chief brand of motor fuel through the 1950s, on a building in Evergreen, CO.

Beating the heat

Red Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park viewed from Farview Curve a week ago. It was sunny and in the 90s leaving Denver but a light rain overcast the view and temperatures were in the 30s at the top of the park.

View from the top

Rode the cog railway to Pikes Peak. A great view of Colorado Springs from the summit.

Fresh coat on the picket fence

Didn't get too much on the irises, either.

Four flags over Michigan Avenue

Looking south from the steps of Art Institute (from left), the flags of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and United States.

East HS clock tower

Mid-afternoon outside a Denver high school.

Lake at City Park, Denver

Looking east on a warm spring day.

Cutting edge

Heading west on 13th Street,

Denver's Art Museum looks to cut the street.

First yellow, red and green

Signs of spring, last year in the yard.

Big snow year at Purgatory

Plenty of snow at Durango Mountain Resort

Heading downhill near Dillion, CO

Shot August '07 one-hand through the sunroof, late afternoon.

Abandoned cabin in the San Juan Mountains

Taken last winter near Red Mountain Pass. Lots more snow this year and the highway closed several times.

La Jolla Cove

Waiting for the seals to return on an early winter afternoon.

Sculpture Park in Skokie, Ill.

There are dozens of works exhibited in the Skokie Sculpture Park along McCormick Ave. , including these two.

Balloons over Albuquerque

On the second day of the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, the gaggle floated south over downtown. This was taken from my hotel room.

Morning at Union Square

In San Francisco for a meeting; the view from the hotel window.

Glider ride over the Animas River

Just before the tow cable is released, heading west over Animas City Mountain, north of Durango.