Winter Activities at Fish Creek Falls, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Monday, January 5th, 2009In the northwest corner of Colorado winter activities are abundant if you’re craving adventure. From the most extreme thrills of ice climbing the famous 230-ft. Fish Creek Falls waterfall to snowshoeing the many accessible trails to body-sledding and winter hiking at Fish Creek Falls, there’s plenty to do to enjoy the snowy outdoors.
Two ice climbers [...]
Snow and More Snow in Craig, Colorado
Sunday, December 28th, 2008It doesn’t seem to want to end, this never-ending snow in the northwest corner of Colorado. Following a blizzard that started late Christmas Eve and continued throughout Christmas Day, we have MORE snow today and will continue throughout the following week.
Hwy 40 in Craig, Colorado
Rivaling the Rocky Mountains will soon be piles of the scooped [...]
Meeker Hotel, Past and Present
Monday, December 22nd, 2008The minute I stepped into this historic hotel, I knew my next article was born. I love history and places that have character and you’ll find that here in the Meeker Hotel located on Main Street in Meeker in Northwest Colorado.
Present Day Meeker Hotel
The Best Kept Secret in Colorado
Thursday, December 18th, 2008With winter among us here in Craig, Colorado, the best kept secret in Colorado is out. This is winter range for the wildlife, which I love to photograph and the best is that I can stand at our picture window and snap away. I was quite delighted to find this trophy mule deer buck and [...]
Our First Colorado Christmas Tree
Friday, December 12th, 2008When does a Christmas Tree begin to look good? Just like the old bar saying…the longer it took, the better they looked. It was a chilly evening by the time we completed our list of things to do in town when we decided it was time to get the tree. It was early evening we got to [...]
Howelsen Hill Ski Area Opens in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Sunday, December 7th, 2008One of Colorado’s oldest, continuous use ski areas that sent more skiers to international competition than any other area in North America opened yesterday. Howelsen Hill has the largest and most complete natural ski jumping complex in North America.
Young skiers on the slopes
Elk Hunters from Pennsylvania
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008With the combined hunting experience of 269 years, 12 hunters traveled 3400+ round trip miles to hunt Colorado’s elk on a six-day hunting excursion. Thousands of dollars for each hunter was paid in advance to hunt on a private ranch and public hunting area, Unit 15.
Out of state elk licenses for a bull elk cost [...]
Caribou or Santa’s Helper?
Monday, November 24th, 2008On one of our infamous excursions, I came across Caribou. Now, I have never seen a caribou, but this time I have tasted one before when Dalton bagged one in Canada on a previous hunting adventure before I knew him. So, I immediately asked my famous question, “What is that?”
I know, I’m the worse child [...]
Wildlife Migration
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008‘Tis the Season’ for the wildlife to migrate to their winter range lands. Dalton and I have been waiting for the elk to move from the Flat Tops Wilderness down to the private ranch where we have licenses for our last attempt for bagging an elk. Our question has been, “Where’s the Elk?” They seem [...]
Oak Creek, Colorado and Coal Mining
Friday, November 21st, 2008Oak Creek is located in Routt County in northwest Colorado and was incorporated in 1907. It’s roots stem from a long history of coal mining.
Oak Creek, Colorado, Main Street, today
Oak Creek, Colorado, Main Street, 1908
Oak Creek has a population of less than 1000 residents and resides along Hwy 131 south of Steamboat Springs. Nearby is [...]
