Blogs from Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States, North America - page 5

Props to Bubba Sparxxx & Ying Yang Twins for the title, well, with a little remix of my own obviously. Time at Shambhala has come to an end and I’m sitting in a Boulder bookstore doing a quick recount of the past weeks. The tent takedown continued as the days got colder, the Aspen trees began to golden and we sensed the imminent arrival of winter. Last week we awoke to a Colorado winter wonderland and spent the morning hiking around identifying animal tracks in the snow. Moose, deer, bear, bunnies, and birds were all happily sharing the land around our tents, probably under the cover of the night. On the last day of work, my friend Gale and I had a chance to work at the Stupa polishing the 10 foot, brass front doors. Gale ... read more

What a difference the sunshine can make. The nasty weather has moved on and now the sun is shining once again. No more snow in the mountains. The skies were blue and the temp this morning was 52 degrees as we headed out for the day. We decided that even though the sun was shining here in Ft Collins and down in the valleys and canyons, that we would give the snowy mountain pass a day or two to clear before heading up there. The projected temp for the valley tomorrow is 80 so it will be in the 40's in the mountains.......normal fall weather. Frank had heard of an interesting drive near Feather Lakes, so today we headed that way. We didn't know the name but there was evidently a Buddhist Temple that was interesting. ... read more

The weather continues to be cloudy and either raining or snowing depending upon the elevation. This morning we checked the road conditions in Rocky Mountain National Park and found out that Ridge Trail, the main east west route was closed due to snow. The ranger suggested that we go to Bear Lake where there was a short trail and he said that the Aspens were in full colour. It was a one mile trail around the lake so I decided to take it. What an absolutely gorgeous walk. The air was very cool and fresh and silent and a very light snow began to fall. On one side, the lake was still and the coloured Aspens were reflecting in the water. That was one memorable walk for sure. From Bear Lake we continued on a scenic ... read more

Travels in the Cozy Turtle 2009 We weren’t sure we’d be able to take a trip this year because it’s difficult to leave my father now that he’s ninety and one of our dogs has been very sick for the last four months. But things worked out and we are taking about three weeks in mid September to early October to see the state of Colorado. We’re looking forward to seeing the fall color of the aspens, the beautiful Rocky Mountains and other geological wonders. ... read more

I just got home last night. I had been at work for 2 weeks. Today is the last full day to get everything packed. It was really good to see that Scruffers was healthy and doing well. I have had a friend house sitting while I was gone and he is going to stay here for the next month as well. So the little girl will get her daily soft food! She has been following me around since I have been home. She likes to help pack. I went to the bank and got cash. I ended up taking $200 in 1's and $250 in 5's. It was sort of suprising how big a stack of cash that is. I am having a hard time packing it. Not putting it in my check in bag though. ... read more