Welcoming the Elk

A bull elk strolls through his kingdom–the town of Estes Park. September is a special month for me.  For one, it’s the lazy-golden Indian summer month, when the sun is warm but the breeze is cool, and the birds are beginning to exchange their bright summer...

Dark Sky

Starry night at Vail Ski Resort in Vail, Colorado “If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown!  But every night come out...

Trapped in a Puddle

It was a scorching summer day—the kind for which Arkansas is famous.  The weather was so oppressive that I could almost see the waves of heat rising from the ground.  Humidity fogged the air, and even the faint breeze felt lukewarm at...

In Love with LeConte

On top of LeConte! It was downright chilly that day, especially as high in the mountains as I was.  Yet as I clambered out of our two-door Jeep, not even the frosty air could dampen my spirits.  I was wearing a new pair of hiking boots—a charcoal black L.L....

Flowers in the Ditch

I’m grateful for more reasons than I can count to be living in a rural area.  But one of the most wonderful benefits is the fact that just half a mile from my house is the intersection for one of the few old-fashioned country roads...