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Long Peek

The rising sun illuminated not only mountains, but also memories as I looked long and longingly at this magnificent mountain. Longs Peak, in its morning glory looked similarly to this when my dad and I emerged from the forest to the boulder field in 1963 when we climbed it together. It was very important toContinue reading “Long Peek”

Ups and Downs

The Estes Park Aerial Tramway took us 900 feet up Prospect Mountain and provided spectacular views along the way and at the top. A cement walkway wound around the store at the summit revealing a panorama of mountains high above the timberline. Longs Peak appeared majestically along the shoulder of Prospect Mountain and we lingeredContinue reading “Ups and Downs”

Dam Site

Just downstream of a small diversion dam on the Big Thompson River in Colorado lies the Dam Store, “The Best Store by a Dam Site.” It is a quaint little tourist trap that had us giggling as kids. We just had to stop there, and were pleasantly surprised with very reasonable prices. We left withContinue reading “Dam Site”

A Walk on the Wild Side

We were told not to approach the wildlife, but what do you do when the sidewalk takes you within 30 feet of them? We kept to the far side of the sidewalk and proceeded slowly past the apathetic elk, one of which was grazing on the green grass while the others lazed in the shadowContinue reading “A Walk on the Wild Side”

Picture This

A bronze statue of an old time videographer with a hand-cranked movie camera caught our attention on the way to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. I just had to get this photo, a reminder of the earlier times requiring different skills. Since I enjoy photography, I can relate, especially when I hear someoneContinue reading “Picture This”

Planetary Windopeakers

“We didn’t have to go outside,” Fairy commented while pointing to a window in our loft. There the bright Jupiter and Venus peered, next to each other, through our window. We had just come back into our condo after dressing up for the cold, Colorado air to look at them outside. Still, it was worthContinue reading “Planetary Windopeakers”

Then and Again

One of the most interesting rocks I have ever seen is in Boulder Canyon in Colorado, located near the now-closed trailhead to Boulder Falls. I have been fascinated by its tunnel-like hole since I was a young child. The lower photo was taken yesterday while the top photo was taken 59 years ago in 1966Continue reading “Then and Again”

Wandering Ukulele

The lady working at U-Haul gave me as strange look when I told her that the box we were buying would be used to send an ukulele to French Polynesia. While we were there recently, friends we had visited liked the one that I had with me. It’s an Outdoor Ukulele, made of carbon fiberContinue reading “Wandering Ukulele”

Stump Fungus

It seems that nothing goes to waste; there is always something to feed on the leftovers of formerly living things, even trees. While often referred to in the unpleasant word, “decay,” this is really the recycling of nutrients so that new life may continue, and it can create some curious patterns in the process. #stumpContinue reading “Stump Fungus”

Cereal Killers

It was buy one, get one free, but had I known the flip side of those Cinnamon Toast Crunch boxes, I might have reconsidered. They look truly homicidal, especially the one with the twisted grin. I wouldn’t want to share a breakfast with either one out of a sense of survival. Maybe once they hadContinue reading “Cereal Killers”