Just outside the Rocky Mountain National Park’s west entrance is Grand Lake, Colorado’s largest natural body of water. Grand Lake is straddled by the National Park to it’s East, and National Forest to it’s West. It was this National Forest that had my attention these past few days. Conor and...
Garden of the Gods is a public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Entrance to the park is free according to the wish of Charles Elliott Perkins, whose children donated the land to the city of Colorado Springs in 1909....
This weekend was the Dog Show at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, so instead of sitting around doing nothing I pulled out the camera and long lens to snap a few shots. As much as I have tried, I really do not have much more to say on this subject. It...
S’mores… a must-have when Tim is out camping with me. We had been hoping that the wind would die down enough to start a camp-fire and make up the S’mores the proper way -we even went stick-hunting earlier in the day – but the winds conspired against us all throughout...
OK, it is becoming clear to me that when I sit still in a city, I spend more on things I should not; dining out for instance. Where I should be saving money by buying groceries and preparing my own meals, I have been pretty frivolous with my dining spending....
Well, I finally got out of the city and up the Rocky Mountains. The plan was to do so on Wednesday… but it rained most of the day and I figured if I was going to pay for a camping spot, the weather be on my side… so I stayed...
Sunday afternoon I flew out of Denver International into Phoenix International where I was picked up by my sister and bro-in-law. They dropped me off at the mini-van where we hugged and parted ways, and I began the 950 mile drive back into Colorado. This evening at 5PM I arrived...
I hadn’t played poker since 2005, but 4 weeks ago I finished fourth (1 place out of a money payout) in the bi-weekly poker tournament at the local Moose lodge. Two weeks ago I won the tournament taking home almost $270. This week, I won it again for another $180...
I finished reading my first book on an electronic device (the Kindle Fire I recently got as a hand-me-down from my son), Max Brooks’ World War Z. My intention was to read the book before the Brad Pitt movie came out as I did not want the movie to ruin...
Two full months! Two full months since re-arriving back in my home town and I’m dying just sitting here. I read other people’s blogs and all the adventures they are having and I feel like I am missing out. I desperately need to get on the road again! Luckily, today...
