tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13438688329184469682024-03-08T01:04:04.316-07:00Getting Lost.....................with a camera, and a puppy.No Maps...No plans... No Problem!
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Turn on your speakers..for some traveling music.Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-45622752878312128822012-06-27T13:30:00.004-06:002012-07-02T20:47:30.740-06:00Dante's Inferno? No, Waldo Canyon Wildfire!I am gonna skip over two pending blog posts to create one for the Current wildfire close to my family.<br />
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This wildfire called the Waldo Canyon Wildfire started around 12 noon Saturday June 23, 2012. It was up above Scenic Rte 24 and was not threatening any structures at the time, but the black plume of smoke would suggest otherwise.... <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, Sunday ... I went out shooting photos w/ an evacuated friend I helped out, This is from a different vantage point...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Among the devastation, I saw this...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My friend was allowed back home and I caught this coming back from Manitou...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-USdBSJtczb8/T-tdVUO6bTI/AAAAAAAAAz8/oPmGmuDDWJw/s1600/pinksunsetManitou.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-USdBSJtczb8/T-tdVUO6bTI/AAAAAAAAAz8/oPmGmuDDWJw/s320/pinksunsetManitou.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Now Monday... Its soooo Hot and hazy, you hate to be in your home, so I grabbed my camera again....<br />
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C-130's have be called and responded (2 on Monday, 3 on Tuesday) plus private tanker planes, and 2 water bucket/hose Helicopter's.<br />
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That night I captured these...<br />
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Tuesday, Everything was still ok, until 4:45PM, The winds around 45mph made the fire jump the Canyon referred to Queen's Canyon, our hopeful barrier from the neighborhoods below...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5eN6oCse8vc/T-tdOOw6LcI/AAAAAAAAAy0/AQj04N51Et8/s1600/Fireflared2mall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5eN6oCse8vc/T-tdOOw6LcI/AAAAAAAAAy0/AQj04N51Et8/s320/Fireflared2mall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>From my area mall, top level of the parking garage, looking at Pikes Peak. (peak to left under blue skies)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jN0LmSEfWT0/T-tdM6cLX7I/AAAAAAAAAys/8Eq93xvUWsk/s1600/Fireflared.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jN0LmSEfWT0/T-tdM6cLX7I/AAAAAAAAAys/8Eq93xvUWsk/s320/Fireflared.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XzNh3uLIIuA/T-tdPptPFeI/AAAAAAAAAzE/K8qdLMFT2iI/s1600/Mallash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XzNh3uLIIuA/T-tdPptPFeI/AAAAAAAAAzE/K8qdLMFT2iI/s320/Mallash.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Right before I ran out of the area, this wall of ash and smoke enveloped us and made the roads invisible and air un-breathable. ( above photo- white spots are ash) I took a few belongings, my puppy and headed to my mom's for a while to breathe air conditioned air, and was watching the news at their house. We were packed in case we decided to head to a friends in Falcon, CO for the night.<br />
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Took this when I decided to try returning home for the night, everything ok so far...<br />
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Map of the fire, perimeter, and the 3 dots/x's are my family's homes....<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bew40nSf1As/T-ti7UxNZvI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/h9fOf-0Yktk/s1600/Fire+Perimeter+for+us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bew40nSf1As/T-ti7UxNZvI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/h9fOf-0Yktk/s320/Fire+Perimeter+for+us.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I'll update this if I am able to see anything new, but due to the 32,000= evacuee's, and closed roads, etc.... I can't really go anywhere. It's too smokey to go out too.<br />
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Pray for us, for rain, for no more homes and structures to burn down.<br />
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STATS<br />
(<u style="color: blue;"><b>updated</b></u> just now 8:45pm Monday July 2nd, 2012)<br />
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Containment as of now = 25% (Friday June 29) - (<u style="color: blue;"><b>update</b></u> - 70% on July 2nd)<br />
Acres burned =17,000 <br />
Predicted Date of possible containment of fire = July 16th?.<br />
2 Lives lost (from same home), 10 people not accounted for.<br />
