Doug’s Blog
Getting to know you
I know most of the mountains in my local area by name, and I've climbed at least two dozen of them, some several times. I like it when one of my kids ask me, "Hey, dad, what's the name of that mountain?" and I can tell them! It's not because I googled it, or because I...
Watercolor Skies
"Watercolor Skies" Actually, it IS water - zoom in! (My artist wife informs me that it looks more like oil than watercolor, you decide.)Wolf Creek, Colorado
Look Deeper
"You must be willing to overlook the obvious to see the castle before you!" ~DGR The Castles (distant)Ohio Creek Valley, ColoradoThe Castles are fabulous rock monoliths at the head of the Ohio Creek Valley. They are best viewed from Ohio Pass, but remain visible much...
Whoo Doo
"Nowww whooo doo (whooooo)Whooo doo yoou think you're fooooling?" (apologies to the great Paul Simon for the misuse of his lyrics!)Great Horned Owl, Elko, NevadaPersonal Note: I took this owl photo at Jim and Holly Gregory's home in Elko, Nevada. There were actually...
Wither it goest
When you can’t figure out where it’s all coming from, or where its going, that might be the best time just to sit down and enjoy the moment!Monte Cristo Creek, Colorado
Do it with friends
Sometimes we lead, sometimes we follow. Sometimes its just nice to be able do the rocky parts with friends.Young Mountain Goats, Colorado
See it through
"SEE IT THROUGH with clarity, creativity and confidence!" Anthracite Range (West Elk Mountains), Colorado
Find your happy place
Set stakes around your own happiness. Mark a territory that allows you to stretch, breathe, worship, and live out on your terms. Call it yours. Make it home.Gore Range, Colorado
More that meets the eye
“… haste can do nothing with these hills. I knew when I had looked for a long time that I had hardly begun to see.”~ Nan Shepherd White River National Forest, Colorado
Present and accounted for
"Let your presence be known. Let your absence be felt."~Beesaudat Bull Elk, Colorado
Tectonic Layers of Life
"The tectonic layers of our lives rest so tightly one on top of the other that we always come up against earlier events in later ones, not as matter that has been fully formed and pushed aside, but absolutely present and alive."-- Bernhard Schlink South Park, taken...
Meet me there
"Meet me down by the river, under the shade of the old pine. We'll dip our feet and talk about adventures in our minds as we bask in soft breezes from butterfly wings…" ~DGR Lower Cataract, Colorado