It has been very busy since the last post ... I was in Colorado to cover the
BioBlitz event (here is a link to the story:
Climate change, pollution force NPS to rethink management strategies ), and now I have just participated at a local art fair in The Woodlands, TX this Saturday. In Colorado, taking pictures at 12,000 feet above sea level was not an easy task ... The air was very thin due to the altitude. I am more used to the living style almost at sea level, like the one in Houston, TX!
But the Colorado Rockies were very beautiful in the summer. I saw elks, moose, and in the alpine tundra before the sunrise, I found a group of bighorn sheep carefully jumping around the rocks on a very steep cliff. Here is one of the pictures that I managed to take.
They are very shy animals, definitely shyer than elk. I wish I was prepared more when I spotted the sheep on the cliff -- I had to go back to my car to get a telephoto lens. By the time I was back in the position to take their pictures, they were moving away at a faster pace.
After 15 minutes or so, the sun gradually started illuminating the ridges. Due to the altitude, it was quite cold. The sun really helped my hands get warm while taking pictures.
As you can see in the picture, you do not see trees at the alpine tundra. But still you find small alpine vegetation on the surface of the ridges. If I was at a right time, I should have been able to see more flowers blooming there too.
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| Alpine vegetation of the Colorado Rockies. RM License |
Climate change is causing changes in the living condition of the vegetation in the alpine tundra. The flowers bloom earlier due to warmer temperatures. I have heard some need to escape to higher and cooler altitudes in order to survive. I was not able to capture the image of many flowers during this trip, but I definitely want to visit them next time when I fly to Colorado.
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