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  • Thornton Community Band

    I’m a clarinetist in the Thornton Community Band. I had fun shooting some promo photos of our band before our last concert at Scott Carpenter Park in Thornton. For one of the pieces, we played Dixieland Funeral which featured a Dixieland band. Thanks to all who participated and to our fans who came out to watch. It was a fun night in the park. Come watch us play at our next concert as we kick off Fourth of July festivities at Scott Carpenter Park on July 4th.

  • Rainy Day Flowers

    Memorial Day weekend was a washout in Colorado this year. It was rainy and gray all three days. I haven’t seen a holiday weekend this gloomy since I left Connecticut in 1992. But the drizzle and light rain did provide some great conditions to photograph flowers. I photographed some flowers in my backyard and then headed to the Denver Botanical Garden. It was peak bloom for iris and many peonies so there was no shortage of subjects to point my camera at. I used mainly my Laowa 2x 100 mm macro lens and my Sony a7rV camera. Enjoy!

  • Colorado Fall Color 2024

    I drove through southern Colorado and witnessed an explosion of color this year.

  • Odessa Lake Trail

    Odessa Lake Trail

    This week I hiked to Odessa Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, a place I’d never been before. The hike starts at the Bear Lake trailhead, passing Lake Helene, and ending up at Odessa Lake. It is a beautiful but challenging 8 mile RT hike.

    The first part of the trail follows Bear Lake and then quickly veers uphill after .2 of a mile. The trail climbs above Bear Lake and then veers sharply to the left. The lake is 3.6 miles from this point. For the next .5 mile, the trail heads steeply uphill through the pine forest. At this point, another trail junction makes a sharp left (toward the summit of Flattop Mountain). Ignore this junction and continue heading straight. The trail continues to climb. Soon, you will pass a clearing where views of the Mummy Range open up to the north. You will come to a large boulder field and avalanche chute that provides more open views.

    The trees begin to thin at this point and views of the mountains to the west appear. The trail through this section is quite easy. The grade is only a gentle uphill slope. As views of the mountains open up, the trail makes a hard right turn. At this point (around mile 3.5), a small social trail to the left is visible. Take this trail and after .2 mile, Lake Helene awaits. It is willow choked around the shore but a few spots are accessible. Follow the indistinct social trail to the left and visit some of the open spots along the lake. Lake Helene is quite shallow so the reflections are amazing here.

    After rejoining the main trail, continue heading north on the trail if you want to visit Lake Odessa. Here’s the bad news–the trail descends quite steeply about 600-800 feet to reach the lake. This means you will have to climb this steep and rocky slope on the return unless you through-hike to the Fern Lake trailhead and catch the shuttle back to Bear lake (this adds about 1-1.5 miles to the total hike). Odessa Lake is visible in a couple of spots as you descend. The trail passes the lake before backtracking to the shoreline.

    Enjoy lunch at the lake! You will need to recharge your batteries before the steep uphill climb back to Lake Helene. This part of the trail took me about 45 minutes. Once you reach this spot, however, it all downhill from here. The entire hike takes about 5-5.5 hours.

  • Havasu Falls

    Havasu Falls

    I finally got a chance to hike to a place I’ve been meaning to get to for the past twenty years-Havasu Falls in Arizona. In recent years, the falls has become an incredibly popular destination, and as a result, requires winning a permit through an on-line lottery application. The Havasupai Indian tribe that runs the lottery has also raised the price of the stay significantly in the past decade to $455 for the three-night stay (by comparison, the same three-night trip would have cost $94 in 2014). But the hassle and cost is worth it. Havasu Falls is one of the most incredible waterfalls I’ve seen, looking completely out of place in the desert canyon it’s located in.

    The trek is epic requiring a 10 mile hike in near the Grand Canyon. The Hulapai Hilltop trail starts atop a large canyon rim. You lose 2400 feet in elevation, much of it over the first mile (yes, your calves are going to feel it). The next part of the hike meanders along a wash through a deep canyon. The canyon is very pretty in parts as the sandstone walls are adorned in desert varnish. At about mile 6, the trail flattens out as the canyon opens up. Shortly, you will cross a bridge over the creek. The environment becomes more riparian and there are many cottonwoods along this stretch. Soon, the village of Supai comes into view. This is part of the Indian reservation so there are strict rules against photography in this part of the hike. The village contains a couple of places to stop for fry bread. I recommend the sweet variety coated in powdered sugar and honey (mine also came with fresh strawberries). Once through the village the trail continues to descend toward Havasu Falls. About a mile from the campground, you will come to Navajo Falls. The creek is very wide here making for a quite pretty waterfall. After rounding a curve (fenced off due to erosion), the trail finally makes it way to the top of Havasu Falls. The noise is thunderous as the creek plummets 70 feet below. Given the presence of calcium limestone, the pool is an iridescent turquoise color. You feel like you’ve been transported to the Caribbean.

