Author Archives: Roger

Dragonman

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Roger

Dragonman is all about guns — selling them, shooting them, owning them. Dragonman is Mel Bernstein, owner of a gun shop, shooting range, and military museum in the prairie east of the Colorado Spring Airport. His museum is only open … Continue reading →

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The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Roger

The incline railroad up Pikes Peak was on our goal list from the start of our time in Colorado. We didn’t get around to it during our first couple years and then it shut down for major repairs. It only … Continue reading →

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Cubs vs. Diamondbacks — Chase Field

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Roger

In early May, I spent 12 days birding by myself in New Mexico and Arizona. Birds were so much my focus that I didn’t stop at any attractions or do anything that didn’t give me a chance to see birds. … Continue reading →

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Bird #595 — Rosy-faced Lovebird

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Roger

agapornis roseicollis Chandler, Arizona — CVS Pharmacy on Chandler Boulevard Friday, May 13 — 3:21 pm When I planned the trip to Arizona, I had eBird generate a list of birds most-frequently seen in Arizona that weren’t on my life … Continue reading →

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Bird #594 — Botteri’s Sparrow

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Roger

peucaea botterii Pima County, Arizona — side road off Madera Canyon Road near Florida Wash Thursday, May 12, 2022 — 9:21 am I sat in my room on Wednesday night and wondered if I’d stayed in Patagonia a day too … Continue reading →

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