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Just Our Nature: January 2015
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Mike and Susans adventures in travel, photography, birdwatching and life. Dream Lake Hike (Jan 27, 2015). We had our heads down "working" at home when we learned that Tim and Karen, recent transplants to Colorado, were heading up to Rocky the next day, and asked if we wanted to join them on a winter hike. Here are some photos from the hike. Frozen over Nymph Lake with Hallett Peak in background. The trail above Nymph Lake. Tim and Karen on their way up. Dream Lake, with Hallett and Flattop Mountains.
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Just Our Nature: October 2014
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Mike and Susans adventures in travel, photography, birdwatching and life. Milky Way over Lake Irene (Oct 24). Interests me, but I'm not really an astronomer-type with a camera and telescope (like my talented photographer friend Pat. But I do enjoy trying to make images of the stars. I like being outside, especially in a really dark sky area. Image from near Walden, Colorado during Aug 2013 Perseids. Though most of Rocky Mountain National Park. Light pollution map for Colorado (from 2006 satellite data).
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Just Our Nature: May 2015
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Mike and Susans adventures in travel, photography, birdwatching and life. Fading Light and Active Clouds (May 25, 2015). As the light began to fade today, Susan said, as she often does, "you should take a picture of that.". She is usually right, so I did. :-). Here are a few pictures taken as the light faded on the mountains around our house. Detail of the rocks and trees to the southeast. Rocks and trees to the east. Detail of some formations to the south. Monday, May 25, 2015. View to the northwest.
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Just Our Nature: May 2014
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Mike and Susans adventures in travel, photography, birdwatching and life. Almost Home: Denver and Breckenridge. While we were sweltering in Williamsburg. Our Moorea home swap friends were experiencing an unusually big spring snow storm and enjoying winter ski conditions at Arapahoe Basin. The next morning we decided to check out nearby Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Rabbit at Rocky Mountain Arsenal. American Bison at RMA, unfortunately in a fenced enclosure. 2014 CHBA Beginning level band. We enjoyed playing wi...
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Just Our Nature: June 2014
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Mike and Susans adventures in travel, photography, birdwatching and life. Weekend Water (June 15). Susan and I had been wanting to get up to Glacier Gorge and Alberta Falls to see Glacier Creek and the high water flow of the spring melt-off, so on Sunday we headed up into the park. I brought the tripod and other gear so we could shoot the flowing water along the way, and we enjoyed our frequent stops to take in the fast-rushing water along Glacier Creek. Glacier Creek below Alberta Falls. Sprague Lake wi...
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Just Our Nature: Front Range Pika Project (Aug/Sep)
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Mike and Susans adventures in travel, photography, birdwatching and life. Front Range Pika Project (Aug/Sep). American Pika near Crater Lake, Maroon Bells, Colorado. We travel with a stuffed pika named "Petey" on our dashboard and I hike with him in my backpack. He's an American Pika. Of course. :-). Petey Pika on the Alaska Highway. So when I learned about the Front Range Pika Project. I knew this was the citizen science. They are not rodents! Dick was a local Estes Park photographer. We were given a ha...
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Just Our Nature: February 2015
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Mike and Susans adventures in travel, photography, birdwatching and life. Lake Helene Snowshoe Hike (Feb 24, 2015). Susan and I have been talking about a bigger snowshoe hike for the past month or so, and we kept coming back to the idea of hiking up to Lake Helene in Rocky Mountain National Park, especially after a couple of our friends skied up there recently. We've hiked this area before, but not in the winter. We'd gotten quite a bit of fresh snow recently and heard trail conditions were excellent.
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Just Our Nature: March 2015
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Mike and Susans adventures in travel, photography, birdwatching and life. Fairbanks, Alaska Aurora-chasing - Part II (March 10-23, 2015). Continued from Part I. The Aurora was so active this year that our chasing had left us little time for much else besides trying to catch up on sleep during the day. Not everything in Fairbanks is about the aurora :-). We never tired of our view of the birch forest around "our house". We dropped in to Creamer's Field Migratory Wildlife Refuge. A real ice house! In Fairb...
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Just Our Nature: Fading Light and Active Clouds (May 25, 2015)
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Mike and Susans adventures in travel, photography, birdwatching and life. Fading Light and Active Clouds (May 25, 2015). As the light began to fade today, Susan said, as she often does, "you should take a picture of that.". She is usually right, so I did. :-). Here are a few pictures taken as the light faded on the mountains around our house. Detail of the rocks and trees to the southeast. Rocks and trees to the east. Detail of some formations to the south. Monday, May 25, 2015. Our Birding Life List.
