The Pawnee, it is said, found their way around the Colorado plains by noting the location of “the Twins,” that great pair of peaks we know as Longs and Mt. Meeker. The very best view of those twins, a close up, may be from another pair of twins, the Twin Sisters. If you are interested […]
Rocky turned 100 on January 26th. Rocky being Rocky Mountain National Park. 1915 was the year President Woodrow Wilson signed on, making it the nation’s 9th.National Park. The official dedication ceremony was held on September 4, 1915. So think of this year’s spring and summer as one long birthday celebration for Rocky. How can you best join […]
She told me she wanted one more hike before the snow flew. She wanted to take her friend who wasn’t sold on outdoor excursions. Her criteria were tough: * A destination so stunning, so gorgeous, so interesting, so grand as to be beyond words * A trailhead within two hours drive of Cheyenne, Wyoming * […]
My friend Sue said that the way you spend New Year’s Day is how you will spend the rest of the year. “Chinese tradition,“ she said. Wow. So how could I have a really great day and set fate on a roll to a splendid year? Picture this: effortlessly gliding across a sparkling snow field under […]