The Story Behind This Shot

Three bison grazing in tall prairie grass at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colorado, silhouetted in golden light with the Denver skyline and the Front Range fading into haze behind them. A free-roaming herd this close to downtown is one of the stranger and better things about living here. The refuge's wildlife drive is open year-round, and late-day light from the west turns the grass and dust to gold. A distinctive wildlife print that tells the story of the Front Range in one frame.