August 20, 2019: Level Achieved: Spotting all of the Big Five These sighting span all of my trips to the Caldera. Moose: 1989 Thirty years ago, this summer, the Moore’s had an adventure across the country. Epic, and I refer to it often. It was a pivotal trip, three weeks packed into the 1980’s, light blue Chrysler New Yorker, it talked (“A door is ajar.” No, a door is a door.). There are snapshots I remember, and stories that my…
I can’t believe that in one week it will be time to move on; and I can’t believe how three months flew by, but I should be used to it at this point. In my post from February, I mentioned that I was a Resident Volunteer. I’ve been working at Cherry Creek State Park since the beginning of January in the Campground Office. In exchange for parking and utilities, I help with reservations and retail sales for 32 hours a…
(… Sorry for the delay in getting this up. Half of it didn’t save, so I was dragging my feet for rewriting.) I’ll first off state that on this trip I think I tasted a drop of the midnight sun. (A teensy drop, and I may be hooked). I headed to Montana for the Fourth of July. A little business and pleasure, if you will. A few months back, I was talking to a friend and mentor about long (……