A high school friend of mine recently posted on Facebook asking where we got our news from — CNN, local affiliate, New York Times. I sort of chuckled upon reading it because the truth is I get my news in a much different way than what my friend had in mind….
Continue readingAs I started my drive up Boulder Canyon the other night, I noticed the usual number of people standing in the pullout, with their thumbs out, trying to hitch a ride. It reminded me yet again that in mountain country, hitchhiking is an acceptable means of transportation, one that I…
Continue readingBut there is still quite a bit of snow in the high country. I did a hike the other night to check out some trail conditions on the Lake Haiyaha loop in Rocky the other day, and was astounded by the amount of snow on the connector. Right away, I…
Continue readingI was reminded of that saying, “Stop and smell the roses” this weekend, as I was leading a guided wildflower walk. The entire point of a wildflower walk is to stop and smell, look or touch the flowers along the way, one of which literally is a wild rose. I…
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