January 2014
Bench View Near Pulpit Rock
The hike up to Pulpit Rock is pretty short. And even though we played up there a bit and enjoyed the views it offered, we weren’t quite ready to quite hiking when we got to a fork in the trail. The gentleman with the black Pepper dog, had told us some trails would loop around […]
Slippery Trail at Pulpit Rock
We had come up one way that was pretty steep, but my hiking partner started down a different way. And when I looked down, realized how steep it was! We were not in a hurry. I took my time and stopped many times to breathe. My left leg is not as strong as my right […]
Rock Faces at Pulpit Rock
As mentioned before, I always see creatures and faces in the rocks or driftwood when hiking. This hike was no exception to that. I stood and stared at this series of faces for quite some time. From many angles I saw more and more faces. Mostly happy ones. Some silly ones. A Bird Beak with […]
Pulpit Rock Summit
As we approached the Summit the trail was very steep and slippery, but we never slipped, thanks to the YakTraks we were wearing. And I did rely on my hiking pole that I had gotten from the yard sale Ernie’s niece held. Had some sweet thoughts of where that curmudgeon of a neighbor might have […]
Pulpit Rock on a Grey Day
Today was suppose to be the sunniest and warmest day of the week. Well, I never saw the sun, but it wasn’t very cold and the wind was minimal, the weather was pleasant enought and not too much snow on the ground. I had asked a friend to hike with me and had received a […]
A New Camera Arrives
I had a gift certificate that hadn’t been totally used up on Amazon, so I ordered a NEW CAMERA! And it arrived today! A bit heavier than my current one, but lighter than the one two cameras back. It has some fun features that neither of my other ones had. Such as being able to […]
Tree Rings Show Age
It snowed all over the country yesterday and the temperature dipped waaaayyy below freezing in many areas. Days like this make me really glad I live in Colorado and not the Midwest any more! We get snow, then the sun comes out and warms us up. Brilliant blue sky helps to chase the winter blues […]
Rock Formations In the Garden of The Gods
Garden of the Gods is part of a long formation of red rocks that span the state of Colorado north to south. At different points in Colorado, they emerge from below the ground to create magnificent areas of beauty. We have another section nearby called Red Rocks Canyon that I will hike in later this […]
Horses in the Garden of the Gods
One never knows which creatures one will see on a hike. But it is almost a certainty to see horses on many of the trails in the Garden of the Gods. And if you don’t actually see the horses, you always must be careful where you step, because horses have been there and leave their […]
First Hike of 2014 in the Garden of the Gods
What is a Hike? Can it be a leisurely walk in Nature? Yes. And that was today’s Spirit Renewing Hike today. Still not to my healthy self, this cold just won’t let completely go! Still I took my first Hike of the year in the Garden of the Gods. It is sort of a tradition […]