
Horsetooth Reservoir, Ft. Collins (Colorado) – Happier Place
The beautiful Horsetooth Reservoir, just west of Ft. Collins, is the perfect Colorado getaway: swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, biking, wildflowers, wildlife, stunning sunsets and lots of places for secluded picnics.

Timeless Horsetooth Reservoir – In A Colorado Minute (Week 359)
Horsetooth Reservoir, just west of Ft. Collins (Colorado), is beautiful year-round, over almost 70 decades and through various lenses. It has timeless beauty – at least to me. When most of us conjure…

Colorado Sunset Time-Lapse – In A Colorado Minute (Week 341)
When you witness a perfect Colorado sunset reflecting on a lake with the Rocky Mountains separating sky from land and water… it makes your heart leap. A few weeks ago, I caught such…

Hidden Lake: Seaman Reservoir (Colorado)
Seaman Reservoir feels like a “hidden lake” because you have to know about its existence and go on a little hike to get there. Once you climb that last hill… suddenly there it…

Arapaho Bend – In A Colorado Minute (Week 338)
Arapaho Bend Natural Area is one of the best “parks” in Fort Collins, Colorado. You get to enjoy ponds, the Poudre River, lots of trails, and views of birds, rabbits and the Rocky…

Watson Lake – In A Colorado Minute (Week 329)
Watson Lake is an almost hidden gem in the town of Bellvue, a few miles north-west of Fort Collins, Colorado. The 44-acre Watson Lake State Wildlife Area doesn’t just feature the lake. It…

Riverbend Ponds, Fort Collins – In A Colorado Minute (Week 325)
The Riverbend Ponds Natural Area in Fort Collins is just one of many oases found within the city limits. But this one is one of my favorites. Riverbend Ponds Natural Area hovers on…

First Snow – In A Colorado Minute (Week 292)
This week (on Thanksgiving no less) Fort Collins, Colorado got its real first snow. The heavy grey clouds, the dark water of Horsetooth Reservoir, and the powdery snow on the ground and on…