Tag: Kopje Creek Cabin

Springtime in the Rockies

It is now officially spring at 8,500 feet in Colorado.

I saw lots of American Pronghorn antelope and a golden eagle on the drive in to my cabin. Four elk and two antelope met me in the front yard as I arrived. Two geese appear to be nesting at the beaver pond, and I’m hoping for a new crop of “young ‘uns”.

Alpine Forget-Me-Nots, Hedgehog Cactus, Arrow-leaf Balsam Root and Western Pasque Flower are in bloom. Broad Tail Hummingbirds and Mountain Blue Birds have returned – the hills are alive!

Some surprises in the game camera keep things interesting 🦁

Lovely sunsets each evening . Wish you were here !

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Alpine Forget-Me-Not
Western Pasquale Flower
Western Pasque Flower
Neighbor Deb’s Hedghog Cactus
Arrowleaf Balsam root
One of many beautiful sunsets
Mountain Bluebirds on the wind turbine
A cow elk vists in the early morning
January Moose
January coyote
Surprise!  A Mountain Lion visits the game camera on April 1st!

 

Our Friends “The Yang Gang” Visit the Cabin

For two days we enjoyed eight members of the extended Yang Clan at our mountain cabin.  Sally devised a “Kopje Creek Camp” nature activity curriculum for the kids and in addition, we flew kites, ate nice food, hiked, practiced archery, caught, named and released Richardson’s Ground Squirrels, watched the hummingbirds gorge on nectar and lots of other mountain “campy” sorts of activities.  Did I mention we ate lots of nice food?

Pulled pork sandwiches with cole slaw and peach sauce.
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Peach/ blueberry crisp for dessert
Breakfast of bagels, smoked salmon and fruit salad ‘Al Fresco’
The kids retrieved Sally’s bird feeder after it had been purloined and emptied by a black bear.

At camp, archers refine their Olympic form

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A good time had by all!