Author Archives: Roger

Dawson Butte Ranch Open Space

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Roger

Saturday morning in Colorado Springs was gray, overcast, and damp. I headed for a trail I hadn’t hiked before. It was about 30 miles north of my house, not far from Castle Rock. As soon as I drove over the … Continue reading →

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Air Force Falcons vs. San Jose State Spartans

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Roger

We went to the second home game of the 2019 Air Force Falcons season. It was on a Friday night at 6:00. I expected a lot of traffic and hassle, but there was none. We were waved onto the Academy … Continue reading →

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Chicago

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Roger

So it was an easy decision to buy tickets when I saw that Chicago was performing at the Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs. We were almost too late — there were only a handful of seats scattered around the … Continue reading →

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Bird #549 — Northern Pygmy-Owl

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Roger

glaucidium (little owl) gnoma (dwarf, pygmy) Friday, September 20, 2019 — 11:43 am Palmer Lake, Colorado — Pike-San Isabel National Forest — Ice Cave Creek Trail A friend and I hiked up to the upper Palmer Lake Reservoir, then made … Continue reading →

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Mets vs. Rockies — Coors Field

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Roger

On a beautiful evening after a long and uneventful day of birding, a friend and I wandered over to Coors Field to see a Rockies Game. We parked in a sketchy dirt lot under a highway ramp for $20 and … Continue reading →

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