Flying W Ranch (area attraction, in business for 59 years) is GONE.<br />
Homes Gone= 347<br />
June 29, 2012 - President Obama toured the burned neighborhoods in Mnt. Shadows,<br />
then thanked the Firefighters in CSFD #9 on G.O.G Rd and<br />
ended his visit at the YMCA evacuee shelter on Jet Wing Drive from 12:30pm - 3:00PM<br />
<b><u><span style="color: blue;">Updates</span></u> - </b>(July 1st and 2nd) - roads are open, some attraction's open, and a lot of neighborhoods cleared for returning owners. <br />
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Ok - Updated map from the news channel KKTV <br />
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This butterfly almost became lunch by Puppy, so I rescued him, photographed him and off he went....</div>
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The culprit, Seems so innocent... don't be fooled....<br />
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This coming weekend, I will be back in Cotopaxi, hopefully I will get some Big Horn Sheep photos, and more... stay tuned!!!!Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-67558795969584705702012-04-16T16:31:00.002-06:002012-04-16T16:40:08.702-06:00The Bug has bitten....The Shutterbug I am referring to....<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UOynV07mQyw/T4yfqloqxoI/AAAAAAAAAuY/TjM0S5q-WdI/s1600/mountainBW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UOynV07mQyw/T4yfqloqxoI/AAAAAAAAAuY/TjM0S5q-WdI/s200/mountainBW.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I sold my first print! Yep, a metallic 8x10 of my black and white Pikes Peak and fog photo.<br />
Now I am showing photos in a <i>few</i> coffee shop galleries throughout the weeks.<br />
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I need more photos... so lately I have been a leaf in the wind......<br />
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Not too much to write about, but plenty to show/brag about, Enjoy!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">An early morning in Garden of the Gods</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WtYpjAqGy_w/T4ycYZzqmkI/AAAAAAAAAts/cKmDiNeA8RY/s1600/GOGam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WtYpjAqGy_w/T4ycYZzqmkI/AAAAAAAAAts/cKmDiNeA8RY/s320/GOGam.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
A Full Moon shot that was an almost Fail.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OGuLTEohES0/T4yc1xk39EI/AAAAAAAAAt0/mmWk7JPZxbo/s1600/moonGOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OGuLTEohES0/T4yc1xk39EI/AAAAAAAAAt0/mmWk7JPZxbo/s320/moonGOG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for looking!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-62264384652104084842012-03-16T21:00:00.004-06:002012-03-18T17:47:20.546-06:00Back on the road again....Well hello Spring, I have missed you!<br />
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It's been up in the 60's and 70's this week, so I had cabin fever... brushed off the camera, found the dog leash and water bowl, and decided to go take a drive. The plan was Woodland Park..... That's it, nowhere else....<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Yeah Right!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Started out in Woodland Park, looking for a geocache in a series of "Colorado Spirit Quest"</div><div style="text-align: left;">Cemetery hides, cool, but spooky.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Puppy was making too much noise and a few people were starting to glance my way... so I decided to give up the search...and I believe I was sooo close too. Another day!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, Now where????</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The drive down Rte 67 is nice... in the direction of the Hayman Fire scar, towards Decker's. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O7ajHMfoNfE/T2ZlBKAS3-I/AAAAAAAAAqU/smVJq4ZBmRA/s1600/rte67sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O7ajHMfoNfE/T2ZlBKAS3-I/AAAAAAAAAqU/smVJq4ZBmRA/s320/rte67sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This Forest fire location is 35 miles northwest of Colorado Springs. <br />
The date was June 8, 2002, and this became the largest fire in the state's recorded history.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jw3MY4RQ90Q/T2ZlNHMD1SI/AAAAAAAAAqc/yz9JrftfKtc/s1600/haymanfirerd2sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jw3MY4RQ90Q/T2ZlNHMD1SI/AAAAAAAAAqc/yz9JrftfKtc/s320/haymanfirerd2sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">It caused nearly $40 million in firefighting costs, burned 133 homes and forced the evacuation of </div><div style="text-align: left;">5,340 people.<br />
