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I had planned to wait a week or so before planting some new roses on my property, but they may not have a chance.

A few of you may remember when I posted some shots of Happy Canyon in 2022. I finally got back there after a failed attempt (the road was closed @5 miles before the old trailhead and adding 10 miles on to the hike was not something I was up for) and I think there were a couple of other times...

I managed to get away for a few days and visited some ruins I hadn't been to before. I'd tried to find Citadel West previously, but the directions I had were so jumbled that all I ended up doing was driving & hiking around, searching in vain. I finally realized that 3 locations had gotten...

I was out in California in late January for, ironically, a traumatic brain injury seminar when I got hit by a car as I was walking on the sidewalk, crossing a driveway to a shopping center. I must have been looking at the businesses in the center to see what was there, as I didn't see the car...

Professor Creek, that is. I went to Moab over New Years, and even though I only took my camera out twice, Jim Fox asked that I post the shots I got. Not great scenes, but acceptable. It was relatively warm (low 20's at home, but 40's in Moab), no scenic snow or clouds, but nice to hike...

I got away for a few days last week and, instead of heading downstream to the Neon Canyon/Golden Cathedral in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, I went upstream to the next canyon. The south fork of Choprock is a technical canyon with, usually, a lot of swimming. I went up the main...

Buttermilk skies couldn't completely hide the aurora at this iconic church on the Peak to Peak highway in Colorado. When I went up to RMNP afterwards, it was pretty much obscured by clouds.

Late August is the time for sunflowers at the Great Sand Dunes NP in Colorado. There was a paucity of said flowers within the dunes this year, but outside of the park, they proliferate.

Nellie Creek, that is. My friend who hiked in to the Winds with me last summer told me about this double fall. He was going to shoot it for his oldest daughter's wedding that will be later this year. 2 views: from farther away & at the base. Let me know which you prefer.

Supine in the Wind Rivers Now, I love sleep. Sometimes my fondest memories of road trips include being rocked to sleep in the back of my FJ by winds buffeting as only Colorado Plateau winter/early Spring can do. But there is such a thing as too much tent time. As a young climber, my then...

I made a quick trip to Wyoming to check on conditions before I go backpacking in a few weeks. This youngster was spooked by a vehicle going the other way and it headed straight towards me. Sibling was on the other side of the road in the trees. Mama nowhere in sight. Avalanche lilies...

When the skies became fully overcast, I switched from hoping for grand scenics to macro flowers. I'd been on this trail once before & knew it was both dog friendly and lightly trafficked (at least during the week). With Teton Pass closed, I figured that it would be even quieter. At home, I'm...

I made a quick trip to the Tetons, hoping to catch the Arrowleaf balsamroot and/or Mules Ears in full splendor, but I should have been there 1-2 weeks earlier. The previous week, though, the forecast was for rain & snow for half of the time I would have had there. When I arrived, it was hot...

A rather inelegant name for this petite bloom. I went back to where I had seen them last year. Somehow not nearly exciting as when I first found them, though they are always a delight. This shows one grouping. There was another, a bit more scattered just maybe 2' away, then pairs scattered...

New for me, these were on a walk not far from my house. The flowers are only on one side of the stem (very convenient for photographers!)

Things are really accelerating as far as wildflowers in Colorado at mid-altitude are concerned.

As I was looking for a spot to stack my firewood, I spied these little treasures. I found 4 on my property (maybe more to come? Or dare I hope for Calypsos?). Obviously I decided not to stack my wood there ;) !

Some of you had wanted to see the pasture when it had large swaths of irises in bloom, so here it is. The horses are in the pastures, but not in this one yet. They'll wait until it's dried out (probably after the irises are done, coincidentally ) before they let them graze here. They're in...

I went out a bit before sunset to check out how the irises were doing and caught some nice light. Senecios Irises being photobombed by the remains of the day.

One of the delights that crop up in the horse pastures by my house. They're just getting started, but will take over large swaths of the pastures soon.