{"id":39175,"date":"2026-02-25T17:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=39175"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:18:47","slug":"colorado-february-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/?p=39175","title":{"rendered":"Colorado, February 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_39303\" style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-deer-buck-5D-5814c-w8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39303\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-deer-buck-5D-5814c-w8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-deer-buck-5D-5814c-w8.jpg 603w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-deer-buck-5D-5814c-w8-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deer, Rocky Mountain National Park. February 25, 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This fine young buck was standing not very far from one of the park roads.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39305\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Gabletop-Mt-RMNP-5D-5812-w8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39305\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Gabletop-Mt-RMNP-5D-5812-w8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Gabletop-Mt-RMNP-5D-5812-w8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Gabletop-Mt-RMNP-5D-5812-w8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Gabletop-Mt-RMNP-5D-5812-w8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Gabletop-Mt-RMNP-5D-5812-w8-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gabletop Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park. February 25, 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For most of the morning snow squalls were swirling around the peaks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39178\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Magpie-RMNP-5D-1746-w8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39178\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Magpie-RMNP-5D-1746-w8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Magpie-RMNP-5D-1746-w8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Magpie-RMNP-5D-1746-w8-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Magpie-RMNP-5D-1746-w8-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Magpie-RMNP-5D-1746-w8-433x300.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magpie, Rocky Mountain National Park. February 25, 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_39293\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-deer-5D-5816-w8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39293\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-deer-5D-5816-w8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-deer-5D-5816-w8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-deer-5D-5816-w8-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-deer-5D-5816-w8-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-deer-5D-5816-w8-768x1000.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deer, Rocky Mountain National Park. February 25, 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_39308\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-RMNP-5860-w8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39308\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-RMNP-5860-w8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-RMNP-5860-w8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-RMNP-5860-w8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-RMNP-5860-w8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-RMNP-5860-w8-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunlit Ridges, Rocky Mountain National Park. February 25, 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Occasionally the sun would break through the clouds an light up a mountain ridge.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39307\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Bear-Lake-Pkg-Lot-5D-5839-w8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39307\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Bear-Lake-Pkg-Lot-5D-5839-w8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Bear-Lake-Pkg-Lot-5D-5839-w8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Bear-Lake-Pkg-Lot-5D-5839-w8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Bear-Lake-Pkg-Lot-5D-5839-w8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Bear-Lake-Pkg-Lot-5D-5839-w8-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bear Lake Parking Lot. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. February 25, 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a cloudy morning, some blue sky started showing up around noon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39306\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Moraine-Park-RMNP-5D-5873-w8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39306\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Moraine-Park-RMNP-5D-5873-w8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Moraine-Park-RMNP-5D-5873-w8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Moraine-Park-RMNP-5D-5873-w8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Moraine-Park-RMNP-5D-5873-w8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/080225-Moraine-Park-RMNP-5D-5873-w8-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moraine Park, Rocky Mountain National Park. February 25, 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This fine young buck was standing not very far from one of the park roads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photographs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39175"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39309,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39175\/revisions\/39309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog.jimdoty.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}