This is now our front yard because we have relocated to the Chihuahuan desert ....a town called Roswell, New Mexico . Yep, aliens and yucca....

 I have been lamenting that there is not a good app for Android phones to use LibreOffice. LibreOffice has been my productivity suite of cho...

Ever play 20 Questions? The classic first question is "Is if plant, animal, or mineral?"  In my youth, biology courses were mostly...

 "Hiatus". It comes from a Latin word ("hiatus") meaning opening and the root of that is "hīo" meaning "t...

  This is the first mile marker that I saw on this hike. These posts have been my constant companions throughout the hikes from the confluen...

  I've mentioned this keystone species before. Beaver dams are common along Cherry Creek. I haven't seen one on the hike but I'v...

 The seasons, they are a changin'. I walked through my first cloud of midges of the year. Maybe there will be some wildflowers soon, but...

  My last hike up Cherry Creek ended at Nine Mile Station. This one began at Dayton Street Station. There is a trail that connects the two b...