{"id":24293,"date":"2024-07-31T06:17:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T12:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=24293"},"modified":"2024-08-01T05:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T11:05:48","slug":"july-2024-top-shots-monthly-photo-slideshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/thornton-weather\/july-2024-top-shots-monthly-photo-slideshow\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2024 top shots: Monthly photo slideshow"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875946958_2170594c93_h.jpg\" alt=\"Thunderstorms move in on the evening of July 20, 2024. (David Canfield)\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thunderstorms move in on the evening of July 20, 2024. (David Canfield)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Colorado offers outdoor opportunities unlike any other state and while the summer heat settles in, photos of the amazing scenes across our state provide a view into why we love it here so much.<\/p>\n<p>The weather this time of year has a pretty\u00a0standard pattern of quickly warming temperatures followed by afternoon thunderstorms that can cool things down. \u00a0These storms sometimes provide a good bit of \u2018excitement\u2019 and are a prime photo subject.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Slideshow updated July 31, 2024<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recreationalists head outdoors and take advantage of urban, suburban and rural opportunities. \u00a0As they do, our abundant wildlife\u00a0that is found just about anywhere comes into focus.<\/p>\n<p>Showcasing images captured by ThorntonWeather.com readers as well as some of our own, our monthly slideshow covers the entire gamut of weather and nature related imagery. \u00a0\u00a0Sunsets, sunrises, wildlife and of course every type of weather condition are vividly depicted.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how to send your photo to us for inclusion in the slideshow, see below the slideshow.<br \/>\n\t<style>\n\t\t.entry-content a, .entry-summary a, .taxonomy-description a, \n\t\t.logged-in-as a, .comment-content a, .pingback .comment-body > a, \n\t\t.textwidget a, .entry-footer a:hover, .site-info a:hover {\n\t\t\tbox-shadow: none !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\n\t\t.single-photostream-24295 {\n\t\t\tpadding-bottom: 15px;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"awp-flickr-post-title\" style=\"margin-right: 15px; margin-left: 10px; color:#000000; font-size: 16px ; text-align:left;\"><\/p>\n\t\t<div id=\"awp-flickr-album-24295\" class=\"awp-flickr-album-24295\">\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53896074254_da40bcbd12_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53896074254_da40bcbd12_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53894812617_b8fb82d336_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53894812617_b8fb82d336_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53895735431_0fc2c9a872_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53895735431_0fc2c9a872_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53895735421_6eff283d5e_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53895735421_6eff283d5e_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53896074239_b089bf99d2_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53896074239_b089bf99d2_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53894812592_c3d10b7de2_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53894812592_c3d10b7de2_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 31, 2024- Planes battle the  Stone Canyon Fire in Lyons. (Patrick Martin Photography)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53895978778_621da4b86e_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 31, 2024 - Satellite imagery showing smoke for nearby wildfires. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53895978778_621da4b86e_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 31, 2024 - Satellite imagery showing smoke for nearby wildfires. (ThorntonWeather.com)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53894812597_82fe160436_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 30, 2024 - A stunner of a sunset. (David Canfield)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53894812597_82fe160436_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 30, 2024 - A stunner of a sunset. (David Canfield)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53895735406_c5300d7f68_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 30, 2024 - Firefighting planes get ready to battle. (David Canfield)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53895735406_c5300d7f68_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 30, 2024 - Firefighting planes get ready to battle. (David Canfield)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53895735396_bf6988b817_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 30, 2024 - Firefighting planes get ready to battle. (David Canfield)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53895735396_bf6988b817_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 30, 2024 - Firefighting planes get ready to battle. (David Canfield)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876121620_1e575c7c7c_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 22, 2024 - Wildfire smoke colors the sun. (Katie Cox)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876121620_1e575c7c7c_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 22, 2024 - Wildfire smoke colors the sun. (Katie Cox)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808552_e20f9005a0_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 22, 2024 - Smoke covers eastern Colorado. (NOAA \/ ThorntonWeather.com)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808552_e20f9005a0_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 22, 2024 - Smoke covers eastern Colorado. (NOAA \/ ThorntonWeather.com)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875946873_86ecc3ec61_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 21, 2024 - Sunflowers in bloom. (Tony&#039;s Takes)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875946873_86ecc3ec61_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 21, 2024 - Sunflowers in bloom. (Tony&#039;s Takes)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808557_9b832b769d_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 21, 2024 - Backyard visitor. (Tony&#039;s Takes)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808557_9b832b769d_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 21, 2024 - Backyard visitor. (Tony&#039;s Takes)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875947113_d9e242f046_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 21, 2024 - Morning rainbow and the Mile High City. (Tony&#039;s Takes)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875947113_d9e242f046_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 21, 2024 - Morning rainbow and the Mile High City. (Tony&#039;s Takes)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875946893_0e9799bdc6_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 20, 2024 - Cool crepuscular rays. