An Interesting Bumblebee

July 31, 2024 When walking in Golden, CO on July 16, I noticed an interesting bumblebee in the Russia Sage. The bumblebee had an orange belt on her abdomen. A search determined she was a Hunt’s bumblebee. The Hunt’s bumblebee is an important pollinator and is used commercially to pollinate tomatoes in greenhouses in Western […]

Bright Flash of Yellow

July 31, 2024 On July 14, we were walking in the Tin Cup Park. I was trying to get an artistic picture of curly dock/yellow dock seeds. They are a dark brown in amongst the greens, light browns and tans. A bit further on the trail, I saw a flash of yellow out of the […]

Bee Bum Bag

July 14, 2024 We went to Golden, CO to see the Mines Museum of Earth Science. After getting parked, Bruce realized that he forgot his computer glasses, which meant he couldn’t see the labels or exhibits very well. We did some walking around Golden, but didn’t go into the museum. We stopped in at Bjorn’s […]

Another Walk in Tin Cup Park

July 11, 2024 On Sunday (July 7), we walked through Tin Cup Park again. I got some nice pictures of wildlife. After the walk, we sat outside, enjoying the cool day.

Berkeley Lake Park in Denver, CO

July 9, 2024 After eating at Empanada Express Grill on July 3rd, we rode the motorcycle to the nearby Berkeley Lake Park. There were some people out on the lake, enjoying the weather and water. The shores of the lake were lined with narrow leaf cattail. We walked out onto the dock and found ourselves […]

Triceratops Trail in Golden, Colorado

July 6, 2024 On July 2 (Tuesday), the weather was lovely. We decided to enjoy the wonderful weather by taking a hike along the Triceratops Trail. I have wanted to hike along the Triceratops Trail for years to see the fossils. We rode the motorcycle along Hwy 6 to Golden and parked in Lot A […]

Sights in Tin Cup Hogback Park

July 4, 2024 The last week or so, we’ve been walking around the Tin Cup Hogback Park. We’ve also been hiking on part of the Stegosaurus Ridge Trail which runs along the Tin Cup Ridge. The Tin Cup Hogback Park is just to the south of the Dakota Ridge RV park. You simply walk to […]

Walking West on the Clear Creek Trail from Golden, CO

June 20, 2024 Earlier this week, a friend asked if we’d like to have breakfast and go walking beside Clear Creek on Thursday. That sounded like fun to me, so we agreed to meet at the Bridgewater Grill in downtown Golden at 8:30 AM. This morning, Bruce drove to Golden and parked at the welcome […]

View from Ridge

June 11, 2024 We like to walk up the ridge behind the Dakota Ridge RV Park. Nox will try to walk up the ridge. Sometimes, she can make it, other times she will needed to be carried the rest of the way up. The views are beautiful from the ridge.

Walking Around Ellis, Kanas

June 4, 2024 On May 18, we enjoyed walking around Ellis, Kansas. It is a beautiful small town, with kids riding bicycles and fishing in the lake. You almost expect Andy Griffin to walk up and welcome you to town.