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The Wild Animal Sanctuary

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Roger

The sanctuary is located in the barren high desert northwest of Denver. It exists to house animals that are confiscated from or donated by zoos, circuses, and private owners. Once here, the animals are introduced to others of their species … Continue reading →

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Four Days

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Roger

It’s hard to plan ahead in Colorado. Mid-November weekends can be 70° and sunny or 20° with snow. We planned on hiking somewhere on Saturday, but when it snowed Friday night, we decided to stick to flatter locations. We went … Continue reading →

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Close to Home

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Roger

After our excursion to the San Luis Valley last weekend, we decided to stick closer to home this Saturday. Our first stop was lunch, at Bingo Burger in downtown Colorado City. A Bingo Burger, by definition, had Pueblo peppers ground … Continue reading →

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Great Sand Dunes National Park

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Roger

Almost everywhere we went in the San Luis Valley, we could see the huge sand dunes piled up against the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. From a distance, they were dwarfed by the mountains. They got impressively larger as we drove … Continue reading →

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Bird #483 — Pinyon Jay

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Roger

gymnorhinus (from gymno, naked, bare, and rhinos, nose) cyanocephalus (from cyaneus, dark blue, and cephala, head) Sunday, October 29, 2017 Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado We were driving into the park with the Sangre de Cristo mountains on our … Continue reading →

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