Wildlife in Tin Cup Park

August 1, 2024 Here are some pictures I’ve taken our walks in Tin Cup Park and at Dakota Ridge RV Park. We see a lot of Brewer’s blackbirds in the Dakota Ridge RV Park. According to my Merlin Bird ID app, Brewer’s blackbirds are uncommon. Yesterday was the first time we’ve seen magpies in […]

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 […]

Visiting Friends in the Clear Creek RV Park in Golden, CO

July 30, 2024 Yesterday, we went to the post office to pick up a package from Amazon. Dakota Ridge RV Park doesn’t take deliveries from the postal service, so if packages are sent USPS, we have to pick them up at the post office. After getting our package, we headed into downtown Golden and parked […]

I Fulfilled a Lifelong Dream!

July 28, 2024 I have always wanted to ride the rails with a small human powered car. Yesterday, I was able to fulfill this dream! I had always thought it was an impossible dream, unless one of the many train museums would have it as ride. I wasn’t holding out much hope. Then, a few […]

Dinner after Museum Visit

July 28, 2024 After our second visit to the Colorado School of Mines Museum of Earth Science, we walked to Washington Ave, which is the main street of Golden. On the way, we passed the old armory. The rock tower on South Table Mesa lined up with the armory making it appear the old armory […]

Colorado School of Mines Museum of Earth Science – They Came from Outer Space

July 24, 2024 We did make it back to the Colorado School of Mines Museum of Earth Science on July 16. This time we parked in the parking lot beside and behind the museum building. For all day parking, if you park there before 2:00 PM, it is $10 and after 2:00 PM, it is […]

Colorado School of Mines Museum of Earth Science

July 15, 2024 On July 8 (Monday), we headed into Golden, a little after 3:00 PM to see the Colorado School of Mines Museum of Earth Science. Finding parking was a PITA. We finally found parking and walked to the museum. Just so you know, there is paid parking behind the museum that was empty. […]

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.