This
adventure takes place in Rocky Mountain National Park during early summer when things are "a buzzin'."
Marmots
are busy, if you can call it that, following their long winter's nap. It's the
time of year when you'll spot them on the alpine tundra, either filling their stomachs,
or sprawled out on boulders, sleeping in the summer sun.
Pika,
a small chinchilla-looking critter, related to rabbits and hares, are busy in
the high country, too. In fact, there's hardly a time when they're not busy.
Cow
elk and moose can be observed nursing their offspring born in late May and early
June.Mule deer, too, are busy
tending their newborn. In fact, some may even give birth during your visit.
Chipmunks
-- represented by the Uinta, least, and Colorado -- along with a couple of ground squirrels --
golden-mantled and Wyoming -- are everywhere. Abert's squirrels roam the ponderosa
woodlands, while red squirrels bark at trespassers from their perches high in
the fir and spruce trees.Coyotes
and bighorn sheep are frequent visitors in Horseshoe Park.
These
are just a few of the surprises that await participants on this photo adventure.
During
the workshop, you will learn how to make award-winning images of wildlife along
with special techniques that will give you the edge in the field of wildlife
photography.
A special program is planned for each day.
We will do everything in our power to make this a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
Experience
the Summer Magic
of
Rocky
Mountain National Park
Itinerary
Day
1 (Sunday) - Arrive in Estes
Park, Colorado, no later than 5 PM, at which time we will gather for dinner.
Following dinner, participants will receive instruction on photo techniques and
a briefing on the next day’s shooting lineup.
Days
2,3,4 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) -
These days will find you exploring and photographing the many inhabitants
and wonders of Rocky
Mountain National Park. Our quest for adventure will take you into Horseshoe and
Moraine Parks, where frequent visitors include elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep,
coyotes, along with a variety of chipmunks a squirrels.You'll
travel to the "top of the world," where you will have the opportunity
photograph those species that call the windswept, alpine tundra their home; and,
you will explore the Kawuneeche
Valley, home to the world's largest member of the deer family - the stately
moose.
Day 4
(Thursday) - There’s no better way to end
a Rocky Mountain adventure than by returning to where it all began. In the Park,
you will have one last opportunity to capture
those images missed earlier in the week, thank your subjects for the many photo
opportunities they provided, and bid them farewell as you head back into town
for a mid-morning breakfast. Afterwards, it’s back to that place
called reality, as you and the other participants begin the journey back to your
homes across the country.
This
itinerary is meant as a guide.
Weather
conditions will dictate when, and if, we visit certain locations.
Weldon
Lee's Rocky Mountain Photo Adventures
is
authorized by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior,
to
conduct photography workshops in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Dates: June 28-July 2, 2009
