RM: In the Field - Rocky Mountains

Sunny Walter's Nature Photography Locations

In the Field - Rocky Mountains

Reports from Photographers for Photographers:
Where and When to Go for Spectacular Photo Ops

Colorado
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External Links (each opens in a new window) Note: Wildlife Watcher is gone due to the death of Bill Silliker, Jr. I am saving these titles in case it is resurrected
Wildlife Locations (primarily) James Ownby Colorado Birds [May, 2004] Colorado Discoveries Autumn in Rocky Mountain Park (elk) Weldon Lee Nature Photographer Magazine Mount Evans Wilderness Area Bob Smith [May, 2005] WildlifeWatcher.com Arapaho NWR -- Cathy & Gordon Illg Mt Evans Wilderness -- Dave Zawalski Monte Vista NWR -- Matt Patterson Rocky Mountain NP -- Dave Zawalski Go To Top	Scenic Locations (primarily) Andy Cook (samples from his guide) Colorado Autumn Foliage Colorado Wildflowers Garden of the Gods Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain NP James Ownby Rocky Mountain Wildflowers [July, 2003] Kenneth Wyatt Central Colorado Fall Loop Tour [1998] Pikes Peak Region Loop Tour [1998] San Juan Skyway in Fall Fall Color - Pikes Peak Region [1998] Roadside Wildflowers of Teller County (MS Word) Scott Bacon Dominguez Canyon Marble, CO Fall Colors Niwot Ridge [Nov, 2005] Marble, CO Fall Colors Rocky Mountain NP Day Hike [2002] Black Rabbit Productions List of Articles Alberta Falls, Mills Lake, Black Lake, Rocky Mtn NP -- Peter B. O'Neil [2004] Arches of Rattlesnake Canyon -- Steve Traudt [1997] Dream Lake in Winter -- Peter B. O'Neil [Winter, 2002] Fall Color Trip: Front Range -- Peggy O'Neil [Fall, 2000] Rocky Mtn Park in Winter -- Peggy O'Neil Sprague Lake, Rocky Mtn NP -- Andy Cook [2001] Colorado Discoveries Dinosaur NM -- Bones, RockArt and Sculpted Landscapes Nancy and David Muenker [Jan, 2004] Colorado Nature Photographers.net Dinosaur NM -- Darren Kilgore Dominguez Canyons -- Scott Bacon Garden of the Gods -- James Chinnick Holy Cross Wilderness -- Martin Beebee Kebler Pass (2003 Fall Color Event) -- Bret Edge Pawnee Nat. Grassland -- Rick Dunn Rattlesnake Canyon -- Matt Johnson Rocky Mountain NP -- Scott Bacon Rocky Mountain NP in Winter -- Tom Mangan Colorado Urban Wildlife Photography Club Top Colorado Photo Spots Newsletter articles on favorite places (other issues have additional locations and tours) St. Vrain State Park, Barbour Ponds (birds, deer) Barbara Rich [Feb, 2004] Texas Wildflowers [April, 2004] (also grouse display locations) Dubois, WY - Bighorn Sheep Center Bob Dean [July, 2004] Naturescapes.net Pawnee National Grasslands -- Robert Palmer Nature Photographer Magazine Dinosaur National Monument Paul O'Brien [Feb, 2004] Nature Photographers Online Magazine Garden of the Gods -- Kenneth Wyatt Garden of the Gods -- Jim Greenwood Great Sand Dunes -- Efraín M. Padró Mesa Verde National Park -- Phillip Noll [July, 2004] Outdoor Photographer Garden of the Gods Kenneth Wyatt [July, 2004] Photo Safaris Colorado Fall Color [Oct, 2005] PhotoTravel.com Fall Color in Colorado [1999] PhotoTripUSA Colorado High Country in Fall -- David Henderson [Apr, 2001]
To See Other Nature Location Recommendations, Go to Rocky Mountain Nature Weekends

Idaho
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Wildlife Locations (primarily) Go To Top	Scenic Locations (primarily) Twin Falls -- Chris Nicholson
To See Other Nature Location Recommendations, Go to Rocky Mountain Nature Weekends

Montana
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Wildlife Locations (primarily) Apogee Photo Magazine KooKooSint Bighorn Sheep Viewing Area -- Andy Long [Jul, 2001] PhotoFocus National Bison Range -- Scott Bourne and Carolyn Wright [Sept, 2004] WildlifeWatcher.com Bowdoin NWR -- Bill Morgenstern Yellowstone NP (see Wyoming) Go To Top	Scenic Locations (primarily) Glacier/Waterton NP -- Kaz Takahashi Nature Photographer Magazine Glacier NP -- Lonnie Brock [Sep-Oct, 2000] Outdoor Photographer Makoshika SP -- Salvatore Vasapolli [Apr, 2003] Terry Badlands (BLM) -- Carol Polich [Nov, 2004] PhotoTravel.com Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier Np [1997]

Utah
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Wildlife Locations (primarily) Bear River National Migratory Bird Refuge -- Brian E. Small Don Baccus Bear River NWR [1996] On Location at the Bear River Bird Refuge: Spring -- Don Getty (click on images for where) Apogee Photo Magazine "To photograph avocets, you might want to try a trip to an avocet "hot spot." Near Brigham City in northern Utah, Bear River National Wildlife Refuge is home to upwards of 5,000 breeding pairs of avocets. They can readily be found scattered along the twelve mile auto tour." [May, 2001] Andy Long WildlifeWatcher.com Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge -- Cathy and Gordon Illg