Members
Top Colorado Photo Spots
The
list below contains locations around the state of Colorado which members of the
Urban Wildlife Photo Club like to frequent throughout the year. While the name
of the club implies wildlife is a key component, this is not the only avenue of
expression members enjoy as all have a wide variety of photographic interests.
The first section contains locations members venture to just about every month
of the year to take photos while the second part breaks down locations by month.
If
you have a spot you enjoy going to and would like to add it to the list, please
forward an e-mail to andy@firstlighttours.com
and it will be added at the next website update.
YEAR-ROUND
- Rocky Mountain National
Park - Wildlife, wildflowers, landscape, fall color
- Prospect Lake
Park; Wheat Ridge - Foxes
- Roxborough State Park - Landscape, wildlife
- Garden
of the Gods; Colorado Springs - Landscape
WINTER
- Summit County - Cross
country skiing and snow shoeing
- Kawunechee
Valley - West side of Rocky Mountain National Park
JANUARY
- Guanella Pass - Ptarmigan
- Mountains all around the state - Winter
landscapes
FEBRUARY
- Mountains all
around the state - Winter landscapes
MARCH
- Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge - Migrating sandhill cranes
APRIL
- North Park; Walden - Sage grouse
MAY
- Genesee Park - Pasqueflowers
- North Park; Walden - Sage grouse
- Summit
County - Pasqueflowers
JUNE
- Mount
Evans - Mountain goats, mountain scenics
- Belmar Park; Lakewood - Waterfowl
- North Clear Creek Falls; Lake City - Waterfall
JULY
- Crested Butte - Wildflowers
- Yankee Boy Basin; Ouray - Wildflowers
- American
Basin; Lake City - Wildflowers
- Mount Evans - Mountain goats, mountain
scenics
- Belmar Park; Lakewood - Waterfowl
AUGUST
- Mount Evans - Mountain goats, mountain scenics
- Indian Peaks Wilderness
Area; Ward - Landscape, wildflowers
SEPTEMBER
- San Juan Mountains - Fall color
- Rocky Mountain National Park - Elk
rut
- Mount Evans - Mountain goats, mountain scenics
- Kebler Pass;
Crested Butte - Fall color
- Maroon Bells, Aspen - Fall color
OCTOBER
- Great Sand Dunes National Park; Alamosa - Landscape; fall color
NOVEMBER
- Rocky Mountain National Park - Bighorn sheep rut
- National Center for
Atmospheric Research; Boulder - Mule deer
DECEMBER
- Rocky Mountain National Park - Bighorn sheep rut
- I-70 Corridor from
Dumont to Georgetown - Bighorn sheep rut
- National Center for Atmospheric
Research; Boulder - Mule deer
