Category Archives: Colorado

Morning hike at Roxborough State Park near Denver. Stunning day, stunning scenery. Mule Deer. One of then wandered over to within six feet of where we stood. We also saw a Common Raven, Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay, Black-capped Chickadee, Dark-eyed Junco, Townsend’s … Continue reading →

We spent a couple hours hiking the trails at Red Rock Canyon Open Space. Or at least most of the time we were hiking on trails. I led the group off trail a couple times. Parts of the canyon were … Continue reading →

We went her with out-of-state visitors. The specialty of Mountain Shadows is green chili. The rest of the group ordered hash browns with green chili. I didn’t, but I tasted theirs. It tasted like salsa. They said it was excellent. … Continue reading →

In 1906, the Canon City government offered inmates in the local prison a reduced sentence if they agreed to build a road along the spine of a hogback ridge west of town. It was open to horse and buggies at … Continue reading →

In 1959, a Colorado teen named Jim Bishop bought a couple acres of woods in the Wet Mountains in southern Colorado. In the early 60’s, after marrying his wife Phoebe, he began building rock cabin on his land. Passers-by thought … Continue reading →