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Bird #596 — Swallow-tailed Kite

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Roger

elanoides forficatus Kelso, Arkansas — Baxter Road Sunday, August 28, 2022 — 11:14 am I woke up late on this Sunday, expecting to spend another day sitting around the cabin in London, watching Magnum P.I. reruns and reading while we … Continue reading →

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Fort Smith

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Roger

In search of adventure, we headed to Fort Smith, just over an hour west of where we’re staying. Our first stop was the Fort Smith Museum of History. It’s a typical local history museum, with displays on things that happened … Continue reading →

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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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