Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Royal Gorge Route

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Roger

We rode the train through the Royal Gorge. It was pricey, but we could have spent a lot more money than we did. Even the hamburgers were $20, so we went foodless. Before we took off, I climbed up on … Continue reading →

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Tunnel Drive Trail

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Roger

Route 50 curves away from the Arkansas River just west of Canon City. This isn’t surprising, because the river cuts through the Royal Gorge just west of town. Right where the road curves, there’s a trailhead for the Tunnel Drive … Continue reading →

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Bird #487 — Western Screech-Owl

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Roger

megascops (from mega, great, large, and scops, owl) kennicottii (named for Robert Kennicott, American naturalist) Saturday, March, 24, 2018 — 12:45 pm Canon City, Colorado — Arkansas Riverwalk Trail After striking out in five tries for the Western Screech-Owl at … Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountain Arsenal

Posted on March 17, 2018 by Roger

I spent Saturday morning walking and driving around Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. And now that I take a closer look, I think the deer I took the close-up of is a White-tailed Deer that faked me out because … Continue reading →

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Not a Western Screech-Owl

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Roger

A Western Screech-Owl, a would-be lifer, was discovered hanging out in a cottonwood tree in southern El Paso County, at a regional park called Clear Springs Ranch. It was first seen on the last Sunday in January, but by the … Continue reading →

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