Category Archives: Hikes

Mount Evans

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Roger

Every year, a friend of mine at work organizes a hike up one of Colorado’s 14ers (the name for the 54 peaks in the state over 14,000 feet high). This year the plan was to climb Quandary Peak, but a … Continue reading →

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Eagle Peak

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Roger

Eagle Peak is one of the more notable mountains along the Rampart Range west of Colorado Springs. It rises like a pyramid behind the Air Force Academy, with a bare rock face that stands out among the other tree-covered mountains. … Continue reading →

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Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Roger

We visited on Memorial Day morning to find the Grace’s Warbler that’s been seen there lately (next post). We only hiked a mile and a half of the more than 20 miles of trails, so we just scratched the surface … Continue reading →

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Vindicator Valley Trail

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Roger

Gold was (and still is) found in the mountains around Victor, Colorado. The remains of several mines, built in the 1890’s and worked into the 1940’s, can be seen on the hillsides. A two-mile loop trail passes the Vindicator Mine … Continue reading →

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Morning on the Santa Fe

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Roger

On the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, I woke up at 5:30. My air mattress, which I’ve been sleeping on for six months now, has given up the ghost and I was, for all intents and purposes, sleeping on the … Continue reading →

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