javelina hike
to a cactus-filled Thumb Butte
to start the morning
a Whiskey Row lunch
Watson Lake under blue skies
for the afternoon
my daughter’s new friends
soon to be her new roommates:
a perfect evening
Morning, Noon, and Night in Prescott
hiking
Hold Up the Sky
your bucket list waits
for a ‘delicate’ sunset,
a breathtaking arch
your children await
at the top of a boulder
with the perfect view
a lifetime awaits
at the end of vacation
yet memories last
Camp Moves
a rainy weekend
yet with my loving daughter
nothing was flooded
Trail Happy
my adventurer
who poops out for the ride home
so cute either way
Life’s a Butte
after rocky start
we’ll have a rocky finish
with these pretty views
Classic Colorado
fall aspens: golden
it’s worth the annual drive
and finding our path
Swim
always find water.
brings relief to a hot hike
or just a hot day.
Sparkle
i will hike alone
well my puppy comes, of course
we seek alpine lakes
yet i must admit
this elevation gain kills
forty-something legs
but when the lake shines
on my ever-happy pup
it is so worth it
Still the One (Twenty-two Years)
you can’t get this far
without climbing some mountains
oh, but the aspens.
Home Again
zucchinis have popped
my three-year-old magnet proves
that i have foresight
(go where your heart calls,
where those images beckon.
stand in waterfalls)
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