The fire wasn't contained until July 2, 2002 and was finally brought under control on July 18, 2002.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-usfs_1-0"> </sup>The cause of the wildfire was found to be arson.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"> </sup></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This road also follows along a mountain river, w/ waterfalls. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Now I am in Decker's - Population unknown.<br />
Decker's is an unincorporated town along the South Platte River in Douglas County, Colorado.<br />
There is a small plaza w/ a country store, cafe, bait shop and a place to buy alcoholic drinks... what more could you want I guess. LOL</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Grabbed some snacks... and shared em w/ puppy. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, should I keep exploring? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Why not?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This road I am on goes on and on, up in elevation, but the views are amazing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lg6LGe0x0u0/T2ZwNmVfPwI/AAAAAAAAAsU/UKEqKc4TgaI/s1600/Mntdirtrd2sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="201" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lg6LGe0x0u0/T2ZwNmVfPwI/AAAAAAAAAsU/UKEqKc4TgaI/s320/Mntdirtrd2sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I get to this little place called Ferndale..... it's like they don't want visitors......<br />
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<i>Don't Make Eye Contact with the Locals</i><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ah8sWdj8Njo/T2Zrp6bdviI/AAAAAAAAArQ/xfXnXD3GTWM/s1600/flyfish2sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ah8sWdj8Njo/T2Zrp6bdviI/AAAAAAAAArQ/xfXnXD3GTWM/s320/flyfish2sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Guy fly-fishing in another small place called Buffalo Creek, he caught me shooting this photo, so I took off.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HLp-WQQXz4A/T2Zr8Dp2WJI/AAAAAAAAArY/1LfIZtZCI1c/s1600/sPlatteHotel2sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HLp-WQQXz4A/T2Zr8Dp2WJI/AAAAAAAAArY/1LfIZtZCI1c/s320/sPlatteHotel2sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>No Vacancy? Darn!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yf_tIHpkSCU/T2ZsIIwN01I/AAAAAAAAArg/1l06dH-bgzw/s1600/color+cabin2sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yf_tIHpkSCU/T2ZsIIwN01I/AAAAAAAAArg/1l06dH-bgzw/s320/color+cabin2sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Maybe I'll move in here instead.....<br />
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Ok, now I am in a town called Foxton.... I am seriously lost!<br />
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I follow the road around and in and out of the mountains.<br />
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I finally stop and look at a map.... Yes I said it... a MAP! I am running low on fuel, so I can't afford to be wrong. I also ask some fisherman if I am on my way back.. Thank You, I am!!!<br />
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Back into the Colorado Springs and Garden of the Gods area... and a couple more photos...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RI8_AzhzrCg/T2Zv5AhcHpI/AAAAAAAAAsE/QrsDZJSYfr8/s1600/GOGhdr2sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RI8_AzhzrCg/T2Zv5AhcHpI/AAAAAAAAAsE/QrsDZJSYfr8/s320/GOGhdr2sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ACoMBsRGHQA/T2Zv9VyZqmI/AAAAAAAAAsM/czShtRXm_rA/s1600/GOGglow2sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ACoMBsRGHQA/T2Zv9VyZqmI/AAAAAAAAAsM/czShtRXm_rA/s320/GOGglow2sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I love the Golden Hour!<br />
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150+ miles, 8 hours and a 1/2 tank of gas,<br />
but It's the start of the Phlog 2012 Spring season!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_871252509"></span><span id="goog_871252510"></span></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0Deckers, CO 80135, USA39.2547124 -105.22693826.0748713999999993 -164.9925632 72.4345534 -45.461313200000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-12848936853320660162012-01-06T22:37:00.006-07:002012-01-07T11:23:35.247-07:00Paint Mines, and Painted skies!So, seeing as my readers keep asking me to go out and Blog, I did. Left puppy at home, headed out to Calhan, CO.<br />
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My friend Brian and some others went to see this place in Calhan called the Paint Mines. I've heard of it before, but when I saw his photos......I had to see this for myself.<br />
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BTW..... It's cold out, and I spent New Years w/ 2 kitties in my presence, causing a severe asthma attack. I wasn't able to go explore these colorful rocks & crevices up close...yet.<br />
Spring will be here soon, and then I can get up close. I didn't want to risk another attack due to the cold air - as much as it killed me to hold back.<br />
