Author Archives: Roger

This afternoon I hiked up to Palmer Lake Reservoir. There are actually two reservoirs, the lower one little more than a pond. Together they supply the water for the town of Palmer Lake. There’s an access road that leads up … Continue reading →

After our morning hike at Roxborough State Park, we went to Crave Real Burgers for lunch. I decided to go for the bacon cheeseburger with grilled-cheese sandwiches for a bun. It was called the Fatty Melt. And I had a … Continue reading →

Morning hike at Roxborough State Park near Denver. Stunning day, stunning scenery. Mule Deer. One of then wandered over to within six feet of where we stood. We also saw a Common Raven, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, Townsend’s … Continue reading →

We spent a couple hours hiking the trails at Red Rock Canyon Open Space. Or at least most of the time we were hiking on trails. I led the group off trail a couple times. Parts of the canyon were … Continue reading →

We went her with out-of-state visitors. The specialty of Mountain Shadows is green chili. The rest of the group ordered hash browns with green chili. I didn’t, but I tasted theirs. It tasted like salsa. They said it was excellent. … Continue reading →