Folks, I think the birth of a new hobby is coming to me, and it is visiting outdoor Colorado web cams and having my friends on the Internet capture a photo while I'm in view. Last weekend, I visited the downtown Telluride web cam, which was really enjoyable and amusing and now ...

The Monarch Pass web cam! As you can see in the adjacent photo, I parked my car on the shoulder of the highway in the full view of the Monarch Pass web cam, which is provided by the Colorado Department of Transportation. You can see the web cam at this direct link: Monarch Pass Web Cam.

Special thanks to all of my friends on the Internet who captured a photo of me and took the time to watch me at 1 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. I frolicked in front of that blue sign "on and off" for about 20 to 25 minutes, but sadly, the web cam only snapped a photo every ten minutes and it kept missing me beside the one above. (Occasionally, I stood under the web cam or behind it for a few minutes. Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!) I stood on the guard rail for a few minutes, posed with a big smile, waved directly at the camera, and I even did some modest goofy-dancing in front of my car. Oh well ... it's too bad you missed it! :p)

Enjoy the photos below from my time up there. It is definitely a scenic place!

-Steve :)

Photos at the Continental Divide at Monarch Pass ... (June 9, 2006)

	So after spending about 15 minutes all over the vicinity of the Monarch Pass web cam, I briefly went inside the Monarch Crest Gift Store, Restaurant and Rest Stop. Last summer I biked up here from Poncha Springs which was fun. Here are all of my pages from this region: Monarch Pass (Bike - Summer 2005) Poncha Springs The Angel of Shavano Poncha Pass Mt. Antero, Mt. Princeton & Mt. Yale (Hike) "S" Mountain in Salida
	There it is ... the Monarch Pass web cam! :)
	I snapped these two shots in person to give the same general view of the cam. Those slopes in the background are the ski slopes for Ski Monarch.
	A shot of myself and the web cam behind me! :)
	A beautiful shot of the mountains out there!
	The sky was pretty with many patches of clouds.
	By the way, you can enjoy more Colorado web cams by visiting my Colorado Web Cams Directory Page.