July 2025
Books read: On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer by Rick Steves The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier (translated by Adrianna Hunter) Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald On Beauty by Zadie Smith Trails walked: Wheeler Peak near Taos, NM (July 7th) Beaver Creek trail from Beaver Reservoir near Ward (July 15th) Storm Pass Trail from Bear Lake Road in Rocky Mountain National Park (July 18th) Emerald Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park (July 20th) Hogback Ridge and North Sky trail near Boulder (July 23rd) Song(s) of the month: Paranoid by Black Sabbath and Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione July Summary: On one of my drives to Rocky Mountain National Park this month I came upon a fascinating site. It was very early in the morning along highway 36 towards Estes Park; a mist was rising on the highway. I brought my car to a complete stop. Luckily there were no other cars at this hour. In the middle of the road was what I can only describe as a bird funeral. A magpi...