The Story of the Rice
The Story of the Rice I officially became a Buddhist on July 4, 1999, however, in the late 1990’s I had a divination done by the late Yogi Lama (Lama Kalsang Rinpoche). I asked him about my spiritual future, so he did a special style of divination using a...
Scuba Diving impressions of a newbie diver
My first scuba diving experience after being certified was not in some distant tropical locale, but instead I opted to dive in the murky waters of the Aurora Reservoir (elevation 5,950 feet). Since I am a new diver with no experience and after consulting...
Mount Sniktau
Mount Sniktau Today's hike is my 26th hike of 2018, so I am excited to hit the halfway point of the 52 Hike Challenge and before today, the highest I had been this year was a little over 11,700 feet on Chief Mountain. At 13,000 feet the air is 62% the...
Devil’s Head Lookout
Devil's Head Lookout May 25, 2018 I have been wanting to do a sunset hike and Devil's Head in Pikes National Forest seemed like it would be a good one. I arrived at the trailhead about 7:00pm and starting hiking around 7:30. The first sign I noticed was...
Staunton State Park
Staunton State Park The view from Catamount Scenic Overlook May 12, 2018 Coming Soon Details Starting from the Mason Creek Trail View from Eagle Cliff Bunkhouse from the 1930's [sgpx...
Chief Mountain
Chief Mountain The road to Mt Evans from the summit of Chief Mountain May 10, 2018 For me the hiking season started in January with a walk between Ka'anapali Beach and Black Rock, at sea level but in order to be ready for my fourteener goals this year the...
Alderfer Three Sisters Trail
Alderfer Three Sisters Trail and The Brother Mount Evans from The Brother Peak on the Alderfer/Three Sisters Trail May 5, 2018 Coming Soon Details Rim Rock Trail sign and rock stairs View from the Rim Rock Trail Cherry...
Castlewood Canyon State Park 2018 -Trip #2
Rim Rock Trail & Creek Bottom Trail The remains of Castlewood Dam April 28, 2018 About a month ago my son and I hiked for our first time in Castlewood Canyon State Park. We did the Canyon View Nature trail, the Inner Canyon, to the Dam then took the...
Spruce Mountain Trail
Spruce Mountain Trail Near Windy Point April 27, 2018 One of the wonderful things about Douglas County are all the trails and open spaces for hiking and Spruce Mountain Trail is one of the few places I hadn't hiked yet. The trailhead parking area had...
Rocky Mountain Arsenal Trails
Rocky Mountain Arsenal Trails Looking across Lake Ladora April 22, 2018 After attending a weekend photography workshop, my son and I decided to hike so trails in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. A former chemical weapons plant, it is now a wildlife refuge. We...
Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail-2018
Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail Upper Palmer Reservoir April 14, 2018 Coming Soon... Details Palmer Reservoir Trail & mountain lion warning First Palmer Reservoir People depend on these reservoirs. Please don't...
Carpenter Peak-2018
Carpenter Peak Video of my hike April 12, 2018 Coming Soon Details Carpenter Peak Trail and mileage sign at the trailhead Unique red sandstone rock formations in Roxborough State Park Looking at downtown Denver from the...
Mount Muscoco-2018
Mount Muscoco Spring time hike up Mount Muscoco April 7, 2018 Coming Soon Details Mount Muscoco Trail and sign at Trailhead Our view from Mount Muscoco summit Clouds lifting on Mt Muscoco during our...
Glendale Farm Open Space Trail
Glendale Farm Open Space Trail Castle Rock Conglomerate April 6, 2018 Glendale Farm Open Space trail is a 1.6 mile loop next to a dog park, north of Castle Rock, Colorado. Snow was in the forecast and I wanted to get in a quick hike. The air temperature...
Rock Park Hike 2018 #3
Rock Park Trail at sunset The remains of Castlewood Dam April 1, 2018 Rock Park at sunset. Since hiking this a week ago, I have envisioned watching the sunset from the summit. And so I did. It was a beautiful sunset although cold, temps in the high 40’s...