Category Archives: Colorado

The area around Crested Butte is world famous for its variety and quantity of wildflowers. There’s a festival every summer, which we wanted no part of. We arranged to visit the weekend after. We weren’t the only ones with that … Continue reading →

Black Swifts were reported from the Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park. I took a Wednesday off work and drove up early. Wild Basin is in the southeast corner of the park, reached by a rutted dirt road. … Continue reading →

I took an early-morning, five-mile, three-and-a-half hour hike on the Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail on July 4. Here’s some of what I saw.

On Saturday we went in search of adventure. We drove the chaos of I-70 west of Denver to Loveland and then cut up to Loveland Pass. It was crowded. We grabbed one of the last parking spaces along the road … Continue reading →

On Wednesday evenings, the local cinema shows “classic” films. We headed over to see The Princess Bride on the big screen — always fun. We then tried a new (for us) restaurant, the 3.14 Sweet and Savory Pi Bar. That … Continue reading →