Hope you and yours enjoy your time in our great state! Glad to help! Sunset at the highest point in Palmer Park can be a thing of beauty...if it is not too windy and cold. Hopefully it will be nice in May.

I will let you know when my lighthouse tour starts. Your neck of the woods in the east would be a great place to begin.

In Colorado Springs the Air Force Academy is a good place to go for photographs. You can get to the Academy from I-25. If you do not have a military ID, you can still get on the premises by showing your drivers license. There are some hiking trails and camping areas. One of my favorite places to go near my home is Palmer Park. Palmer Park is located on Academy and Maizeland. (3650 Maizeland Rd) Drive up the road that curves around and you will find some picnic tables tucked in among the rocks and trees, with a view of Pikes Peak. If you follow the road up to the very top you will have an unobstructed view of Pikes Peak. Hope this helps.

Someday, I would ♥ to go on a photography lighthouse tour!

Makapuu Lighthouse on Oahu

I love colorful birds! Nice pix!

I love silhouettes...so my favorite is your picture of the giraffe! What a wonderful experience this trip must have been for you.

Nice!

Nice!

Love this! What a great shot!

Both of these are nice! I love sunsets! The first one is such a fun picture! A real keeper!

Thank you! I assume yours is of you and your dog? I've always said a person that loves their dog in general are good people!

Thanks! To get a shot like this takes a lot of patience. I did not get this on my first try. For many days this summer I had my camera set up on a tripod, adjusted for the light, held my remote switch, sat in a chair and waited.

Approaching hummer

Some photos in this contest are quite stunning!

I can't wait for these guys to return!

Looks like heaven! :)

Very nice! Love love the colors! I especially enjoy the shots where the droplet almost looks like a marble!