Stay off the Off-Airport sign

Mid-afternoon at Denver International Airport waiting for the shuttle bus.

Church spire in downtown Denver

The church steeple is dwarfed by the Wells Fargo Center, also known around Denver as the Cash Register Building. See the previous post for a clue.

Avenue Grill sunset

One of my favorite restaurants in Denver is on East 17th Ave.

Fountain at US Capitol

The fountain at the Capitol Reflecting Pool just before it began to rain.

Glass cactus

Went for a tour of Chihuly: The Nature of Glass" at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix a few weeks ago.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Scottsdale, AZ, complex

At Wright's Taliesin West, recognized among the world's great masterpieces of architecture. This was taken by Devera on a tour while I was golfing.

One lap of the Rockies

The story was posted to the motorcycle group website a couple weeks ago. That's Old Faithful erupting on cue. The trip was a blast.

One lap of the Rockies

We came, we saw, we uplinked

Outside the new White Sox - Dodgers spring training complex in Glendale, AZ

Ducks on Sloans Lake, revised

A trimmed version of the previous but rendered in higher quality.

Sherman Street noon

Out for a lunchtime walk around downtown Denver this week. Looking north on Sherman Street near 17th Avenue.

Boarding from Loveland Pass

On a bright afternoon this week, a pair of boarders rest on the Loveland Pass marker before beginning the trip down towards the highway.

Gull on a wall

One more from the Christmas trip to California. This was taken at Scripps Park in La Jolla.

My regular dashboard

A mileage milestone, just past.

Horse on a chair in Denver

Outside the Denver Public Library, the horse standing on a chair has a great view of the Capitol.

An afternoon at the library

The plaza on the west side of the Denver Public Library offers visitors an outsize sense of scale.

Antique tractors at Western Stock Show Parade

This McCormick-Deering Orchard model tractor is a late 1930s or 1940s vintage. Near the end of the annual parade on the third day of the Stock Show in Denver, the antique tractors follow the cattle, horses and beauty queens, but ride before the street sweeper.

Further down Hollywood Blvd.

This Hollywood tourist was soon led off to a detention cell on the Death Star. No word on his fate. This photo was taken on Dec. 23 in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater.

La Jolla Cove sea lions

The tide was coming in, but the young sea lions were not.

Hollywood landmark

Haven't taken a stroll down Hollywood Blvd. in years. At the corner of Highland, the old First National Bank Building was built in 1927 and until 1932, was the tallest building in town.

Restaurant sign in La Jolla

The mural outside this restaurant on Prospect Street

in La Jolla caught my eye. The restaurant website is here.

Seminary at Northwestern University

If I'm reading the map correctly, that's the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary building near the lagoon on the NU Campus.

Lake Michigan is a dangerous body of water

That's what the sign at the left says, although on this day it looked pretty non-threatening.

Outdoor art at Northwestern

The letter N inscribed into a sculpture on the Evanston campus.

Evanston's stately old hotel

"Luxury doesn't get any better than this," or so says
the hotel's website. It's a North Shore landmark since 1923.

Thanksgiving in Chicago, hazy skyline

Caught this while on a walk along the lakefront in Evanston;
the Chicago skyline is visible through the haze.

Birds of Prey Monument

Near the entrance to the Beaver Creek Resort, this bird of prey honors downhill racers past and present. This year, the only World Cup event in the US will take place the first week in December at Golden Peak, in Vail, CO. More here.

Late afternoon in Calgary

From my downtown hotel, I'm looking northwest toward Bankers Hall.

Retired California Zephyr

This powerful engine rests at the Colorado Train Museum in Golden. It's last run was Sept. 1984.

Elk sighting at Steamboat

On a warm July evening, an elk near the window announces its presence.

Mid-morning in Billings

Built over the intersection of 2nd & Broadway in Montana's largest city, the tent-like Skypoint can move to provide sunshine or shade.

The Pier at Oceanside

A warm, sunny afternoon in SoCal.

Quality gasoline

Came across this pocked and weathered sign for Red Crown Gasoline, Standard of Indiana's chief brand of motor fuel through the 1950s, on a building in Evergreen, CO.

Beating the heat

Red Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park viewed from Farview Curve a week ago. It was sunny and in the 90s leaving Denver but a light rain overcast the view and temperatures were in the 30s at the top of the park.

View from the top

Rode the cog railway to Pikes Peak. A great view of Colorado Springs from the summit.

Fresh coat on the picket fence

Didn't get too much on the irises, either.

Four flags over Michigan Avenue

Looking south from the steps of Art Institute (from left), the flags of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and United States.

East HS clock tower

Mid-afternoon outside a Denver high school.

Lake at City Park, Denver

Looking east on a warm spring day.

Cutting edge

Heading west on 13th Street,

Denver's Art Museum looks to cut the street.

First yellow, red and green

Signs of spring, last year in the yard.

Big snow year at Purgatory

Plenty of snow at Durango Mountain Resort

Heading downhill near Dillion, CO

Shot August '07 one-hand through the sunroof, late afternoon.

Abandoned cabin in the San Juan Mountains

Taken last winter near Red Mountain Pass. Lots more snow this year and the highway closed several times.

La Jolla Cove

Waiting for the seals to return on an early winter afternoon.

Sculpture Park in Skokie, Ill.

There are dozens of works exhibited in the Skokie Sculpture Park along McCormick Ave. , including these two.

Balloons over Albuquerque

On the second day of the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, the gaggle floated south over downtown. This was taken from my hotel room.

Morning at Union Square

In San Francisco for a meeting; the view from the hotel window.

Glider ride over the Animas River

Just before the tow cable is released, heading west over Animas City Mountain, north of Durango.

Dragon Boat Races in Denver

Weekend festivities revolve around colorful team races.

Cortez Cultural Center

Wall art re-creates native pueblo.

Tulips are back

These bloomed two days ago.