It was sunny this weekend, so we took Dulcinea for her first drive on the Peak to Peak Highway. She wagged her tail and sniffed about in front of the Saint Malo Chapel, then scrambled up the hill to reach the road. Longs Peak is in the background. My brothers and I hiked up to […]
Tag Archives: mountains
Summer stroll
We went hiking today on the mesa trail above NCAR in Boulder, heading for the Chautauqua trail head. Everything was perfect: the wildflowers, the color of the sky, our favorite hats, my old shoes.
Back in the mountains
Just a quick note to say that I’ve made it to Colorado with one husband, two pairs of red shoes, three cats, four hundred fantasy novels, five dozen skeins of yarn, six wilted houseplants, an eighty-year-old violin, and a few large bottles of porter. I have my priorities. Speaking of porter, almost as soon as […]
Happy New Year!
I’m finally back online! Despite the accidental deletion of my blog, 2010 was the best year ever. And 2011 will be even better. This year, I’m planning to: Write 1 novel. Knit 1 item per month. Read 1 book per week. Move to Colorado. Start a new career. Adopt and train a puppy. Design my […]
In the mountains
A few of my favorite photos, taken in the mountains with my brother last summer: We took the Peak to Peak Highway up to Rocky Mountain National Park, stopping to check out this chapel with Longs Peak in the background. These wind-blown mushroom rocks stand at 12,000 feet, where it hurts almost to breathe. A […]
Rocky Mountain Summer
A few photos from last June, miraculously reclaimed from my great ABDA (Accidental Blog Deletion Adventure). Elk bulls fighting at Rocky Mountain National Park: And a darling marmot: Finally, an even cuter marmot:
Wildlands Restoration
These photos are from a trip to Heil Valley, where we helped the Wildlands Restoration Volunteers with meadow restoration. While picking the seeds of Needle & Thread Grass and Poverty Oat Grass, we took mandatory water breaks, as it turned out to be the hottest day of the year. By the end of the day, […]