I was free for the day Saturday so I headed up to Estes Park with some friends for a snow shoeing adventure. A recent storm had just dumped close to two feet of snow and we were excited to blaze a new trail. The fresh powder was perfect! I mean I have not seen snow like this up there all winter. The trail was still well packed but a inch off the trail and you where instantly up to your hip in snow. When we got as far as we could go on our adventure we noticed two skiers coming down the steep mountain slope. They were waist deep in snow and just having a blast.
On our way up the mountain we stopped to take off some layers and these little birds came out of the woods and started flying all around us and right up into our faces. They must be fed during the summer and are clearly no longer afraid of humans. We decided to have a little fun with them since we'd never seen anything like it. While taking the above picture of Tom another bird landed on the lens of my camera and hung out while I was snapping away. It even stayed there while I lowered the camera to take a look.
Every time I go into the park I always see something new and interest. It's great having this in my backyard and it only makes me want to explore the other wild places near by.
