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Hiking the Lair o’ the Bear

Unlike most other Americans, I did not spend the Thanksgiving holiday holding hands around the table with family, nor did I spend it passed out on the couch with football flickering on the television. I was one of the minority who had to work on those days. Granted, it was a shorter work day, but […]

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A Ramble Through the Museum of Contemporary Art

I can’t remember where, but I recently read about a proposed project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude – the couple who did The Gates exhibit in Central Park – to drape nearly six miles of the Arkansas River in Colorado in a silvery fabric. A lot of people are upset by the proposal and the possible […]

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Strolling Through Meyer Ranch Park

The weather has been abnormally warm for Colorado at the end of October and the beginning of November. As such, I’ve been trying to catch up on as much hiking as possible since I was off to so many places this summer that I missed my time out on the trails. To help me on […]

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Remembering the Sand Dunes

After a long drive, it was still relatively early in the morning at the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. I was entertaining guests from London, England two-and-a-half years ago, and they wanted to see something scenic in Colorado. So, since I had taken them to Rocky Mountain National Park on a previous trip, […]

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Hiking Mount Galbraith

It was a beautiful, sunny day, and it seemed foolish not to go out and enjoy it. I’ve been wanting to get out on a hike again before the season ended, so I gladly seized the opportunity to do so before the snow falls. I had solicited for some suggestions on Twitter, and a virtual […]

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Understanding Automotive Fashion at the Forney

For six years I’ve taken the same route into work. It’s been that way ever since I bought the condo I’m living in now. And for those six years, each and every day, I’ve driven by the Forney Museum to and from work. But honestly, in my amazing lack of perceptivity, I hadn’t even noticed […]

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