Colorado

A classic and almost timeless scene from the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

   Out in the middle of nowhere is the Four Corners Monument. This is the only location in the United States where four states, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, meet in a single spot. Thus, visitors can stand in four states at one...

  It had been a number of years since I'd seen a Checker cab.  The last place I expected to find one was in the small mountain town of Leadville, Colorado.  Leadville is situated over 10,000 ft above sea level, the town having morphed...

This week has seen a number of airlines announcing new service and expanded capacity on routes foreign and domestic. Some of the notable: American will add a new city to its route network, with flights starting March 3 to Merida, the largest city on...

    These beautiful mountains, part of the Colorado Rockies, are the Maroon Bells which are located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, near Aspen.  They're among the most photographed peaks in Colorado -- and among the most...

  William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American scout, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Clair, a small town in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he grew up for...

    Many of you remember folksy singer, Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr ,  better known by his stage name,  John Denver .  John was a talented and very successful singer, songwriter and actor who made his home in Aspen,...

  I genuinely admire clever and creative people.  When I see what some artists craft with junk metal, my own imagination (and talent) seems to be so very limited.     I like to visit and stroll through the small Colorado town of...

    Those of us who live near the mountains are very familiar with quaking aspens.  These trees have characteristic white bark and green leaves in the summer  (that shimmer in the wind, hence "quaking").  The leaves turn a...

The small town of Aspen is a beautiful, if somewhat unusual, place to visit.  The gorgeous mountain setting is something you'd never tire of, but the town is quirky.  It's a blend of hippy, cowboy, the frontier, and recently a lot of...

  Throughout the years I have noticed that many of my favorite recording artists have performed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, which is located in Red Rocks Park (part of the Denver Mountain Parks system) near Morrison, Colorado, 15 miles west of...

  My son is a doctoral student in physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, so I've had the opportunity to visit this small college city several times recently.  Last year we attended the lively Boulder Farmers' Market on Saturday,...