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Finding Waldo

While staying at the Stanley Hotel, our daughter found Waldo! No, not the strange guy with the funny hat in the children’s books, but book about a real Waldo who was a pioneer in aviation. It was in the Stephen King room where he had found the inspiration for “The Shining.” The book was amongContinue reading “Finding Waldo”

Mooskateer

During our Colorado visit, we stopped at a pullout near the 12,000 foot summit of Trail Ridge Road. A gathering of people were staring at something way down in the marshy valley. Binoculars, telescopes, and even a camera with a huge telephoto lens all pointed in the same direction. One kind lady shared a viewContinue reading “Mooskateer”

Covering Our Assets

We returned from our trip to Colorado to find that two of our seven pineapples had ripened and had been nibbled to nubbins by neighborhood racoons. Fortunately, they wait until the fruit is at its peak of sweet ripeness. Three of the remaining pineapples are still green, but we picked these just a little earlyContinue reading “Covering Our Assets”

Twin Pairs

Before dawn yesterday, I stepped outside and discovered two prominent stars and two bright planets playing peek-a-boo with clouds in a deep, blue sky. The stars, Caster and Pollux, were aligned diagonally upper left of center of the photo, while Jupiter dominated the upper area of the photo and Venus, the lower. Though Castor andContinue reading “Twin Pairs”

Towne Elk

On our last day in Estes Park, we decided to tour the historical Stanley Home, where the family had lived that established the Stanley Hotel. The tour was a historical treat, fascinating, and informative. We thought nothing further that day would be able to top that experience. Then as we started towards the car, weContinue reading “Towne Elk”

Amphibian Ambivalence

The license says it is a frog, but it looks more like a toad to me. #frog #toad #car

Feeling Chipper

Another happy thought courtesy of our furry friend along a mountain trail. #bearlake #chipmunk #happythought

Mountains of Memories

We enjoyed panoramic views of the mountains for the past 12 days, clear, crisp, and full of memories. The day before departure, clouds moved in and, ragged clouds hid the summit of Longs Peak though they did reveal the upper reaches of Mount Meeker. In a different direction, only one of the Twin Sisters wasContinue reading “Mountains of Memories”

Deerly Beloved

On a rocky hillside by the trail around Lake Estes, this deer appeared, totally undisturbed by our proximity. While we admired it for a few moments, it paid us little attention. I guess it preferred to focus its attention on things that were edible. #deer #lakeestes #estespark

Bear Lake

High in the Colorado Rockies at 9450 feet, Bear Lake rests ringed by towering mountains and cliffs, a relic of the last ice age. In the upper photo, the flat top of Longs Peak rises like a fabled monarch in the distance and was the scene of many family adventures. Dad had a treasured paintingContinue reading “Bear Lake”