The storms playing around on our mountains are just beautiful!
Linda
The Hills Come Alive
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Saturday in Aspen
Saturday, our grandson had a soccer game in Aspen, Colorado. Our oldest granddaughter also had a soccer game, but hers was in Orchard City, Colorado, then to stretch everything just a tad bit more, our son-in-law had to work…he is the Assistant Principal at our local High School…he had to be at the high school because of volley ball games there all day.
SOOOOO enter the grandparents….we opted to take Blade to Aspen, we hadn’t been there in years and years and besides we wanted a day with Bladen. He is ten now and often times we don’t have him by himself, we get the girls by their selves, but rarely Bladen.
On the way up we stopped at the Crystal River to show him where some hot water enters the river.
Over the years people have created a fun little dam which allows for ‘dipping’ , he was delighted.
What a soccer field!!! In Aspen you are on top of Rocky Mountains.
Here is a quick shot through a very dirty windshield of some of ski slopes!
Linda
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Once more we have been lucky to have family come visit.
Terry’s sister, Carolyn and her husband, Wayne came in a stayed a couple of nights. We took them to Grand Mesa for the day and to my father’s lake.
(Since Tallen, was with us, she had to show Uncle Wayne and Aunt Carolyn the teeter-totter)
Fall is everywhere up there!
The day was perfect…bright blue skies, golden trees, and lovely sunshine.
Linda
Sunday, August 26, 2012
We had a very busy and exciting day yesterday.
By 7:30 in the morning we were headed to Ouray, Colorado, to watch the Hard Rock Drilling Contest.
Ouray was first known for all of it mining, way back when, and that mining was for gold and silver. Hard Rock Mining. As far as I know there is no coal in ‘them thar hills’.
Today there are very few mines operating….although, there is still ‘lots of gold’ in the mountains surrounding Ouray. Mostly Ouray is now a wonderful place to visit, hot springs, good food, and outstanding scenery.
The drillers come from all over.
Yesterday, was the second day of the contest, we didn’t stay for every thing since we had been invited to our daughter and son-in-law’s place that evening for a yummy supper.
The above photo is of the bootleg jack contest
The last contest we got to watch was the mucking machine
This guy was so sure and steady that his dirt never spilled out of the cart and he filled it in record time.
Cliff got a smoker for his birthday this year. He invited us down to each smoked BBQ Pulled Pork and Turkey. Chef Cliff did a great job!
Photo stolen from Cliff’s FB page! THANKS! CLIFF!
Linda
Company
One really nice thing about summer is this is when people travel. The days are longer, and warmer, and the roads (or air travel) nicer.
Terry’s brother came for just one day.
Of COURSE the corvette had to go for a drive! 🙂 🙂
Then my brother came with his wife, her brother and her brother’s darling little boy.
We went to Grand Mesa for the day
Where the kids found the perfect natural
Teeter-totter.
That had us all laughing and having fun!
Jolene arrived from Canada and is still here for a few more days. (I just adore her sunny smiling approach to life!)
This Sunday was the last day before school started in our area so Grandpa and I thought we would take everyone out for ice cream in Cedaredge, where we acted like tourists-
Summer, for those who go back to school, is over in our area. Of course summer by the calendar is still going on.
Summer for the crops is winding down.
I, for one, am enjoying the cooler mornings and the not so extremely hot days.
Linda
Hanging Lake
After lunch we decided that we would go to Hanging Lake….a short drive out of Glenwood Springs going toward Denver.
The trail to Hanging Lake is plainly marked with a nice walking path to the trail head. We met many, many, many people either going up the 1.2 mile trail or coming back.
This is something I have always wanted to do, but we just never have. My parents did it when they were about my age, Momma was 63 and Daddy 66, they delighted in seeing this incredible natural wonder.
Several of Kelly’s friends had walked up to the lake so making the decision to go was easy.
If you are EVER in the Glenwood Springs Canyon area I HIGHLY recommend you stop, walk to the top and visit this amazing lake. The hike is free. You will not be alone as there are lots of people going up and coming down.
I took way too many photos so I’m going to only give you a tiny idea of the grandeur of this place.
There are 7 bridges and several water falls.
The two oldest grandchildren ran all the way up and all the way down. Tally walked both ways by herself, never once crying or asking to be carried.
We more than enjoyed the waterfalls
Some small and some large.