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875946893_0e9799bdc6_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 20, 2024 - Cool crepuscular rays. (ThorntonWeather.com)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876121640_f0aa757b4a_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 20, 2024 - Ominous clouds move in. (ThorntonWeather.com)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876121640_f0aa757b4a_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 20, 2024 - Ominous clouds move in. (ThorntonWeather.com)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875708256_58ca518334_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 20, 2024 - Ominous clouds move in. (Jennifer McNeil)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875708256_58ca518334_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 20, 2024 - Ominous clouds move in. (Jennifer McNeil)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876121685_c70c05e0cb_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 20, 2024 - Ominous clouds move in. (Jennifer McNeil)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876121685_c70c05e0cb_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 20, 2024 - Ominous clouds move in. (Jennifer McNeil)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875946958_95d4c23973_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 20, 2024 - Ominous clouds move in. (David Canfield)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875946958_95d4c23973_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 20, 2024 - Ominous clouds move in. (David Canfield)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876121680_f2b19059c0_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 20, 2024 - Ominous clouds move in. (David Canfield)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876121680_f2b19059c0_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 20, 2024 - Ominous clouds move in. (David Canfield)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808622_4491077db6_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 17, 2024 - Mountain goat kid putting on the brakes. (Lori Bollendonk)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808622_4491077db6_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 17, 2024 - Mountain goat kid putting on the brakes. (Lori Bollendonk)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875708326_665c60e356_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 17, 2024 - Red sun rising. (Bill Hutchinson)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875708326_665c60e356_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 17, 2024 - Red sun rising. (Bill Hutchinson)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875946953_8bd1aae6c3_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 17, 2024 - Curious burrowing owl. (Bill Hutchinson)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875946953_8bd1aae6c3_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 17, 2024 - Curious burrowing owl. (Bill Hutchinson)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875708436_f24583e75a_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 13, 2024 - Hummingbird on the move. (Tony&#039;s Takes)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875708436_f24583e75a_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 13, 2024 - Hummingbird on the move. (Tony&#039;s Takes)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808682_42b1093de2_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 12, 2024 - The Milky Way above the mountains. (Tony&#039;s Takes)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808682_42b1093de2_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 12, 2024 - The Milky Way above the mountains. (Tony&#039;s Takes)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875708336_c939905573_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 11, 2024 - Wild orchids in the high country. (Lori Bollendonk)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875708336_c939905573_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 11, 2024 - Wild orchids in the high country. (Lori Bollendonk)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876121745_798f50f39b_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 11, 2024 - Big boy buck. (Bill Hutchinson)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876121745_798f50f39b_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 11, 2024 - Big boy buck. (Bill Hutchinson)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876055919_6548a57c3b_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 10, 2024 - Beautiful buttes in Palisade. (Tony&#039;s Takes)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53876055919_6548a57c3b_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 10, 2024 - Beautiful buttes in Palisade. (Tony&#039;s Takes)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808702_d578985b87_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 8, 2024 - Columbines on the Grand Mesa. (Tony&#039;s Takes)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808702_d578985b87_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 8, 2024 - Columbines on the Grand Mesa. 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(David Canfield)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874808652_27f3ec216c_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 2, 2024 - A fantastic end to the day. (David Canfield)\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875947073_0516a181c2_b.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive text-center single-album-24295 col-md-4\" data-sub-html=\"<h4 class=fg-titile-24295>July 2, 2024 - Red winged blackbird hanging out. (Bill Hutchinson)<\/h4>\" data-rel=\"lightcase-24295:myCollection:slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive img-thumbnail photo loading\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53875947073_0516a181c2_m.jpg\" alt=\"July 2, 2024 - Red winged blackbird hanging out. 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