Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

The Butterfly Pavilion

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Roger

This small building in the Denver suburb of Westminster is a zoo of invertebrates. There are three exhibit rooms inside with cases and tanks filled with octopuses, crabs, spiders, ants, bees, etc. A woman was sitting in the first room … Continue reading →

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Lory State Park

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Roger

We were in Fort Collins and we wanted to hike. Our afternoon plans were in Greeley, which was about 30 miles southeast, so it didn’t make sense to go too far west. We headed to Lory, the nearest state park. … Continue reading →

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The Wild Animal Sanctuary

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Roger

The sanctuary is located in the barren high desert northwest of Denver. It exists to house animals that are confiscated from or donated by zoos, circuses, and private owners. Once here, the animals are introduced to others of their species … Continue reading →

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Four Days

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Roger

It’s hard to plan ahead in Colorado. Mid-November weekends can be 70° and sunny or 20° with snow. We planned on hiking somewhere on Saturday, but when it snowed Friday night, we decided to stick to flatter locations. We went … Continue reading →

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Close to Home

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Roger

After our excursion to the San Luis Valley last weekend, we decided to stick closer to home this Saturday. Our first stop was lunch, at Bingo Burger in downtown Colorado City. A Bingo Burger, by definition, had Pueblo peppers ground … Continue reading →

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