Many years ago, my husband and I started a friendly competition to see which of us would spot the first wildlife along our drives.

Frontier Pathways is one of the foremost byways I struggle to photograph well even though I've traveled its full length

February has been quite cold and snowy, so I thought it will be a good idea to share some snow photos

It seems like we do our best travels when the leaves are turning color. For example, this year we managed two trips back-to-back for some...

In my previous "meandering" post, I mentioned a visit to Blue Mesa Reservoir and a trip for a 50th anniversary celebration

Colorado's mining history has provided cool and interesting roads and trails.

It's been windy and cold all over the country for most of the recent two weeks, with more wind and cold temperatures in the forecast. So,...

Here are a few of my favorite images from 2023.

I had planned to spend a little time sharing what I've found out about various wildflowers I've posted, but that got too complicated.

"It's not gneiss to take me for granite!" This silly pun came to mind when we passed an information marker about nearby geologic formations

Our most recent trip was a quiet, seven-day escape in Wyoming to recharge.

A few months ago, my sister invited us to join her and her kids in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado the first week of May.

Whenever possible, my husband and I get off the interstates and travel two-lane highways, byways, backroads, tracks and trails. Life is...

I was looking for fall colors and photos that are not found in the "iconic" locations in Colorado

Several weeks ago, we took a camping trip to southern Wyoming - dodging monsoon moisture and looking for new places to explore. This was...

Our 45th anniversary trip was an adventure in seeing some of the best of Colorado

As a child and a teenager, one of my favorite authors was Rudyard Kipling. I might have been about 14 the first time I read The Jungle...

Each spring, tens of thousands of greater sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis tabida) and several thousand lesser sandhill cranes...

Although the numbers of Rocky Mountain bighorns (Ovis canadensis) and desert bighorns (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) in Colorado are...

We've officially put away the teardrop camper for the winter. We cleaned and oiled all the interior woodwork (which is now beautifully...