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Saturday, September 20, 2025

The Ramparts Range Road

It connects Colorado Springs from the Garden of the Gods up through and around Waldo Canyon, to Woodland Park. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBPzSu Waldo Canyon was swept by wildfire the year I moved into the Springs. There's an album of the fire photos I took at that time, too. https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWqxpeY Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 19, 2025

Colorado Spring in spring

https://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ A visitor in the morning, storm in the afternoon, and this year's deck garden started! Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

gardening in Colorado Springs

https://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ Here's the beginning of this year's garden! Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Homeward bound

We bypassed Sedona and the Oak Creek road on the way north, figuring on saving the time for a visit to Meteor Crater just east of Flagstaff. That, however, was a disappointment: the site is commercialized and charges $30 per person to actually view the crater. Half that, I'd have paid. But this was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 26, 2024

Rampart Ridge Road and Waldo Canyon

It was a perfect day for it, bright sunlight casting vivid shadows. I've wanted to make this drive ever since it re-opened a few months ago. It's pretty rough in some areas, and it might have been better in the truck, but my little Dentra managed it! It was a surprise to discover that the road winds... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

An autumn stroll through Garden of the Gods

https://flic.kr/p/2qnWwzE It has been a while since I've been out to Garden of the Gods, though it is only around 3 miles from my house. My daughter's family being here, it was the perfect time for it. We spent a couple of hours there, and my legs were plenty tired after! The whole time, I was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 14, 2024

October visit to Rita the Dambo Troll and Victor, Colorado

https://flic.kr/p/2qnQ2Bh Here are a few photos from our family excursion this weekend! No pictures of the family: the parents have a very strict policy of not posting the kids' photos online. He's in the business of internet security, and knows the risks of over-sharing in public forums. Autumn in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

a few more from Alaska

I've caught up with the photos from Alaska as far as the Mendenhall Glacier visit. That was the excursion out of Juneau. If anyone knows what the unlabeled plants in those shots are, please reveal! https://flic.kr/p/2qh6nW5 Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

North of Ketchikan: the Endicott Arm

Here are a few shots of the afternoon light in the Inside Passage, and then, when I awoke the morning after Ketchikan, the early morning light in the Endicott Arm. https://flic.kr/p/2qgUGe9 As ever, go here and click to the left. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 7, 2024

Saxman Tlingit Totem Park and Village

Our first excursion off the cruise ship was a bus ride to Saxman Village. It's an attraction for the sake of its many totem poles, and where many poles are sculpted by the Tlingit artists. The photos show some of the Tlingit arts we were shown besides the several poles. We were treated to some foods... Sign in to see full entry.

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Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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