Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Roger

Almost everywhere we went in the San Luis Valley, we could see the huge sand dunes piled up against the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. From a distance, they were dwarfed by the mountains. They got impressively larger as we drove … Continue reading →

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Bird #483 — Pinyon Jay

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Roger

gymnorhinus (from gymno, naked, bare, and rhinos, nose) cyanocephalus (from cyaneus, dark blue, and cephala, head) Sunday, October 29, 2017 Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado We were driving into the park with the Sangre de Cristo mountains on our … Continue reading →

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Weekend Trip

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Roger

We decided to get away for a few days and explore a part of Colorado we hadn’t yet seen. After stopping at the local Panera for bagels, we drove south on I-25 to Walsenburg. The tire light on the Honda’s … Continue reading →

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Fall in the Rockies

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Roger

We headed out fairly early on Saturday morning to beat the crowds and the rain that was forecasted for the afternoon.  We drove south along the Front Range to Florence, then headed back north along Phantom Canyon Road. There were … Continue reading →

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Berthoud Pass

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Roger

We woke up to a steady rain on Saturday morning. After breakfast in the hotel in Winter Park, we headed south. We could see high mountains covered with snow in the distance. As the road climbed, the rain turned to … Continue reading →

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