High Country Aerie

High Country Aerie A personal take regarding life above 9000' in Colorado. A personal stage for mountain photography.

Until yesterday, I was beginning to worry that the willow living in ground just outside of our deck had died due to tryi...
05/13/2026

Until yesterday, I was beginning to worry that the willow living in ground just outside of our deck had died due to trying to put out leaves in late April. Finally yesterday the freeze-damaged leaves began to flourish in the 72-degree spring weather. Excellent!!

New snow overnight. This morning our newly-arrived humming bird is sampling the menu. No flowers at this altitude yet,...
04/27/2026

New snow overnight. This morning our newly-arrived humming bird is sampling the menu. No flowers at this altitude yet, so the feeder may be the only food around.

Tiny aspen leaves promise much warmer weather to come.
04/23/2026

Tiny aspen leaves promise much warmer weather to come.

April 2nd: Aspen, in springtime bloom, unhappy with last night’s snow.
04/02/2026

April 2nd: Aspen, in springtime bloom, unhappy with last night’s snow.

02/15/2026

What a nice treat to have live, wild entertainment at the breakfast hour this morning. And I finally remembered that my phone can also do videos! And the pine marten was “around’ long enough for some lucky shots.

Buffalo Mountain above a finally frozen Lake Dillon. Today is the first day this season when there is no open water on ...
01/26/2026

Buffalo Mountain above a finally frozen Lake Dillon. Today is the first day this season when there is no open water on the lake visible on Dillon’s web cam.

12/22/2025

I see that someone, possibly in Dillon, has set up a pretty good live we**am looking over the lake. Use your browser and search for “we**am Dillon Colorado”. Very cool!

11/29/2025

Closest lightning strike in several years. Note that the thunder begins to arrive before the flash is even done. Close!

11/29/2025

November 28, 2025…first accumulating snowfall. Closest and loudest lightning strike in several years. And in late November!!

First accumulating snowfall of the season. Always so pretty the following day, after the storm has cleared.
10/28/2025

First accumulating snowfall of the season. Always so pretty the following day, after the storm has cleared.

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