I spent the day with the person I love, in a place that I love, doing what I love. Not a bad way to celebrate your 58th birthday.

I was up early to position for sunrise at Sprague Lake which also offered a nice golden light view of a rocky Mountain peak. I moved on to Bear Lake where the water was still smooth enough for a nice reflection of the background.

After days and days of driving, the 3 hour round trip to the Denver airport to collect Jeanine seemed like a jog around the block.  We returned to the park where we enjoyed watching the elks and a nice hike to Nymph Lake and Dream Lake. The bull elk in the foreground tried desperately to seduce the harem on the other side of the meadow with his majestic bugling.  Hoping to see a confrontation with the other bull elk in the photo we were rooting for him.  Alas, his earnest efforts were unsuccessful.  Click on any of the photos for more detailed views.

At home, I am incapable of cooking anything more sophisticated than eggs (although I do this well).  While camping, however, steak tip fajitas with sautéed mushrooms and peppers, served with guacamole and salsa are not a problem.  I figure that cooking all our campground meals will serve as a further inducement for Jeanine to join me on these adventures.