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 […]

I love this time of year in Evergreen.With temperatures in the low 80’s, the threat of snow is gone for darn near ninety days. And after 10 days of rain from a Gulf of Mexico monsoonal flow, the mountain meadows are a deep rich green, the wildflowers are bursting with vibrant colors and even the […]

When you live in the mountains or the country  like I do, regular hikes are fun, good for the health and something we look forward to most days. When you are owners of two zany Weimeraners it’s  a requisite. And trust me they remind you constantly. I just finished up a hike yesterday and had […]

I am not positive but I think fall might be just around the corner. Or at least one of our local bears thinks so. When I went out about 5:45 this morning to disperse the various bird feeders that adorn the property, twelve to be exact, there seemed to be a cooler feel to the […]