If you follow my blog since a while you already know that I'm not a big fan of blue skies if it comes to landscape photography. I believe all postcards in this world are already made and a boring blue sky just can't beat the dynamic of fast moving clouds that are illuminated by great natural light. We only had two nights with rain during our whole vacation but after the clouds broke off in the morning we knew there would be a good chance for some drama in the higher elevations of Rocky Mountain National Park. It didn't take very long to drive from our campsite at Timber Creek on the Westside up to elevations above 12,000 feet (~3650m). Trail Ridge Road, the road that goes across the National Park to the Estes Park on the Eastside, is North Americas highest major highway. It offers stunning views over the alpine tundra and to many of the 72 named peaks above 12,000 feet. Winter is never far in these high elevations and even during summer you may have some snow coming down. We only had a few rain showers and as you can see it can be very rewarding going up and not staying in the valley. More to come....