Denver 2017 - Pine Cones at Hoop Creek

Finally, as a parting shot, this was probably my favorite pic of the entire lot captured at Hoop Creek.  The beginnings of a moderate snow fall can be seen as white streaks blowing in from the upper-left of the image.

As stated earlier, our taking the time to scope this place out, climb a snow hill, and rough it with a short hike through the slush was entirely worth our efforts - Allison got some real snow experience, we saw an awesome (albeit small) waterfall, and I managed to capture a few keepers in the process.

(See also this post, which is very similar from a different part of Colorado.)