As the new year rolled in, I went out looking for angels, but divine messengers were thin on the ground, so I had to make one myself. In case you were wondering, it’s not particularly easy to make a symmetrical snow angel while wearing snowshoes and a puffy snowsuit. But somehow I managed. The winter […]
Category Archives: Nature
Avalanche Ranch
Tucked away in a narrow mountain valley is a rustic resort called Avalanche Ranch. At some point in October, we realized we needed to step away from our computers and phones. So away we went to Avalanche Ranch for a weekend retreat. And even though I became ill over the weekend (and ended up the […]
Losing Track of Time
Artist Deborah Butterfield’s stunning installation for the Denver Botanic Gardens is called The Nature of Horses. Made from bronze casts of driftwood, her mares are like spectral steeds, left to run feral after the Wild Hunt. I’m always trying to time my visits to the gardens to maximize the flowers, but something is always fading, […]
Desert Birds
I’m under the weather this week, so in lieu of a blog post, you are all treated to some finely feathered photos. The first bird is a magnificent Harris Hawk. Photos taken last month at The Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.
Spring in my step
Winter is officially over, but I’m not ready to say goodbye. I plan to hang on by my toes ’til there’s nothing left but mud. With the fading snow on my mind, I drove up to Nederland on the first day of spring to try out my new snowshoes. (They’re Crescent Moons, made here in […]
Sonoran Desert
There are museums in this world, and then there are museums. The Sonoran Desert Museum near Tucson is one of the latter. Where else could you find both desert bighorn sheep and giant saguaro cactus? Or beautiful desert flowers like Penstemon parryi? Or fuzzy (but not exactly cuddly) Teddy Bear Cholla? Part of the Sonoran […]
Postcards from Utah
A few photos from our holiday, beginning with slot canyons near Kanab. Muddy dinosaur footprints at Moccasin Mountain. Calf Creek Falls–the highlight of a beautiful hike. A narrow canyon on the Burr Trail. A natural arch in the Devil’s Garden, near the Escalante Staircase. Coral Pink Sand Dunes outside Kanab. Monoliths at Kodachrome. Capitol Reef […]
Unraveling Infrastructure
When you last heard from me, everything was peachy here in Colorado. I was buying peaches at the farmer’s market, taking Dulcinea on long hikes in the mountains, getting ready for my trip to the Turkish Coast. But since then, a flash flood has devastated the Boulder area. Roads have washed away, bridges are down, […]