Mr Estes Park

The beautiful thing about living in the Rocky Mountains is every day is very special in it's very own way. It doesn't matter if you are rich or poor the view is the same and can be appreciated by both.  It's not only the sunrises, the sunsets, the trees, the mountains, but the abundant wildlife t...

We've been waiting, and finally the new babies are starting to hit the ground.  This is one of the first of the season.  The mothers get a little protective so it is wise to stay out of the way and use a telephoto lens.  The 9 hole golf course has to close several holes due to the elk calving eve...

The Estes Park Jazz Festival is celebrating it's 20th year of bring famous Jazz artists to Estes Park, Colorado.  Such artists as Ellyn Rucker, Don Braden, Angela Hagenbach, Benny Golson, The Brubeck Brothers, Les McCann to name a few. This year's artists that were featured were Max Wagner and hi...

Many of you have probably seen the movie "Ghost Busters" and I'm sure have watched the paranormal shows on television.  There is a lot of paranormal activity at the famous Historic Stanley in Estes Park although I have never personally experienced anything.  The weather and the hotel cooperated f...

PARK THEATER OPENS FOR THE SEASON The Park Theater tauted as the oldest movie theater in the country still in operation was not quite ready for it's Friday opening on Thursday when I took these photo's.  We received 16 inches of snow on Wednesday, and another six on Thursday.  You can see that th...

Waking up to sixteen inches of fresh snow yesterday, and another six inches this morning doesn't make it feel like May.  I think you can see the disgusted look on this hummingbirds face. HUMMINGBIRD IN THE SNOW You can tell that these little guys aren't excited about the snow either.  I had to t...

Am I confused?   Well, Kim Coffee thinks I am.  I was thinking about getting my Christmas Tree and my ski's back out.  Kim says that she's putting her snow tires back on.  DOWNTOWN ESTES PARK IN FRESH SNOW We received sixteen inches of new snow, and it is supposed to start snowing again today aro...

One thing about living in the mountains is that you also get to live with the wildlife.  My last post talked about the Coyote that was licking it's chops over the dogs we were watching.  It's a little early for the bears as we are still getting snow.  Our area however does have an increasing cat ...

When you live in the mountains you learn to watch out for critters that might think your cat or dog would just be a snack. We saw this Coyote strolling by as we were puppy watching this afternoon.  You have to keep an eye on the natural preditiors while loving your pets.