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smfbee.bsky.social
@smfbee.bsky.social
Happiest above tree level. Hiker (🖤RMNP🖤) - Horse girl - book lover - gardener - paddle board addict - zero waste aficionado - not very nice - Deftones devotee of 25 years - lazy iPhone photographer
It’s always a nice surprise to get a non-windy summit in the winter, even on little old Horsetooth. Absolutely sublime hike out on the mountain yesterday #hiking #outdoors
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Trail conditions were fine in the afternoon but if it drops below freezing spikes will be a must.
January 31, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Sheep Mountain trail (or Round Mountain if you must), up the majestic Big Thompson canyon #hiking #dogsky #outdoors
January 31, 2026 at 1:40 AM
5/5 great read! I was shocked at how much detail exists from this event & at how many people lived through it! I felt like this after reading Endurance too, but were people just more…hardened back then? They’re so blasé about frostbite &utations, just keep trucking along. #justfinished #booksky
January 30, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Devil’s Backbone #hiking #dogsky #outdoors
January 29, 2026 at 12:56 AM
2 Peter Swanson books this last month! The Kind Worth Saving is 2nd in a series & it kind of loses the shock value of the 1st book, but is still a fun read. Kill Your Darlings is cleverly written &though the final twist was obvious, he somehow sneaks it up on you.4/5 for both. #booksky #justfinished
January 24, 2026 at 2:56 AM
What do you think about these signs? I saw them posted on the palisade mountain trail about 3 minutes from the trailhead. I don’t get it. Is it meth? (photo from burn zone included also for any curious locals) #hiking #colorado
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A new summit for Turk, but a stressful one. He’s a lunatic on a scramble, w/a ‘leap first, think later’ mentality, which is not safe on this hike. We had to physically help him down the approach, including using my legs as a step. So glad I never tried to take him up here by myself! #hiking #dogsky
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 AM
5/5 oh boy. a book title that is 100% accurate. It IS a short history of Russia! Maybe the shortest ever! A great quick guide to the Russian timeline, it’ll hopefully whet your whistle for the chaotic absurdity that is Russia government. No details, just the big stuff #justfinished #booksky
January 17, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Too windy for hiking today, so I made soup (and bread and freezer burritos) Cream of tomato just in time for the mildly winter temps
January 17, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The culprits
January 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The sweet sounds of nature at 3am (elk sparring, not cats fighting with sticks) I think elk make the funniest noises. They’re so majestic and powerful, then they’ll start squealing and shrieking #wildlife
January 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Felt so off being up here after the cougar attack. This is not backcountry, it’s one mile off the road. But someone lost their life 10 days ago doing this very casual thing so many people love doing. The ridge felt safe enough before, today I felt like an unwelcome and vulnerable intruder. #hiking
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Fern Lake trail, RMNP Turned around before Fern Falls due to weather and avalanche conditions. Very icy after The Pool but no spikes needed until then. #hiking #RMNP #NationalPark
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The Pool today, Fern Lake trail, Rocky Mountain NP #RMNP #outdoors
January 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
They’re not big but they’re homegrown. Basement grow tent tomato plants aren’t exactly thriving but a couple fresh tomatoes a week in January is better than none #gardening #indoorgardening #tomatoes
January 4, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Happy birthday to this bottle of vanilla I started last year and Happy New Year to anyone reading!
January 1, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The animals were certainly out at Horsetooth today, including a little turkey trot down the road (not keeping to the speed limit at ALL) and a bald eagle flyover #wildlife
December 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A touch of wintery-ness today. Very blustery out there this evening. #hiking #LongsPeak #dogsky
December 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It is straight-up tshirt weather. There are streams and they are not frozen. The grass is green. This is an odd December
December 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My house is between their favorite field and favorite lake. Or I live below the Canadian Goose Intercontinental freeway. Either way, this is my winter soundtrack. Sound on if you love the honkers! #birds #wildlife
December 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It’s 70 degrees at 5000 feet, but if you go up to 9000’ you can make a decent snow angel. This is Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, which opens to foot traffic when it closes to car in the winter, and is one of the few places to hike with your dog inside RMNP #hiking #RMNP #dogsky
December 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Holy shit. What a soul-less group of assholes the Facebook team are. I knew fb made me feel bad & was spreading misinformation; I had no idea what travesties they were causing internationally. It’s been a year since I deleted my 15-20 y/o acct & I haven’t missed it once #justfinished #booksky
December 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
They’re down there golfing, Mother! In December! #hiking #wildlife
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
5/5 - really entertaining! I loved the different perspectives and all the twists and intrigue. Probably reading the next one in this series after I clear some of the endless Russian history books I can’t stop reading #justfinished #booksky
December 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM