the canyon beckons
life echoes off stone walls
whispering to me
inviting me to listen
to stories from long ago
No hike today raining.
Poetry:~the canyon beckons~
Tag Archives: Backbone
The Backbone…..
On September 24, 2013,
My neighbor Shari, invited me to go with her on a hike to the Devil’s Backbone Open Space area. The Backbone, as locals call this area, is located less than a mile to the west of us.
It is a gorgeous, 2,198 acre, open space area with jetting flatiron formations, and valleys filled with varied grasses, lichen covered rocks and prickly pear cacti. The trail system accommodates hikers, bikers and horseback riders.
In the morning we are heading out again on a hike, this time we are planning to go a little further down the trail. It is getting cooler here in northern Colorado so hopefully we won’t have to worry as much about the Rattlesnakes.
Tomorrow will be chilly, so I hope the Rattlesnakes are listening to the forecasters and planning to stay “under a rock!”
Here are a few scenes from our hike on Tuesday:
Challenge: Key Hole: A Kyrielle Sonnet
Key Hole: A Kyrielle Sonnet and Challenge
The winding trail that leads us there,
We walk together as a pair,
Enjoying this day fresh and new;
When and how the sun shines through.
The canyon, filled with grasses,
Color, shades of molasses,
Sunlit sparkling drops of dew;
When and how the sun shines through.
Wind, rain creates the key hole,
Gorgeous views you must behold,
White puffy clouds, sky so blue;
When and how the sun shines through.
The winding trail that leads us there,
When and how the sun shines through.
Photo taken today, while walking a trail, just to the west of my home. This photo, as all my photos , not enhanced.
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