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Garden of the Gods Again

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Roger

My sister and her friend drove out for the weekend. On Saturday morning, we went to Garden of the Gods. Over the years, I expect I’ll have every square inch of it photographed.

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Art Hop

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Roger

On the third Thursday of every summer month, many of the stores and galleries in Monument stay open late. Other vendors set up booths in empty store fronts or on the street. A lot of them set out free food. … Continue reading →

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Animal #69 — Northern Pocket Gopher

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Roger

thomomys talpoides Thursday, July 20, 2017 — 5:00 pm Monument, Colorado During the seven and a half months that we lived in a basement, the cats discovered a variety of animals in the window wells — three cottontails, a mouse, … Continue reading →

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Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Roger

We stopped at Rudy’s Bar-B-Q in Colorado Springs after coming down from Pikes Peak. We got there mid-afternoon, but the place was packed and the wait was about 20 minutes. I ordered pork spare ribs. My wife had brisket. The … Continue reading →

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Pikes Peak — Coming Down

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Roger

We stayed up top for maybe 45 minutes. Clouds were moving in fast and it looked like it might storm, but rain didn’t materialize until evening. We stopped at an overlook for a few minutes. At Glen Cove (11,440 feet), … Continue reading →

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