There are sign markers letting you know how far you have traveled
The closer you get to the lake the flora changes and you start to see ferns…which are rare in our part of the world.
Then suddenly you are there!
A magical world, making one think of fairies and elves and unicorns.
The water is so clear you can see the fish.
Not many people get to walk under a waterfall…but maybe, just maybe, if you are lucky you get too.
Back at the real world we were met with cars and roads and well, reality.
I encourage everyone to walk this short distance of 1.2 miles at least once in their life.
Linda
July 23, 2012
Last weekend was Delta’s annual celebration—Deltarado Days. It was also Terry’s 50th class reunion
After the parade in the morning was the
170% of the tractor’s weight! That little 530 John Deere weighs 5,300 pounds.
It was so miserably hot it was hard to enjoy this event. Although, I had an umbrella it still felt like a cooked hot dog when we finally left.
Linda
The Adventures of Fuzzy and Boomer on Friday — Mom in Charge
Dad had a meeting to go to last night so it was just Mom, Fuzzy, and myself…oh yes, and Hank. Hank came along since he was spending some time with us while his folks went on vacation.
It was an amazing evening.
Lots of clouds had come in with lightning storms (complete with thunder) running around on the Uncompahgre Plateau and in the canyons next to us. Mom said she really enjoyed being out there with all the majesty of the heavens.
Fuzzy said he didn’t like the thunder so he stayed really close to Mom the WHOLE time.
I only searched for news a little bit….well, because Hank was with us
and I didn’t really want him to get to do something
that I didn’t get to do so I hung around pretty close.
The beans are setting pods, and vining out, and in general looking really good. Mom says we are half way through summer now when the beans vine out.
We had to drive through the grass (well, Hank and I ran through the grass) and it was WAAAAAAAAAAAy over my head and Hank’s head and even MOM’s head! Mom said we really need cows, but that isn’t going to happen.
On we went, moving from the head gate to one field then to the other field.
We saw some cool tracks on the ditch bank….is it a big cat?!?!?!
Or a bear!?!?!?
Mom said she didn’t want to meet it out here in the dark of the night whatever it is.
Mom also said she hoped it was just passing on through and wouldn’t be back.
We sometimes see tracks like this, but so far….we never seen who makes them.
The sunset was rather cool….there was a break in the clouds causing a red wave of light to spread all over the farm, even the corn turned red.
AND SO DID I!
Have a great week everyone!
Boomer
After the Rain
The weatherman is saying that our rain is leaving…which is okay. It’s time to cut the second cutting of alfalfa. Actually, Terry is out there right now cutting the alfalfa so we really don’t need rain for about a week or so.
Still the rain we had was lovely, delightful, and ever so refreshing
Hope our rain makes it to those of you who need it!
Linda
Salida and the Zip Line
We got to Salida to go on our pre-arranged trip on the Captain Zipline tours, but while we were eating it started to rain! RAIN! We have not seen rain in our part of Colorado for months and months and not even a wet snow last winter.
So having this really neat rain was well WONDERFUL! The zip-line tour had to be canceled until the next morning at 9:30, but who cared! Salida got about 60 minutes of really nice rain. They told us this was the first good rain they have had in a very long time.
The next morning we were at the loading dock paid and ready to go…it’s a fifteen minute drive to the mountains and canyons where the zip-lines were located.
I thought I would NOT be able to do this…..attach myself to wire and fling myself off a canyon wall to zip over the wire to the next side of the canyon….but I did it!!!!
What a hoot!
We rode all seven (counting the bunny training line)!
The group we were with was lots of fun and our guides were very good. The whole thing was hugely fun.
I recommend it for everyone…and if you can’t stand heights…well, just keep your eyes shut!
I did for the first two…the last five were incredible!
When we got back into Salida it rained again…for 15 minutes. How delicious it felt!
We called Misty and asked if home got any rain.
No, no rain.
Not even a dark cloud.
While we were in Salida, a fire started close to home. That is the Pine Ridge fire at Debeque, Colorado. (Lightening caused)
Debeque is between Grand Junction and Glenwood Springs, Colorado, if you want to check it out on the map.
Many of you have asked how close that is to us…it’s about an hour and 15 minutes away…around 60 miles. Grand Junction is experiencing lots of smoke from the fire, but we are up the way…. East from Grand Junction, so we only see the smoke as it bellows over the mountains and canyons west of us.
Tomorrow I will tell you about Cottonwood Springs.
Happy Monday Everyone!
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 