Thanks, Codger. I'm glad you enjoyed them. I have gained so much from this forum that I hope I can make a contribution of some sort, even if it's only photos. I'm new to shooting, and I hope my attempts to get up to speed and learn the capabilities of the 850 are of benefit to other newcomers. We can't all be pros like you and the others who post here.
We've only lived here 4yrs. We lived and worked in the Balto/Washington urban corridor. Congested, and shooting sports are largely frowned upon, hiking was fun there, but compared to here very limited. We get homesick and go back frequently, but it only takes a day or two before we start missing Colorado. As you can see from the last picture above, the Front Range is filling up fast. The I-25 corridor will soon be like I-95. Real shame.
I had a great day today, found a new shooting area. Had to share it with powder burners, but there was plenty of room to spread out. I'll do a post on it soon. Used my 850 and my new Colt .45/.177, and had some results folks here may find interesting.
For now, here's a few more photos of the terrain for you.
Looking SW from the new site, 8,100ft Alt.
Another SW view from an overlook near the site.
Looking W toward the Indian Peaks Wilderness area and the Continental Divide. Still with some snow, the Indian Peaks are 12,000ft. (In the first set of photos from Wednesday, the twin-peaked mountain is 14,000ft Long's Peak.)
Final one is a hogback, part of a chain that marks the eastern side of the Front Range where the plains begin.
Hope you enjoyed the views.