Category: Landscapes

Aspen Markings – #2

15 Mar 2013

Nature adds its own designs to aspen trunks.  Some bear a striking resemblance to familiar objects, in a phenomenon called...

Summer Rain!

17 Jul 2012

The first two weeks of July have offered a welcome relief from an extremely dry, dusty June on Blue Valley...

Aspen Markings – #1

22 Jun 2012

As an icon of Western landscapes, aspen trees are famous for their spectacular autumn colors.  However, part of their aesthetic...

Aspen Green-up – Spring 2012

01 May 2012

Aspen Green Up – Spring 2012 Due to the below normal snow pack around most of the state, spring came...

Eagle’s Nest

25 Oct 2011

The 13,432-ft Eagles Nest Peak has long been an icon for residents and visitors alike in both Grand and Summit...

Academic Posters

24 Oct 2011

In 2010, Blue Valley Ranch submitted two posters for presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Range Management,...

Spring Flowers

15 May 2011

Pasque flowers (Anemone patens, also Pulsatilla patens) are always the first to come up every year, and their fuzzy stems...