Fred.Mast's photostream  

Just before the big storm that brought us winter, along this bucolic lane I strolled. It was late October. Now March makes me impatient for snow to melt, for mud to dry and for deciduous trees to wear their foliage again.

My hometown, Highlands Ranch, Colorado maintains one of the largest urban park systems in the U.S. It includes thousands of acres of dedicated open space and parks, in addition to a connected trail system of about 200 miles. My daily walks often take me into Cheese Ranch Park, where deer, foxes, coyotes, raptors, waterfowl and snakes abide in close proximity to people. Less frequently seen are mountain lions known to transit the area in summer.

A sunrise scene near my home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Most people drive by this national monument on their way to Utah's better known National Parks. It is one of my favorite photographic venues.

An old Ford Tractor, abandoned and rusting in a meadow, adds interest to this sunrise capture in Lower Stanley, Idaho. In the background is the Sawtooth mountain range.