Noisy Wren’s Blog

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May 13, 2025 at 5:49pm

🏔️ Found serenity in the heights of the Colorado Trail! Sitting in a high saddle below a pass, surrounded by an alpine bloom of wildflowers and vast, snow-capped peaks. This moment was pure wanderlust—three weeks of scouting the frontier with my BSA crew, chasing the next ascent. 📷 ... [Read more]

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May 13, 2025 at 5:16pm

—it's a cow patty skewered on a stick! Back when my son was young, he joined the Boy Scouts of America, and I stepped up as Scoutmaster. One summer, I teamed up with another grizzled Scoutmaster to haul him and an older scout onto the Colorado Trail for a two-week backpacking trek. We were a rowdy crew—cracking jokes, tripping over roots, and howling at the stars. The highlight? A lumbering bear that crashed our camp one night, sniffing around like he owned the place. Aside from that,... [Read more]

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May 13, 2025 at 4:56pm

Red Skies at Night: Sailors Delight As the Sun dipped below the horizon on my birthday, the Rio Grande canyon erupted into a fiery symphony of orange and gold, casting an ethereal glow over our wind-forced camp. In this haunting shot through the smoke rising from our campfire, as wisps of smoke danced like spirits across my frame, whispering long untold secrets of the river — a moment where nature's beauty and my creativity melded in perfect harmony. ... [Read more]

#1089250

May 13, 2025 at 4:49pm

On my birthday, the Rio Grande threw us a wild surprise. Ferocious winds roared through the canyon, so fierce they shoved our canoe backward, forcing us to pitch camp in surrender. There, amid the chaos, I sat—pen in hand—scribbling the first whispers of Rio Grande: A River's Whisper, as the river seemed to howl its untamed tale.... [Read more]

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May 13, 2025 at 4:03pm

Evidently, you can teach an old dog at least one new trick... ... [Read more]

#1089247

May 13, 2025 at 3:48pm

This is Travis Barkley; he likes long walks in the forest and chasing squirrels and rabbits; he doesn't chase chickens because he knows that's not allowed. He never catches any squirrels but won't give up the game. The squirrels will go up to his fence and taunt him. He will run around in his private play area, grabbing one of his stuffed animals and shaking it furiously in front of the squirrels, trying to intimidate them. It doesn't work. The squirrels know how far from the ... [Read more]