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What I was able to see and photograph ---- Click each photo to enlarge them ---<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vxKtIdUAOlA/TwfYrCmhCMI/AAAAAAAAAo0/j1En01UE1oQ/s1600/PaintMines2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vxKtIdUAOlA/TwfYrCmhCMI/AAAAAAAAAo0/j1En01UE1oQ/s320/PaintMines2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><i><span id="ctl00_ContentBody_LongDescription">Info on this beautiful natural wonder =<br />
The Paint Mines are a collection of eroded gulches of sandstone-capped clay colored by leaching minerals, ghost-white hoodoos and elaborate labyrinths of eroded rock. They cut through the landscape southeast of Calhan, where they have formed over millions of years. Resembling the fantastical gullies and drainage's of the Badlands of South Dakota, the Paint Mines lie in the valley of the Big Sandy Creek drainage, a tributary of the Arkansas River. They are named for clays found there, thought by archaeologists to have been used by American Indians to make paint. The colors - butterscotch yellows, rusty oranges and faded greens that glow in the sunlight. </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--OaDhHJNpkA/TwfYtgrd8PI/AAAAAAAAApE/KgJsRdXFGjM/s1600/PaintMines4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--OaDhHJNpkA/TwfYtgrd8PI/AAAAAAAAApE/KgJsRdXFGjM/s320/PaintMines4.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></b></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H428bJ_W_MM/TwfYu_rm7ZI/AAAAAAAAApM/RGt6Qvxs5uw/s1600/PaintMines5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-H428bJ_W_MM/TwfYu_rm7ZI/AAAAAAAAApM/RGt6Qvxs5uw/s320/PaintMines5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also snagged a geocache out in my travels, some other cool photos, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and finished a photo contest w/ a 3rd entry.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-649j47X7yH0/TwfY2VQ0SII/AAAAAAAAApU/C8KXbTEc9FM/s1600/LoneTree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-649j47X7yH0/TwfY2VQ0SII/AAAAAAAAApU/C8KXbTEc9FM/s320/LoneTree.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AeFgSsFbAMI/TwfZAcgGudI/AAAAAAAAAps/41TNc2LZ4S0/s1600/sunsetPeyton1062012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AeFgSsFbAMI/TwfZAcgGudI/AAAAAAAAAps/41TNc2LZ4S0/s320/sunsetPeyton1062012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">More tomorrow, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as I ran outta light, got lost, and was invited to a friends....just in time for Taco Night!</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-67971067781764458932011-12-28T19:59:00.005-07:002012-01-11T15:37:55.667-07:00Happy Holiday's and Goodbye 2011.<div style="text-align: center;">Well It's been one hell of a year, and I have overcome a lot.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A lot of fears, and obstacles.</div><br />
<b><i>I learned I am a strong person, I learned I can drive highways, off roads and into other states.... and survive. I learned how to be a better person, and I learned God hears me.</i></b><br />
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I was baptized Aug 21st, and since then....things are happening as I had hoped.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I have had a rough year,<br />
but thanks to my folks, and some great friends....it didn't kill me.<br />
Patience... that's been my toughest obstacle. </div><br />
I made some great new friends. I joined 3 great Facebook groups, one of which meets face to face every month.<br />
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Through this group I have met:<br />
<b>Try S, Brian B,</b><b> Katy P, Paula</b><b> </b><b> M</b><b>, Tom R, Brian L, Tony R, Steve and Nanci C</b>. and more....<br />
and I look forward to seeing them each month.... and for some, more than once a month. I get a new challenge each month, which sends me out on more adventures.<br />
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I have entered several photo contests this year, and won.<br />
I have been successful w/ some sales of my dried flower window necklaces.<br />
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I joined a gym, and actually like it. I don't (however) like the 7am wake up. But 13LBs lost in 10 weeks aint to shabby.<br />
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I want to <b>THANK YOU</b> all who read, followed, and commented on my Blogs, It was exciting to know you enjoyed it. I will be back in spring when I get a more reliable vehicle and can head out further. I had a spectacular year of adventures, w/ some excitement.. i.e - tornadoes, lightning zaps, rainbows.. etc.<br />
