HIKING THROUGH GLACIER GORGE FOX RIVER false sunflowers and teasel weed

false sunflowers and teasel weed make up this bouquet of wildflowers at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

Early summer reflections onto the south fork kishwaukee river are inspiring to see on this June morning in Northern Illinois

A couple of bighorn rams graze the alpine tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park

A misty summer morning starts the day off along the south fork kishwaukee river while walking the trails at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

HIKING THROUGH GLACIER GORGE FOX RIVER false sunflowers and teasel weedArrowleaf ragwart lines the trail from this area of glacier gorge with the impressive McHenrys Peak looking over the gorge at Rocky Mountain National Park. (416 700)