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Charlie climbs his first mountain
The beauty of living in the mountains is the ability to walk out the door and hike to a peak just behind the house. From the top and its 360 degree view, you can see the snow covered continental divide, the nearby reservoir, nearby peaks, and the forest below. How can you beat that? HaveContinue reading “Charlie climbs his first mountain”
Saturday morning Haiku
Coffee, book, puppy sun shining through all windows happiness defined.
Spring Skiing Views (poetry)
Clouds dance cheek to cheek with the continental divide Creating vibrant views best enjoyed from the top of the mountain. Long ski runs surrounded by pines with gentle whooshing sounds glistening in the afternoon sun.
Melk Abbey Austria
Another throwback from a 2015 trip. Overlooking the Danube, this was Home to Benedictine monks for around 1000 years. The renovation to the Abbey was funded by the sale of their Gutenberg Bible (sold to Harvard University) and completed in1996. It continues today through tourism and agriculture. Definitely worth visiting for the architecture and amazingContinue reading “Melk Abbey Austria”
Little Tokyo Los Angeles
In the heart of downtown Los Angeles is the interesting neighborhood of Little Tokyo. Here are a few shots from the afternoon. Outside of the Buddhist temple we saw strings with paper tied to them. Omikuji are strips of paper with fortunes that can be purchased at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples all over Japan.Continue reading “Little Tokyo Los Angeles”
The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park Colorado
The Stanley Hotel is best known for the 1980 cult classic “The Shining.” Combining the talents of writer Stephen King, director Stanley Kubrick, and actor Jack Nicholson, this has incited more than its share of nightmares. Upon mention of the hotel, most people will immediately be thinking: Redrum, Here’s Johnny, or a typewriter with theContinue reading “The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park Colorado”
Good morning sunshine
Quietest moment looking east in the morning sun kissing mountains
Ever changing view
All of these photos were taken today as the sun was rising over the Rocky Mountains.
Visitors in the forest
One of the joys of living in a national forest is finding wildlife right outside our home. Yesterday, this beautiful moose decided to give the truck a car wash and spend the night on the edge of our driveway. I woke up early, but she was gone.
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