{"id":3457,"date":"2012-08-13T00:49:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T00:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2012\/08\/13\/a-day-at-the-roxborough"},"modified":"2017-10-02T05:42:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T11:42:05","slug":"a-day-at-the-roxborough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=3457","title":{"rendered":"a day at the Roxborough"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
“a brontosaurus”<\/i>
\n“and that one there?”<\/i>
\n“a whole row of planes…”<\/i>
\nA simple conversation between a boy and his father, describing the rock formations in front of us as we looked over Roxborough State Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/div>\n

The pristine park nestled just outside the metro area of Denver, Colorado, was my first stop for the weekend. I was ready for a day of hiking and exploring. I as arrived, three young bucks bounded in front of me, seemingly unaware of my presence. With water bottle full and nerves steadied for the full possibility of rattlers, away I went.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n

Serenity embraces me, solitude comforts my tired shoulders. Gigantic rock formations look over my small frame in the vastness, like guardians of an ancient world here to keep me safe.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n

With the passing morning, temperatures rise. I decide to head to cooler climates, and venture up the six mile Carpenter trail.Signs warn of cougars and black bear, but I only encounter deer rustling in the brush, and hawks circling overhead for a meal. I stop to listen to grasshoppers working in the fields, a bee loudly humming it’s tune.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n

I make it to the peak, and lay in the dirt, cloudbursting different shapes whilst soaking in the sun and enjoying the cool breeze.
\nComing back down, I see a bumblebee making love to a sunflower. The image I capture warms this heart…<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/div>\n

and sets the perfect frame of mind for things to come…<\/p><\/div>\n