Purple Ant Fly Tying Fly Tying a Purple Ant May Lead to Mountain Lake Trout Adventures Most think of ant being, brown, black, red, you get the idea. Purple adds a whole new flavor to the recipe book of fly tying. I have always like to tie up patterns that add a different […]
Garden of the Gods Early Morning Hike Arrived at the south entrance at 6 am, to closed gate, as I remembered that today was the 10k run in the garden.
Harmonica Arch Video 1-1 Drove into Goose Creek Trail Head parking area at 6:47 am on a early May morning after a fresh snow the night before. Snow always adds great dimension to the rock formations in Lost Creek Wilderness and this morning was no exception. When you get to main […]
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Garden of the Gods Hiking is a Piece of Heaven on Earth Garden of the Gods, Photo Essay Three It would forever be known as the Garden of the Gods, where no building or structure would be erected except those necessary to properly care for, protect and maintain the area as a public park. Here […]
Frosty spring morning in Garden of the Gods Garden of the Gods, Photo Essay Two Spring in the Rockies brings variety in the weather patterns along the front range. After the railroads forged their way into the West, it was in 1871 that General William Jackson Palmer founded Colorado Springs, extending the lines of […]
Garden of the Gods Photo Essay One Extraordinary open space in Colorado Springs, Colorado Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs deserves to be the registered National Natural Landmark that it is. Think about the most dramatic, majestic views possible…towering sandstone rock formations set against the unforgettable backdrop of Pikes Peak capped with that […]
Trail of Highways™ Rocky Mountain Park Stanley Hotel, Estes Park to West Entrance Park 9 18 15 Highways Sequence 1 After touring the Stanley, we headed back to the west side of the park for the evening concert of Elk bugling and jousting for charge of the local harem. Fall is a great time […]
Trail of Highways™ Quandary Peak Hike Peak Elevation 14,165 feet Trail Sequence 4 This was one of my favorite hikes of the summer, not including the Weminuche Wilderness hikes. Quandary Peak is just up the pass from Breckenridge, Colorado. One item to understand about hiking 14er’s is that they are straight up and not […]
Trail of Highways™ Divide Co Scenic Drive Quandary Peak Highway Sequence 4 Took U.S. 24 west to Co. 9 at Hartsel and headed North, From there you go up over Hoosier Pass and down to Blue Lake road to the trailhead parking. This was one of my favorite hikes of the summer, not including […]
Trail of Highways™ Castlewood Canyon State Park West Side Trail 1.30 2016 Travel Sequence 1 Castlewood Canyon State Park encompasses 2,303 acres, offering hiking, picnicking, rock climbing, sightseeing, Photography and nature study. Castlewood Canyon preserves a great ecologically area Black Forest region of Colorado. West Side Trail along of Cherry Creek, goes past the […]
Merrell ChopRock Sandal Outdoor sandal innovation has finally reached the pinnacle of functionality! Living in a drift boat and on hiking trails most of my adult life, my shoe of choice has mostly been a sandal, even in 3 feet of snow and 30 below, with heavy socks. I have fished hundreds of […]
