Gandalf, our 8 year-old male Weimaraner ; Flower, our 6 year-old female Weimaraner and I took about an hour hike on a nearby mountain trail yesterday during a late lunch break from the office. With an impending winter storm heading into Colorado with the potential of throwing a powerful punch, I decided I […]

Spring like all the seasons has special meaning to all of us. It’s  a time of intent. New beginnings, rebirths and regeneration. The initiation of a new cycle. And it too, has it’s smells and sounds. One event in particular defines spring for me. Like they have for centuries, the majestic Sandhill and Whooping cranes, […]

I have been diligently monitoring the higher altitude weather patterns , reading wildlife reports and checking with locals to see if the bears have been coming out of hibernation. There  have been no confirmed reports of activity in our  area though certain regions of the state have definitely seen bruin movement recently. With an armory […]

Living near the Upper Bear Creak drainage from our closest fourteen thousand foot peak  Mount Evans provides a remarkable view into the lives and habits of a lot of wildlife. It’s not unusual in this montane environment  to see unique animal movement and behavior this time of year at 8000 feet. Many of the migrating […]

Yesterday’s first big winter storm of the season brought a lot of critters out of the forest to forage for food. I noticed a small cluster of mule deer rooting near the house close to  one of our large sliding glass doors. Out of curiosity I decided to lay down near the window and wait patiently to […]

    Always grateful and thankful for many things this holiday. I am very thankful for all those turkeys that make the ultimate sacrifice for Americans and for all Americans that  pay tribute to Meleagris gallopavo.      

I recently completed a project at the United States Air Force Academy for ESPN. My day brought fond memories of earlier visits to one of the finest institutions in America. I began visiting the U.S. Air Force Academy when I was a boy. My grandfather Bakke was an athletic trainer at the University of Wisconsin […]