    After a dip in the falls, it’s time to find a camp site. There are a number of them scattered throughout the mile-long course of the campground. There are many several sites along the creek itself as well as a number back in the cottonwoods. Amazingly, each site has its own picnic table. The campground ends at Mooney Falls another beautiful waterfall. The descent to Mooney is not for the faint of heart, however. You have to take two sets of rocks stairs through the limestone cliff and then climb backwards down rock stairs cut into the sheer face of the cliff. It’s about 100 foot drop over the edge. Most people are able to do this part of the trail but given my fear of heights, I passed. The trail continues about 2 more miles to a set of large limestone pour overs known as Beaver Falls that apparently make great swimming holes.

    The highlight of the trek of course is Havasu Falls. There are a number of deep pools below the falls that make for great swimming. In the afternoon, this area gets quite crowded. There are a lot of people that have made the trek with you. This is probably due to the fact that hikers can reserve pack horses (for $400) to carry their gear. While this opens the trail to a greater number of people, it does make it seem a little less natural and unspoiled at times. Thankfully, the large campground seems to support the large number of people. I never felt like things were overcrowded.

    After dinner, stargazing is the thing to do here. Be aware, it is too hot in summer to put the rain fly on. The views of the stars was amazing. You are 90 miles from Seligman and 135 miles from Kingman. There is no hint of light pollution here. Given the new moon, the view of the Milky Way way incredible once the clouds cleared.

    While the weather is nice in June, I have to say the heat was intense. It was 104 in the campground and 113 in Las Vegas the day after my trip. But curling up near Havasu Falls to read a book is a great way to pass the afternoon. Due to the heat, I woke up at 4 am to hike out. The 10 mile return hike is almost all up hill and took me 6.5 hours to complete. It was 94 degrees at the Hilltop summit parking lot when I returned to the car at 11 am. Uggh. Bring lots of water for this adventure. You will need it.

    To reach the trailhead, you have to drive 135 miles from Kingman Arizona or 90 miles from Seligman. The closest motel is the Grand Canyon Caverns Inn where you must check in. It is about 5 miles east of the turn for Indian Route 18 located on Route 66. You can also stay in Selgiman about another 25 miles east. The reward here is Lilo’s Diner, a quality restaurant. Flights from either Las Vegas or Phoenix are the closest major airports located 3.5 to 4 hours away.

  • CU ASU Basketball 2024

    Colorado men’s basketball team returned home from a rough road trip by taking on the Arizona State Sun Devils Thursday night at the Coors Events Center. The Buffs got off to a hot start, racing out to a 12-0 and 21-3 lead to begin the first half. While ASU cut the lead down to 4 toward the end of the first half they, could never get over the hump and the Buffs rolled to a 72-60 victory.

  • CU Nebraska Football 2023

    CU Nebraska Football 2023

    Colorado proved Saturday that its week one win over TCU was no fluke as it easily beat Nebraska 36-14 in its home opener. Shedeur Sanders proved why he is a legitimate Heisman candidate. He shrugged off a slow start to throw for 393 yards and 2 TDs. His most impressive play did not count. e scrambled for several seconds before finding an open receiver for a two point conversion. Unfortunately, the play was overturned on replay as the ball just hit the ground. But no matter. The Buffs had the game in hand.

  • USC Colorado Basketball 2023

    Colorado played lackluster defense for much of the night and got thumped by USC 84-65 last night in Boulder. Boogie Ellis dominated for the Trojans, scoring at will against the Buffaloes. He had 21 points. KJ Simpson led the way for Colorado with 18.

  • Washington Colorado Basketball 2023

    The Washington Huskies came into the Coors Events Center and clipped the Buffaloes, 75-72. CU had a bad combination of poor perimeter defense and cold outside shooting that eventually did them in. A turnover with a couple seconds left and a chance to tie ended their night on a sour note.

  • CU Utah Football 2022

    Utah handily beat Colorado 63-21 to mercifully end Colorado’s season Saturday. The Buffs won only once in a 1-11 campaign that featured a coaching change mid-season. Chants of “We Want Deion!” echoed throughout Folsom Field in reference to the report that Deion Sanders had been offered the Buffs’ coaching job earlier in the week. I’m guessing Sanders didn’t see much he liked if the game was intended as a recruiting pitch for the school. Colorado started its fourth quarterback on the season, Maddox Kopp, but the results weren’t any better. The Buffs struggled to gain a first down in the first half before finally putting two meaningless touchdowns on the board at the end of the game to make the final score look less lopsided. Let’s hope whoever the next coach is can recruit better players who won’t enter the transfer portal the first chance they get.

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