Poudre Canyon Scenic Drive at higher elevation near Comanche Peak Wilderness

Pastoral meadows become more abundant as we gain altitude. The harsh road cuts of the lower elevations are giving away to meadows as we approach the Comanche Peak Wilderness.

Yearling Moose on the Poudre River Scenic Drive near Comanche Peak Wilderness

By the time we reach 9,000 feet in elevation we begin to see moose. I think this is a yearling.

Meadows in the near Comanche Peak Wilderness west of Ft Collins, Colorado

 

 

 

We are not yet at the snow line but approaching it. These meadows have become lush with altitude and water.

 

Headwaters of Cache la Poudre River near Comanche Peak Wilderness in Poudre Canyon Colorado

 

 

 

This is pure snow melt and the snow is not far away.

 

 

 

 

 

Mountains along the Continental Divide in the Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado

 

 

 

 

Snow is visible all around us at this altitude.

Somewhere in this area we transition out of the Comanche Peak Wilderness into the Roosevelt National Forest.

 

 

 

View from Poudre River Scenic Drive SR-14 near Comanche Peak Wilderness: Colorado

 

 

 

 

We are approaching 10,000 feet in elevation. Notice how green everything is.