'nother sheepy picture

Snow on a 50 degree day

 

The weather was great on this hike. The temperature was a strong high 50 in the sun and much less in the shade. Snow is still quite prevalent in the foothills despite warmer temperatures. Here's a picture of the South Platte about 2.5 miles up the canyon.

Rocky Top

 

I really enjoyed the geologic aspect of this hike. I'd love to get into some rockhounding this summer.

Ahoy, Ahoy!

 

Sheep off the starboard bow. Act quick maties! Okay...so I'm not really sure what the starboard bow of a boat is, but I wanted to give another prospective on how close these sheep actually were to us, and how little our presense bothered them.

Up Close and Personal with Sheep!

 

Walking up Waterton Canyon last weekend, I had a close encounter with Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep. This was a female and her baby. These sheep were very friendly, leading me to think they had been fed. Maybe not. Maybe they are just used to a lot of foot traffic while they eat.