Don't Call Me Ishmael

Colorado transplant blogging on whatever comes to mind, but mostly travel, books, music and musings. Enjoy

Friday, August 15, 2025

Summer of Springs: Pikes Peak sunrise

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The stop at Santa’s Workshop came faster than I expected. I passed a dozen Cascade businesses I didn’t know existed and one trash can clearl...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Summer of Springs: Meet the Beetles

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All these insects died long before any of us were born.  Herkimer - they named the giant ceramic rhinoceros beetle Herkimer.  I passed the u...
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Godspeed Barry

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This week, I found myself back in a community theater in spring 1998.   After three hours of Elizabethan dialogue, it was hard to forget the...
Monday, July 28, 2025

Three years of Van and George

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Teaming only for food Every day, I wish they got along. Their time in a cat sanctuary room left me hopeful they would.  But that center did...
Saturday, June 28, 2025

A never-dull drive

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You can get back to Colorado Springs in just five hours taking the interstate. But every chance I get, I opt for U.S. 50. The drive takes an...
Friday, June 27, 2025

A night along the Colorado, below the cliffs

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Campsite looking south. Campsite looking north. Rio Colorado in DeBeque Canyon. I coasted into the Grand Valley. Despite wanting to set up m...
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