The webcam at Rocky Mountain National Park’s Alpine Visitor Center on Trail Ridge Road is up and running for the 2013 season. The URL is not the same as last year, so be sure to update your links. Remember, the visitor center is at 11,796 ft. and the plows just got to it last week. … Continue reading RMNP’s Trail Ridge Road webcam is on line for 2013
For those interested in the phenomenon of tornadoes, I suggest watching the live feed from Oklahoma City’s Channel 9. I guarantee you the locals do not watch cable news for their storm warnings — despite the expressed views of CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News that they are “helping to keep Oklahomans safe” with their coverage. … Continue reading Tornadoes in Oklahoma City — again
You’ll recall I mentioned the game Ingress a few weeks ago, a game from Google that one plays with an Android smartphone (“scanner”) using Google maps of the real world. I had given up getting an invitation to the closed beta from my son and signed up for one at Ingress.com. Yesterday I finally got … Continue reading Enlightened or not
REMEMBER All gave some. Some gave all. . Continue reading Freedom isn’t free
Pink. What do you think of the color pink? What does it bring to mind? Does it remind you of anything in particular? Good things or bad things? Somehow I got onto this train of thought this morning, perhaps when I grabbed a pink patterned shirt from the closet. I have several pink shirts, purchased … Continue reading Think pink
Trail Ridge Road opened today on schedule. It crosses Rocky Mountain National Park from Estes Park on the east side to Grand Lake on the west. Drivers are warmed that heavy melting during the day and refreezing at night will make the road treacherous at times. The Alpine Visitor Center is expected to open sometime … Continue reading Trail Ridge Road opens on time
