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Monthly Archives: August 2001
The Sound of a Pin Drop
Today I got to visit a local Sprint Internet Center being built in Denver. My host was Lisa, a Sprint engineer from Washington, DC. Lisa is very smart. She gets to travel all over the country, wiring cities up for … Continue reading
A Visit to Red Rocks
Finally, a place in the mountains with lots of rocks where I could stretch out and sun myself! It’s almost like a visit home! Red Rocks is a large amphitheater on the side of a mountain. It faces east from … Continue reading
A Day with the Broncos
Today we went looking for Broncos (whatever those are — I never saw any in the mountains) at Invesco Field at Mile High. The human folks I was with were excited to visit their new stadium. It was rather loud … Continue reading
Her Majesty, the Queen
It takes connections to hang out with presidents and royalty. Tonight I got to travel to Boulder to see Queen Margaret. She was in Boulder with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. I thought that she’d talk to me or at least … Continue reading
The Colorado State Capitol
There turns out to be some mystique to making rules a mile above sea level! After seeing President Bush, I decided to take a peek at how the government worked down here. Up in the mountains marmots all did their … Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado, Colorado State Capitol, Denver, foot, George Bush, Mile High City, politics, sea level
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The President of the United States
How lucky can a marmot get? Not two days off the mountain and I got to meet George Bush, the President of the United States! Two days after coming to live in what people call “the civilized world” I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta Braves, baseball, Colorado Rockies, Coors Field, George Bush
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The First Big Trip
My first big trip came just a day after I left the mountains. My friends were meeting an old naval buddy, Roger, who was ‘blowing’ through town (although I didn’t notice a significant change in the weather). Roger came with … Continue reading
The Gateway to the Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park is a popular summer resort town in north central Colorado, located in the southern end of Larimer County, at an elevation of 7,522 feet above sea level. The population of 5,400 people (2000 census) hosts in excess of … Continue reading
All About Marmots
The yellow-bellied marmot is the largest member of the ground squirrel family. They are common in the western North America, primarily in mountainous areas. Marmots engage in a daily cycle of foraging, sunning, grooming and sleeping. Yellow-bellied marmots live in … Continue reading
Marmot Beginnings
As I sit at the computer, my furry paws racing across the keyboard, I have to consider the puzzlement of the reader as they contemplate reading a blog written by a marmot. Most people don’t even know what a marmot … Continue reading