Tag: Colorado
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A NEW WORD
This picture of Mt. Garfield was taken from the vantage point of The Colorado National Monument. These two iconic geographic sites are located across the valley from each other, with the towns of Grand Junction and Palisade between them. Mt. Garfield, which marks the highest point in The Bookcliffs range, rises to a height of…
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CHASING WILDFLOWERS ON THE GRAND MESA
Thursday, August 4, 2022, was another day in the upper 90’s here in western Colorado’s Grand Valley. In addition to that, our roofing project continued unabated, which made for another great day to get out of the house and up to The Grand Mesa. We usually head up to The Grand Mesa during…
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AN AFTERNOON AT WESTERN COLORADO BOTANICAL GARDENS
FLOWERS, AND TORTOISE AND LIZARD. OH MY! We’re getting a new roof put on the house, so that’s always fun. Right? Nothing like 100-degree summer temps and 8 hours of hammering and general construction noise to run anyone out of their house for a couple of hours. I decided to head over to The Western…
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CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO
I usually try to make it up to Crested Butte annually, timing my visit for right after the Wildflower Festival in July. This year, the festival was held from July 8 – 17th, so I showed up on the 21st. Why do I do this you ask? I don’t like crowds. It’s a long day…
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Are You A Desert Person?
I never thought I was a “desert person.” I moved to Grand Junction at the end of 2017 after living in Denver for 25 years. I had been out to Grand Junction only a handful of times during those 25 years, but I was quite taken in by the desert beauty that surrounds this place…
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The Carousel of Time
Just in case you’re wondering why I haven’t been posting much over the last month, I do have an excuse: Unfortunately, my mother had a stroke and passed away at the end of June. Her birthday, which was officially on Sunday, July 10th, would have marked year 89 for her. Sadly, she left us before…
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Float Trip Reminder and Invitation
Fruita, Colorado June, 2022 Event Reminder! I have booked our raft/float trip through Rimrock Adventures in Fruita. The event will take place on Saturday, June 25, 2022. We are scheduled to meet at Rimrock Adventures at 9:45am, and we’ll begin our adventure at 10:00 am. This gives us a chance to get there, pay, sign…
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THE THRILL OF THE CHASE
THE FENN TREASURE HUNT This morning I decided to read another story from the Mile High Stories book, a book of short non-fiction stories published by 5280 Magazine. This is the second story I’ve read out of this book. This story is about a guy who got caught up in searching for a treasure hidden…
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The Adobe Badlands
Near Delta, Colorado I love the Adobe Badlands. Have I mentioned this before? It seems like I might have but I can’t say it often enough. I first noticed these amazing hills while driving up and down U.S. 50 between Grand Junction and Montrose. You can’t help but notice them, they’re very eye catching. It’s…
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FORT UNCOMPAHGRE
DELTA, COLORADO In Colorado, we have a few old forts from the 1800’s that are still either intact, or they have been refurbished. This is true throughout the west. In fact, one of my relatives owned a portion of Fort Laramie, in Wyoming, after it was de-commissioned by the army. The whole fort has since…
Adventures in Colorado and Beyond 