WALKING THROUGH THE PARK ON A MISTY MORNING OAK TREES A monarch butterfly enjoys the

A monarch butterfly enjoys the sweet nectar from the common milkweed flower

I continued past the cottonwood trees

Beautiful scenery appears when you reach your destination at The Loch with views of Taylor Peak along glacier gorge in Rocky Mountain National Park

there were an abundance of them

WALKING THROUGH THE PARK ON A MISTY MORNING OAK TREES A monarch butterfly enjoys theA beautiful cool misty spring morning at the bridge over the South Fork Kishwaukee River with a view of a peachleaf willow tree as the sun breaks the horizon casting an orange hue over this area while hiking to Wildflower Lake in Northern Illinois. (639 1220)