Denver Conference

I was fortunate enough to attend a math conference in Denver over the summer. The conference itself was - well disappointing because there wasn't too much new information given out. But being near the mountains and USAFA gave me the chance to enjoy the West again. One day was spent traveling into Colorado Springs.

Rachel and I drove up on the High Road area and spotted a fox in a Broadmoor driveway.
The view from one spot on the High Road. We stopped at Helen Hunt Falls. No not the actress Helen Hunt - this woman was an old time advocate for Indian rights and preservation of natural lands. She was pioneer in the true sense of the word. The falls were beautiful. No I did not climb up to the little bridge at the crest of the falls. We went up the side of the mountain until the undergrowth disappeared. Nothing growing at this level except coniferous trees so I guess this would be a coniferous forest but not quite a tundra. The aspen groves were so picturesque but I was busy trying to stay on this NARROW dirt road and forgot to take pictures.