I headed out to eastern Colorado a few weeks back with the intent of catching a majestic supercell storm (or at least some cool cloud formations). The forecast called for severe weather and there were tornado watches in 11 counties that day. However, I never got close to any severe weather, or even encountered so much as a rain drop that day. Such is life.

I did, however, have an exciting time out exploring the countryside with no destination, no route, nothing at all on my mind except hitting the dirt roads and seeing where they lead. I ended up crossing over into the southern corner of Nebraska and looped back through Wyoming to Colorado. I saw endless miles of grasslands, wheat fields, ranches, hundreds of cows, and lots of blooming prairie flowers and cacti.

Here are some of my favorite shots from that day. Note, there are a few duplicate shots in here because I can’t decide which composition I like best yet.