Second day of my Colorado trip was up to Mt. Evans, the highest paved road in America. The mountain is 14265'.
Besides an amazing view from the top, there are Mountain Goats and Bighorn Sheep, and lovely alpine plants.
Bighorn Sheep...
Mountain Goats... with KIDS...
The alpine plants reminds me of the Florida scrub plants that are so tiny and delicate but hardy at the same time, thriving in sand and living through fires, while the alpine plants grow in rocks and put up with cold and snow. I quite love the plants of both ecosystems.
The view from the top...
Marmots and Elk too...
