Category Archives: Scenery

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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Birding Colorado

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Roger

I’ve birded in short spurts since I’ve moved to Colorado, but this weekend was the first time I took a large chunk of a day just for birding. I started at Fountain Creek Regional Park, the closest thing in the … Continue reading →

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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Roger

The U.S. government developed chemical weapons on this site east of Denver during WWII. Then Shell Oil bought it and used it to make agricultural chemicals until 1985. Two things became apparent at that point: 1) the site was badly … Continue reading →

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Roger

This park preserves an area where a lot of fossils have been found, including the trunks of several redwood trees. All of this was caused by the flood, of course, although my tax-funded government takes the position that it all … Continue reading →

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