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TOP PHOTOS 2016

By April 27, 2016 | updated 10 years ago

A majestic Great Blue Heron was dining on the fish in a Monument Valley Park pond on Monday, March 28, 2016. Great Blue Herons are native to Colorado with some of them migrating and others staying all year. Rookeries or breeding colonies can be seen in our region east of I-25 on Fountain Creek or Fountain Creek Regional Park. They feed primarily on small fish, swallowing them whole, head first, so the scales don't get them stuck. (photo by Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
A majestic Great Blue Heron was dining on the fish in a Monument Valley Park pond on Monday, March 28, 2016. Great Blue Herons are native to Colorado with some of them migrating and others staying all year. Rookeries or breeding colonies can be seen in our region east of I-25 on Fountain Creek or Fountain Creek Regional Park. They feed primarily on small fish, swallowing them whole, head first, so the scales don't get them stuck. (photo by Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
A majestic Great Blue Heron was dining on the fish in a Monument Valley Park pond on Monday, March 28, 2016. Great Blue Herons are native to Colorado with some of them migrating and others staying all year. Rookeries or breeding colonies can be seen in our region east of I-25 on Fountain Creek or Fountain Creek Regional Park. They feed primarily on small fish, swallowing them whole, head first, so the scales don’t get them stuck. (photo by Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
The sun rises over Colorado Springs and the First Baptist Church of Colorado Springs, built in 1891, Monday, March 21, 2016, on the first day of Spring. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
The sun rises over Colorado Springs and the First Baptist Church of Colorado Springs, built in 1891, Monday, March 21, 2016, on the first day of Spring. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
Maki Ishicu runs through new fallen snow Tuesday morning, April 19, 2016, over the John Blair Bridge along 30th Street near Mesa Road. Sunny skies melted much of the overnight snowfall in Colorado Springs and temperatures should hit the 60’s and 70’s later in the week. The 1880’s era stone bridge was built by John Blair, a landscape gardener who planned the original parks for Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)
Maki Ishicu runs through new fallen snow Tuesday morning, April 19, 2016, over the John Blair Bridge along 30th Street near Mesa Road. Sunny skies melted much of the overnight snowfall in Colorado Springs and temperatures should hit the 60’s and 70’s later in the week. The 1880’s era stone bridge was built by John Blair, a landscape gardener who planned the original parks for Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)
Fireworks lit up the night sky over The Broadmoor West Monday, April 11, 2016, to cap the opening day of the 32nd Space Symposium. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)
Fireworks lit up the night sky over The Broadmoor West Monday, April 11, 2016, to cap the opening day of the 32nd Space Symposium. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette (MARK REIS)
In a small tree, in a shopping area in southern Colorado Springs, a mother Great Horned Owl and her young owlet peek from their nest on Monday, April 25, 2016. Soon when their tree grows its summer leaves, the mother and her chick will be hidden again. (photo by Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
In a small tree, in a shopping area in southern Colorado Springs, a mother Great Horned Owl and her young owlet peek from their nest on Monday, April 25, 2016. Soon when their tree grows its summer leaves, the mother and her chick will be hidden again. (photo by Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette) (JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE)
The AdAmAn Club set off fireworks from the summit of Pikes Peak to ring in the New Year Friday morning, January 1, 2016. This was a 13 minute exposure. (MR)
The AdAmAn Club set off fireworks from the summit of Pikes Peak to ring in the New Year Friday morning, January 1, 2016. This was a 13 minute exposure. (MR)
Laura Kottlowski skates on the ice of 10,900-foot Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park Sunday, March 13, 2016. Kottowski hiked the nine miles to the alpine lake to figure skate on the glass-like ice. Kottlowski says skating on the high alpine lakes can be like first tracks on a powder day at a ski area. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
Laura Kottlowski skates on the ice of 10,900-foot Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park Sunday, March 13, 2016. Kottowski hiked the nine miles to the alpine lake to figure skate on the glass-like ice. Kottlowski says skating on the high alpine lakes can be like first tracks on a powder day at a ski area. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
The sun sets near Hartsel on Thursday, November 10, 2016. Hartsel sits 65 miles west of Colorado Springs on US 24. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette (STACIE SCOTT)
