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 […]
Hiking Plans for 2014
2014 began with me standing on a street high in our mountain town watching fireworks that were set off by the AdAMan club who hike up there every New Year’s Eve. Walking down the hillside, I reflected upon how many places I had hiked over the years. Even as a child, growing up in Wildwood, […]