23. Sego Lily Wisdom
It’s overcast and cool this evening and the air is remarkably calm. Low-lying topography on the trail is rife with white and pink sego lilies that have supplanted the faded…
Spring, Gateway, Colorado
22. WOW Factor
The clunky old, white camp trailer sits on a small patch of level ground at the mouth of a canyon off a remote highway in western Colorado. At first light,…
Colorado National Monument
21. Nature, the New Prescription
The Grand Mesa is cloaked by low-lying clouds and it looks like it’s raining on the other side of the valley. It’s cool out this morning. I squeeze in a…
Liberty Cap
20. Liberty Cap
This morning, predictably, I pick up the pair of binoculars that handily sits on my kitchen counter and look out the south-facing window above my neighbor’s roofline to check on…
19. Buy One, Get One Free
The morning is cool and moist after that mondo rain that started yesterday evening and kept its pace through the night. Pavement is wet and there’s overland flow debris in…
Spring, Gateway, Colorado
12. Sense of Awe
Contrite clouds obscure the Grand Mesa and there is a light mist in the air. I hesitate for a moment to head out to the trail. Overcommitted with too many…
Sunrise
8. Opportunity for Pause
Our resident Artist is dabbling with a fluorescent palette this morning, producing surreal first light. Clicking at least 1,000 snaps on my iPhone, I hope I’ve captured some of the…
Spring Storm, Colorado National Monument
6. Mud
The morning’s customary trek is later than usual and it’s already warm; I get by with light-weight fleece rather than my usual wool and down. I’m with my sometimes-trekking buddy,…
Winter Morning, Colorado National Monument
3. Happy 2019!
Bhhhhrrrr! It’s uncharacteristically cold here in western Colorado. Even so, a brisk morning walk, on a nearby trail beneath Colorado National Monument, unveils various therapeutic sights, sounds, and sensations. Three…
Nature Therapy
1. Nature Therapy
The air is cool and clean on this November day, walking the nature path at Ridgeway State Park in southwestern Colorado. The breeze wisps around and freshens my face and…