Doug’s Blog
GOLD!!
The secret to life is knowing where the true gold is… San Juan MountainsColorado
A Blip is a Lifetime
Long Draw RdTrap LakeRoosevelt National ForestLong Draw Reservoir, Rocky Mountain National ParkOne year ago Colorado was battling the worst forest fire event in its history when the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires merged, consuming 400,000 acres. This is the...
Free to Live
I doubt if gorgeous creatures know how gorgeous they are. They are probably not like humans that seem to get their self-esteem through interacting with other humans. It’s enough for this hawk (Red-tailed, I believe) to simply live his life fulfilling it’s purpose. It...
Ray of Light
Just one brief ray of light is all I need and suddenly a photo appears. How ever fleeting it might have been, I’ve captured it forever. North Fork White River, Colorado
We’ll Cross That Bridge
There are no guarantees what we’ll find around the bend. but the future looks bright as long as we are walking together. Should we encounter difficulty, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it, and know we have what it takes to go on. Ohio Creek Valley, Colorado
Love Is
"We love the things we love for what they are." ~Robert Frost White-tailed Deer, ColoradoLove does not comprehend limitations imposed by outside forces and therefore does not know to obey their restraints. Love does not recognize such superfluous concepts as age,...
Prize of Life
“Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.” ~Khalil Gibran Great Blue Heron, St Vrain River, ColoradoNice catch! The labor of this Great Blue Heron paid off well with a nice-sized lunch, a...
Law of the Heart
“For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.” ~Apostle Paul (Galatians 3:21) Telluride, ColoradoRighteousness does not come to a nation through its laws or its courts. Rules only result in temporary subjugation, as...
Ascend Above
Somewhere between the bottom and the top I became aware that it was not the mountain I was climbing. I was there to satisfy the driving desire to ascend above myself. Mount Chapin, Colorado
Textures of Winter
"I think of you.Sometimes.In the way that one might think of the summer sunshineOn a winter night…”~ Sreesha Divakaran, Those Imperfect Strokes Wyoming
Darkness is as Light
“Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide...
Savor the Pleasure
“The mountain has left me feeling renewed, more content and positive than I’ve been for weeks, as if something has been given back after a long absence, as if my eyes have opened once again. For this time at least, I’ve let myself be rooted in the unshakable sanity of...