Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Lest I paint too sunny a picture...

So. You've seen mountain vistas. Trailblazing kids on a winding path. Pristine mountain lakes. 
Presenting: The "Other" Colorado. (all in good fun, and in the interest of full disclosure...)

Rocky Mountain National Park is only about an hour away, but for a hike in our town, here's about what you'd see. Though our actual town has abundant and beautiful trees, the natural areas are a bit, um, barren? (Though I'm coming to see them as beautiful in their own right...)








Sign posted about every 0.5 miles on a nearby paved trail. Dog was sorely disappointed.
















I noticed this sign just after we had spotted prairie dog town and Meg was scampering over for a closer look -- Off. The. Path. (Have I mentioned that I majored in microbiology in college?)














The Campaign Trail. (Posted for my good-natured democratic friends. If you are having a grumpy day, please disregard this political jab.) 

Was that P.C.?







1 comment:

Jaynie said...

That third trail is REALLY scary. I'll take Yersinia pestis and Crotalus spp. anyday over that...