Hiking in the Colorado Rockies ranks among my most favorite activities. When you rise above timberline, the altitude and harsh conditions prevent trees from taking root, and all that grows is the robust vegetation of the high tundra. It is at these elevations, near 12,000 feet above sea level, trees like the bristle cone pine can be found. Wood from dead trees rots ever so slowly, and the sun bleaches everything left exposed. Lichen and other high altitude fungi cover the numerous rocks and, for a few months out of the year, the beauty is stunning.
It was with this backdrop I decided to take a few photos of my North American Arms Mini revolver perched atop a lichen encrusted rock. I also found an old piece of tree trunk bleached by the intense rays of the sun. Beauty is everywhere if you know where to look.
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