The sun sets near Hartsel on Thursday, November 10, 2016. Hartsel sits 65 miles west of Colorado Springs on US 24. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette (STACIE SCOTT)
Hikers watch the moon rise from atop Pulpit Rock Sunday evening, November 13, 2016. The overnight “supermoon” was especially “super” because it’s the closest full moon to Earth since 1948. The moon won’t be this close to the earth again until 2034. The moon’s orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical so sometimes it is closer and sometimes it’s farther away. When the moon is full as it makes its closest pass to Earth it is known as a supermoon. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette
Hikers watch the moon rise from atop Pulpit Rock Sunday evening, November 13, 2016. The overnight “supermoon” was especially “super” because it’s the closest full moon to Earth since 1948. The moon won’t be this close to the earth again until 2034. The moon’s orbit around Earth is slightly elliptical so sometimes it is closer and sometimes it’s farther away. When the moon is full as it makes its closest pass to Earth it is known as a supermoon. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette
Still vividly colored leaves make a carpet on a trail off of Independence Pass on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. photo by Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette (Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette)
Still vividly colored leaves make a carpet on a trail off of Independence Pass on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. photo by Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette (Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette)
The sun sets over the mountains near Greeley on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette (STACIE SCOTT)
The sun sets over the mountains near Greeley on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette (STACIE SCOTT)
There's a pot of gold, or gold Aspens, under an rainbow at the Continental Divide on Independence Pass on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2016. photo by Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette (Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette)
There’s a pot of gold, or gold Aspens, under an rainbow at the Continental Divide on Independence Pass on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2016. photo by Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette (Jerilee Bennett,The Gazette)
Fallen aspen leaves lie on a rock Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, on Guanella Pass near Georgetown, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
Fallen aspen leaves lie on a rock Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, on Guanella Pass near Georgetown, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
A summer storm rolls in over Colorado Springs on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette (STACIE SCOTT)
A summer storm rolls in over Colorado Springs on Tuesday, August 9, 2016. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette (STACIE SCOTT)
Maroon Bells Last but certainly not least are the Maroon Bells (aspenchamber.org), touted as Colorado's most photographed site and deserving of an annual pilgrimage. Visitors are bussed from Aspen to the wilderness, with a centerpiece of twin peaks looming over a lake. People perch their cameras at the shoreline for hours, waiting for the clouds and sun to play perfectly. Address: Maroon Bells (STACIE SCOTT, THE GAZETTE)
Maroon Bells Last but certainly not least are the Maroon Bells (aspenchamber.org), touted as Colorado’s most photographed site and deserving of an annual pilgrimage. Visitors are bussed from Aspen to the wilderness, with a centerpiece of twin peaks looming over a lake. People perch their cameras at the shoreline for hours, waiting for the clouds and sun to play perfectly. Address: Maroon Bells (STACIE SCOTT, THE GAZETTE)
The AdAmAn Club sets off fireworks from the summit of Pikes Peak at midnight New Years Day, January 1, 2017. Gazette photographer Mark Reis shot this in-camera double exposure with a 600mm lens from the back porch of of his home. He photographed the waxing crescent moon setting over Pikes Peak earlier that night and then left the camera in place. He returned to the stationary camera at midnight to shoot the second exposure of fireworks lighting up the east face of the Peak. To order reprints of this and other Gazette photos go to bit.ly/gazettephotos Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette
The AdAmAn Club sets off fireworks from the summit of Pikes Peak at midnight New Years Day, January 1, 2017. Gazette photographer Mark Reis shot this in-camera double exposure with a 600mm lens from the back porch of of his home. He photographed the waxing crescent moon setting over Pikes Peak earlier that night and then left the camera in place. He returned to the stationary camera at midnight to shoot the second exposure of fireworks lighting up the east face of the Peak. To order reprints of this and other Gazette photos go to bit.ly/gazettephotos Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette
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