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Brimmers Point
Guernsey State Park, Wyoming, April 2025 The above panorama picture was taken by John at the very top of the bluff. The placard below the steps to the top talked about annually driving a car off and into the reservoir. It’s no longer done but wow what a fall. I wonder how much area had…
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Greenway St. Vrain Trail
Longmont, CO, April 2025 The St. Vrain river passes through Longmont, CO, and there is a bike trail that runs along part of the river (and tributaries). When completed, the trail should run from Greenway to St. Vrain State Park, but it stops about 3 miles short. From reading the sign, we learned that the…
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Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park, CO, April 2025 Rocky Mountain National Park is about 35 miles west of Longmont, CO. (Longmont is about 40 miles north of Denver.) Due to the winding roads, the drive to the park takes about an hour from Longmont. Some of the views on the drive were stunning. To get to the eastern…
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Butterfield Hiking Trail
Cedar Bluff State Park, KS, April 2025 The trail was in the south are of the reservoir and trailhead was right next to the Park Office on the other side of Pa’s Pond which is a youth and disabled stocked fishing pond. The trail has multiple stopping points with details about the reservoir, plants, and…
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Agave Ridge Nature Trail
Cedar Bluff State Park, KS, April 2025 Agave Ridge Nature Trail has a 1 mile loop and a longer 5.4 mile loop that includes the 1 mile loop. (FYI, the pamphlet pdfs will probably try to download.) Here is a pdf version of the pamphlet for the hiking trail. While looking for that, I found…
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Washita NWR: Centennial Trail
Washita National Wildlife Refuge, OK, March 2025 The state park and campgrounds are on the south eastern edge of Foss lake, and Washita National Wildlife Refuge is on the north western edge of Foss Lake. We had to go to Washita NWR because they have a cancel stamp for the national parks book. Sadly, the…
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On the Right Tracks …
Foss State Park, OK, March 2025 Foss State Park has a lot of red clay, so many of the animal tracks are pretty clearly captured in the red soil. After looking through animal track identification pages, this is probably a raccoon track. Those should be the two fore feet of a raccoon. We saw many…
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Turkey Mountain
Tulsa, OK, November 2024 It was a nice day and we needed some sun, so we went to Turkey Mountain to hike a few miles. Turkey Mountain is an Urban Wilderness setup on the west side of Tulsa for hiking and mountain biking. It is part of the River Parks system; the home page is…
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Proof of Ancient Aliens at Devil’s Den, AR
West Fork, AR, November 2024 Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas is a hotbed of UFO sightings. Here we can see where the ancient aliens carved glyphs into the rocks of Devil’s Den. I can only assume that they carry the same deep meaningful sentiments as human graffiti. Things like: On a more serious note,…
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Huh, I wonder if this was the first Capsule Hotel?
West Fork, AR, November 2024 This natural formation on the Devil’s Den hiking trail has an irregular, but striking resemblance to a Japanese Capsule Hotel. I guess that cave in the upper left is the deluxe capsule room? Capsule hotels are not unique to Japan, but Japan is probably best known for them. They tend…