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Hiking in Poudre Canyon – A Wild River, Wildlife and Wildfires
Wildfires are a distressing fact of life in the Rocky Mountains, and some years are worse than others. 2020 stands […]
Hiking the ‘Rocks’ of Fort Collins – Horsetooth and Arthur’s
If you live here, these are two must-do hikes. Every year. Some years more than once. Each trek leads uphill […]
Five Wide Open Spaces in Northern Colorado
People who live here love outdoor activities, and over the years, residents have approved local taxes dedicated to acquiring and […]
20 Weeks and 600 Miles: These Boots Are Made for Walkin’
It’s been a little more than five months since we landed back in Colorado after an unplanned early exit from […]
Grounded and Self-Quarantining . . .
. . . but healthy, as far as we know. Our 3-month trip to New Zealand ended prematurely and abruptly […]
The Many Wonders of Eldorado Canyon State Park
It’s yet another post about hiking in the mountains. Rest assured that it may be the last for now, as […]
Stop and Smell the . . . Petunias?
There is something aesthetically pleasing about the blast of color that greets you at the CSU flower trial garden in […]
Rediscovering a National Treasure
Rocky Mountain National Park is an hour’s drive from our house. No matter the time of year, it’s spectacular. According […]
An Afternoon at New Belgium
Fat Tire beer was born in a basement in Fort Collins, Colorado in the early 1990s. Specifically, in the basement […]
Exploring Devil’s Backbone
A quick search for “Devil’s Backbone” in Wikipedia returns a list of 17 options – 3 plants, 10 place names, […]
Day Trip to the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
Preparing to leave the city in northern Colorado we have called home for the past 34 years, we leave behind […]
