This week the afternoon showers we’ve been having along our Front Range have started turning to snow in our highest elevations. This is the summit of Pikes Peak, elev. 14,115′, this afternoon. That sound you hear is our winter sports lovers prepping their gear.
Looks like I’m not the only one impressed by the sight of bicycles on the summit of Pikes Peak today. The summit elevation is 14,115 feet. More than a mile … Continue reading Doing Pikes Peak
I wrote in 2017 (“Pikas losing the battle with climate change“) about climate change reducing the tundra habitat for hamster-sized pikas and how they are rapidly disappearing. As global warming has … Continue reading Pika song
On July 4 in the town of Estes Park, Colo., Brad Fitch was playing and singing for a small group of people when his show was interrupted. A cow elk, … Continue reading Music hath charms