Category Archives: Colorado

Barr Lake State Park – Colorado

On Saturday, April 28, we decided to visit one of Colorado’s state parks.  Specifically, Barr Lake State Park. Barr Lake is one of three state parks within an hour and a half of where we live, and we have not … Continue reading

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Western Colorado / Eastern Utah – 2006 Trip Report

As opposed to many short posts, I figure I will do fewer, but longer, posts.  This is exactly counter to what they say you need to do to build readership to your blog.  The way I figure it, people can … Continue reading

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The Bear of Woodland Park

I work in Woodland Park, Colorado.  A number of the animal photos I post in my blog are captured right outside the office where I work.  Deer, fox, coyote, birds . . . bears . . . Yes, bears.  For … Continue reading

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Driving Colorado – July 2005

In a few of the previous posts I mention going on drives whenever we had guests.  In July 2005, a month after we had moved into our house, we had guests.  The following pictures are from the drive we took … Continue reading

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Pikes Peak and I

In 2006 The Gazette of Colorado Springs held an essay and photo contest for Pikes Peak Centennial celebration (a brief history of Pikes Peak HERE).  New to the area, I had, as I do now, a profound fascination with Pikes … Continue reading

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Free Wallpapers – Long Time No See

It’s been a while (two years?) since I’ve added to the free screen wallpaper galleries, so here are three additions.  The galleries can be found at this link: http://ejdalise.smugmug.com/Free-Wallpapers These days there is little interest in screen wallpapers, and least … Continue reading

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Buffalo Bill Museum – One More Time

In the middle of August we had a visitor.  Wanting to appear as gracious hosts, we offered a short drive to Golden, Colorado, and the top of Lookout Mountain, site of Buffalo Bill’s grave and museum. Actually, I had a … Continue reading

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Pueblo’s Weisbrod Air Museum

In mid-June my brother-in-law and I went to Pueblo’s Weisbrod Aircraft Museum.  I like aircraft museums, and this was no exception.  It is a small museum, but what it lacked in volume it more than made up by the visitors … Continue reading

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OCT2010 – Cripple Creek, Colorado

In early October we took a drive to Cripple Creek, Colorado.  We did not have any big hopes for remaining fall colors, but you never know, and the weather was gorgeous. As it turns out, the drive offered up pretty … Continue reading

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Lake City, Colorado, and the Alpine Loop – Part II

(Note: for them who would skip my brilliant writing – unbelievable as that might seem to some – click on any photo to go directly to that photo in SmugMug gallery, or click HERE to go to the beginning of … Continue reading

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Lake City, Colorado, and the Alpine Loop – Part I

A week after our trek down the Silver Thread ByWay (Disperser Tracks Blog Post), we once again headed to Gunnison.  I had exchanged e-mails with Greg, from the Lake City Chamber of Commerce, and his estimate was the aspens would … Continue reading

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The Silver Thread ByWay – Colorado’s Highway 149

The weekend of September 10th we boarded our trusty Tahoe, and headed out for what we hoped would be a good look at the changing aspens.  As it turns out, we were about a week and a half early, but … Continue reading

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Celestial Seasonings Tea Company & Buffalo Bill Museum revisited.

In Boulder, Colorado, sits the Celestial Seasonings tea company.  We had visited it a few years ago, and we decided to head up there again with guests who were visiting.  Afterward we would go visit Buffalo Bill’s grave, and the … Continue reading

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El Paso County Park – Paint Mines

This park is not very large.  I think if you wanted to just walk the trails, you would end up walking a shade over three miles, and you could probably do it in about an hour. However, if you wanted … Continue reading

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Buffalo Bill Museum – Golden, Colorado

This past weekend we wanted to do something beside sit at home relaxing, eating, watching TV, reading, listen to music, do laundry, dust and clean, and take the occasional walk around the neighborhood. Yup . . . we decided to … Continue reading

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