Summertime and the Living is Easy
by Jon Burch Photography
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Summertime and the Living is Easy
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Jon Burch Photography
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Photograph - Digital Capture
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Prairie dogs frolic in the foreground in front of Sheep Lakes and Rainbow Curve on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park.
As the last ice age glacier retreated, large debris containing chunks of ice broke loose and came to rest on this northern Colorado valley floor. The ice mass melted, creating cavities into which the overlying debris slumped. Such depressions, when filled with water, are called kettle lakes. They have no surface drainage and may go dry during droughts. Sheep lakes are an example of these geologic formations.
Rising above the lakes is Trail Ridge Road and Rainbow Curve, a popular stop on the way to the top. To the left on the hillside beyond the lakes is the lower switchback of Trail Ridge Road. Below the switchback, aspen groves delineate an unusual hillside wetland. - National Park Service information - edited.
Image copyright 2015 Jon Burch Photography
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July 2nd, 2015
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