Some of my better-composed photos from my 11-day trip out west.

The only life left in this long-abandoned motel.

Excuse the slight blurriness .. this was taken in a badly-lit cave. But only after taking the picture did I realize the ceiling is an uncanny silhouette of a chicken.

Some Canada Geese by a private lake.

Sparrow preening. There were several of them eating their hearts out on the sunflowers.

Hey, I'm trying to have a private moment here!

A water lilly. My mother threatened me for a print of this.

The roof of the Denver Botanical Gardens tropical greenhouse. Interesting construction.

Some red sandstone formations.

Some more red sandstone formations. Did I mention it was 100°F when I took this hike, and no shade to be found?
And that's it for the more artistic portion of my trip.