Wonderful Anniversary, Birthday, Sales Trip

We headed west. Stayed in Colorado Springs for a couple of days. Rode the cog railway to the almost-top of Pike's Peak. Snow and wind gusts kept us from reaching the top. Went to the Garden of the Gods. Visited the Air Force Academy. Then we headed off to Wyoming. Found a dinosaur center before we headed to Yellowstone.

Spent two days going through Yellowstone. What am amazing place! So much varied geology and ecology. Saw bears and bison and elk oh my! And pronghorn and geysers and so much more! Discovered a bear and wolf rehab/discovery center in West Yellowstone.

After "vending" at the Western Field Ornithologists Conference in Billings, we headed down to Devil's Tower before we got serious about getting home. While traveling we celebrated Terrie's birthday and our 14th wedding anniversary. Terrific time!

The owner of The Front Range Birding Company of Littleton, CO, saw our feeders at the WFO Conference and took some home to put in his store! Stop by and see them if you are in the Littleton area.

While we were away, our neighbor kept up with the hummingbird and oriole feeders for us. He obviously did a good job, because we still have lots of hummers and orioles hanging around. Now we can look forward to the Hummingbird Festival in Sedona, AZ.

Hummingbird fact for today: Some hummingbirds are so small, they have been known to be caught by dragonflies and praying mantis, trapped in spider’s webs, snatched by frogs and stuck on thistles.