NEW RELEASE! Best Hikes Colorado Springs is on the Shelf
Today, November 2, marks the official release of the new 2nd edition of my book BEST HIKES COLORADO SPRINGS! It's a gorgeous...
Journalism Gives a View into Other Lives Like Rancher Tom Lasater
've spent most of my adult life telling stories with words and images, except for a few misspent years hauling bricks, mixing mortar...
1876 & 2005: Helen Hunt Jackson and I Name The Whale in Red Rock Canyon
Red Rock Canyon Open Space, a 1,474-acre open space parkland on the western edge of Colorado Springs, opened to the public in November...
Time Traveling to the World's Largest Dinosaur Trackway
esterday, my daughter Aubrey and I went way, way, way back through the wilderness of time, actually to 150,439,697 years ago when I was...
NEW BOOK! Best Hikes Albuquerque Now Available from Falcon Guides
I'm pleased to announce the release of my newest book BEST HIKES ALBUQUERQUE on October 12 2020 by FalconGuides! The book details 37...
What is the Oldest Photo of the Garden of the Gods?
I’ve been working on a modern version of a book about Colorado that was published in 1877 (more to come of that at a future date), so...
NEW COLORADO PARK! Sandstone Ranch Open Space
I spent today roaming around Sandstone Ranch Open Space, a 2,038-acre nature preserve between Palmer Lake and...
Support Climbing Magazines and Publishers During the Pandemic
I received my new issue of Alpinist 71 today and flipped it open to page 3. On that full-page are the photos and names of 56 contributors...
Losing Colorado's Heritage to Time and Vandals
One of the most disheartening things in this modern age is the disappearance of so much of Colorado's old heritage. I've tramped...
Little Church on the Colorado Prairie
Two historic Orthodox churches rise from the shortgrass prairie in eastern Colorado five miles north of Calhan. The humble churches...