Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Independence Pass

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Roger

Route 82 east of Aspen is a narrow blacktop that winds up into the mountains along the Roaring Fork River. In places, the river and canyon walls squeeze the road down to a lane and a half. Every place next … Continue reading →

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Rifle Falls State Park

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Roger

We spent the night at a Comfort Inn in Rifle. The town, located on the Colorado River, got its name because somebody at some distant point in the past, left, or found, a rifle leaning against a tree. I guess … Continue reading →

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Grand Mesa Scenic Byway

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Roger

We heard about Grand Mesa for the first time on Friday night when the woman at our motel told us you “can’t throw a rock up there without hitting a lake.” I filed it away in my brain as something … Continue reading →

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Reptile-Amphibian #27 — Western Whiptail

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Roger

aspidoscelis tigris Saturday, June 10, 2017 Colorado National Monument, Colorado We saw several of these lizards as we visited the canyon overlooks. In several cases, they actually seemed to be studying us as we looked at them. One small one … Continue reading →

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Colorado National Monument

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Roger

The forecast for Saturday was HOT. We got up early and drove an hour to Colorado National Monument. When we arrived, it was already warm but not oppressively so. Locals were still using part of the park road for their … Continue reading →

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