Hiking, day 26: Rabbit Mountain

The trails are starting to dry out - and one of the first to always reopen is Rabbit Mountain in Lyons, CO.

Hiking, day 25: Hiking for Beer

While we're practicing social distancing, we're still trying to safely support our local businesses. Since today normally would have been our weekly cigar night at one of our favorite local breweries, I decided to walk there and back (as we usually do), but this time with the goal of fitting as many crowlers and bottles in my backpack for the return home.

A view of the Callahan House, one of the large historic houses in West Side Longmont.

A view of the Greenway, still under reconstruction after the floods a few years ago.

Beers!

Hiking, day 24: Kanemoto Park

Since the snow, most of the trails have been closed until they can dry out. So today, I headed over to a part of the Longmont Greenway that I haven't checked out until today. Today's choice was intentional: we were supposed to be flying to Kyoto today, but our trip had to be postponed due to the current health crisis. I'm especially bummed because while 2019 was a rather slow year for traveling for me (and this blog), 2020 had been promising to be much better: Japan, Hawaii, and Australia. At this point, it's looking more and more unlikely that any of these trips will happen...but we can always hope.

Kanemoto Park is named after Japanese family that was historically influential to the city of Longmont. They commissioned this Tower of Compassion for all to enjoy. Each level represents The Meaning of Compassion: Love, Empathy, Understanding, Gratitude of All Things, and Giving Selflessly of Oneself.

One of the small waterfalls along the Greenway.

Hiking, day 23: Before the Snow

In Colorado, we're accustomed to some crazy weather & temperature fluctuations. Today is absolutely beautiful, but we're expecting a couple of inches of snow tomorrow. So here are some photos from the Bitterbrush Trail at Hall Ranch in Lyons, CO.

I'm always amazed to see how much cactus there is in this tiny, different ecosystem in this particular valley.

Hiking, day 22: Antelope Trail

Well, the times are changing, aren't they? With the spread of COVID-19, I'll be out of work for awhile. So, not only will you'll get a reprieve of my place-holder Plaza photos from the "office hikes," you'll get more regular views from my actual hiking trips around the area. If you're stuck inside and not able to enjoy nature in your area, I hope you enjoy my trips out. To start this new normal, I headed out to my favorite area trail, Antelope Trail at Hall Ranch.

Hiking, day 20: The Plaza

Trying to change up my views of my work-day hikes around the Plaza!

Hiking, day 19: The Greenway

A shot from our mostly-weekly trek to Grossen Bart Brewery for cigar night. Here's a view of the Greenway as we're crossing over the bridge.