It must be something I have carried forward from my childhood. Whenever it snows I just have to get out in it. I believe the love for snow may have been passed down from my father as well. I remember during the worst blizzards Dad would make the anticipated announcement, "We're going to get milk.". … Continue reading April Snow
Blog Posts
On Fasting
This morning I pondered the road ahead, life after the hospital and I know we are facing the most difficult battle of our lives together. Filled with grief at difficult choices that will need to be made, I was not able to eat and I looked up for strength from the Almighty. Bible verses began … Continue reading On Fasting
Spring Again
The storms of early April have finally abated and sunshine has returned to Ute Pass. I am getting a late start today and even though I knew that all the wildlife would have already finished their morning feeding and bedded down for a nap, I need the exercise and the climb up the mountain as … Continue reading Spring Again
Rebuttal to Wildlife Professionals
Since my rebuttal to the many posts opposing my Examiner article on bow hunting is too large, I have decided to place it here in it's entirety: I have been following the thread with great interest and have found a few of your ideas to be valid, however I won't continue to debate the subject … Continue reading Rebuttal to Wildlife Professionals
Winter Returns
Yesterday was a tough day in the surgery recovery room. She seemed weaker and could barely move her legs. The expected move to the rehab floor was canceled and a winter storm was in the forecast. I woke up to heavy snow and a heavy heart this morning as I was not able to make … Continue reading Winter Returns
The Storm
I was exhausted this morning from a four day sojourn in hell. Two days in radiology, a day in oncology OR waiting, an all nighter in ICU and a day in the neurological recovery room. Didn't seem like God was anywhere to be found down here, so I headed up the ridge to see if … Continue reading The Storm
Hell Cannot Follow Here
It was a good morning on the mountain. Pikes Peak was putting on a great show and I located the deer herd again. What made it especially great is that I actually made it out the door. A brief foray into the "Wildlife Professionals" forum had me fuming with anger and my spirit drained. It … Continue reading Hell Cannot Follow Here
Wild Morning
I was fortunate on this morning's trek through the woods to locate the deer herd grazing along the trail. I never hit the trail without my camera in hopes of capturing some kind of wildlife about their business in the wilderness. It was early so the sun had not cleared the ridge and the light … Continue reading Wild Morning
Fresh Snow on Pikes Peak
I know it is going to be a good morning when my boots are the first to make tracks in fresh snow. There is something irresistible about being the first after a snow to experience the crunching of snow beneath my feet in the total solitude of the Rocky Mountain wilderness after a snowstorm. The … Continue reading Fresh Snow on Pikes Peak
First Day of Spring
The combination of the cold of winter, a move into new digs and the end of life issues with Sweet Pea have resulted in a much longer than desired departure from my usual hiking regimen. I vowed yesterday to take advantage of today's good weather to put that behind me and head up the mountainside … Continue reading First Day of Spring
