Old Fall River Road (RMNP)

Colorado CJColorado CJ Registered Users Posts: 155 Major grins
edited June 21, 2012 in Landscapes
I took a bike ride up to Rocky Mountain National Park today and rode Old Fall River Road up to the top of the pass. This is a one way road that used to be the original road going over the pass, up until Trail Ridge Road was constructed. Like the name implies, there are falls along the road and the scenery is breathtaking. It rained, hailed and snowed on the way up. It was a great ride!

I shot these photos with my K20D and Super Takumar 28mm F3.5 lens. The air wasn't as crisp/clear as it usually is up here because of the large wildfire in the area.

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16-June-2012-2 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr

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16-June-2012-1 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr

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16-June-2012-3 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr

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16-June-2012-4 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr

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16-June-2012-5 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr

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16-June-2012-6 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr

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16-June-2012-7 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr

The craters in these two mountains were producing clouds. The clouds got to be pretty large after a while.

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16-June-2012-8 by Colorado CJ, on Flickr

Comments

  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2012
    Great Series! #7 & #8 for me
    Sharp lens.....thanks for posting large - it's almost like looking out a window!
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • joe-bobjoe-bob Registered Users Posts: 368 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2012
    Great pics! I really like #7. I was there in September but opted to stay on the paved road. Good to see another Pentax owner.
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