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Leaving you w/ a couple fun photos of "puppy" of <b><u><i>Getting lost w/ a .... puppy</i></u></b>, he enjoyed my adventures also, and will join me again in 2012.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Happy New Year to all, <i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sayonara</i> 2011! <i>Hello</i> 2012!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-adoMU1y9Q7k/TvvXkm6YJfI/AAAAAAAAAok/Rgjgp0BZASo/s1600/scampibw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-adoMU1y9Q7k/TvvXkm6YJfI/AAAAAAAAAok/Rgjgp0BZASo/s320/scampibw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-77008150161369355382011-10-12T21:49:00.002-06:002011-10-12T21:56:21.083-06:00Off to find a photo of FoliageOk, so maybe I have one more blog in me... I have been busy, gym, and getting ready for the holiday's... but I also find time to shoot photos.<br />
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My friend Brian is limited in his pursuit of the perfect photo.. for 2 reasons...<br />
1. He is new to the Springs, and<br />
2. He <b><i>only</i></b> owns a bicycle.<br />
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Thought I'd show him our area....<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Scamp, being a ham for the camera..... In Limon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7xOT-yn-fhI/TpZd2BXZjcI/AAAAAAAAAl8/ZJlSNFnllYc/s1600/scamptrellis2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7xOT-yn-fhI/TpZd2BXZjcI/AAAAAAAAAl8/ZJlSNFnllYc/s320/scamptrellis2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Mamma and 3 cubs... tearing up trash, and playing w/ pumpkins...<br />
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and a random art collection nearby.. I loved the bird sculpture best, so I had to show it.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-osFb8uHgdDQ/TpZeHUqecoI/AAAAAAAAAms/uypJAYpONrQ/s1600/sun+and+leaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-osFb8uHgdDQ/TpZeHUqecoI/AAAAAAAAAms/uypJAYpONrQ/s320/sun+and+leaves.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3PJQ28Xgxc/TpZdtyz614I/AAAAAAAAAl0/6HKqj6utZ8Q/s1600/benchivy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3PJQ28Xgxc/TpZdtyz614I/AAAAAAAAAl0/6HKqj6utZ8Q/s320/benchivy.jpg" width="201" /></a></div> Some of these are entered into the Manitou Springs Photo Club's monthly photo contest, October is Autumn Colors. I have a couple contenders, the last 2 photos here, and the black and white bench. Enjoy!Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-41881076999885130592011-09-29T19:50:00.005-06:002011-09-29T20:03:22.550-06:00Looking at windows and doors... a study.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CDC1YCdGVPU/ToUgfVnz4UI/AAAAAAAAAlU/0rZa6A8csO4/s1600/Collages.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CDC1YCdGVPU/ToUgfVnz4UI/AAAAAAAAAlU/0rZa6A8csO4/s640/Collages.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a photo study I am always working on....</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: NONE;"><br />
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Click on collage to make it larger, 2 clicks makes it HUGE.</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-61246043068855188672011-09-19T21:00:00.003-06:002011-09-20T20:27:16.564-06:00Presidents, Buffalo, Needles, and Bears, Oh My!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I am so blessed, my folks love to travel, and invited me (at very little cost to me) along on a 4 day trip to South Dakota!<br />
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We started out at 8:30 am on Friday Sept 16. Had Breakfast at Cracker Barrel in Westminster, CO.<br />
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Drove the long (and awfully familiar) roads through Wyoming, and then scooted over through to South Dakota.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>All I can say is... I am sick of the Plains!!!!!!! LOL</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Trains, and Grains...Gives ya Migraines!</b></i></div>Now.. South Dakota, through the mountains and hills... much better. Got to our motel at about 4pm, and look who greeted us across the street!<br />
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Early to rise, Breakfast in the motel - same-ole free food - toast, hardboiled eggs, and OJ for me.<br />
On the road by 7:30am.....<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">CUSTER STATE PARK. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mnlBIHGEsEU/Tnk7yk4iC2I/AAAAAAAAAiE/RoT_GgMRpB8/s1600/CusterSPBUFF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mnlBIHGEsEU/Tnk7yk4iC2I/AAAAAAAAAiE/RoT_GgMRpB8/s320/CusterSPBUFF.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">300 or more Buffalo walked out in front of us on the road, and up beside us. but eww,. tons of flies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">We drove along Iron Mountain Road, switchbacks that made my mom almost cry, and tunnels, and more tunnels and Pigtail bridges, etc. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KdgfLTtBu1w/Tnk-aI9LD6I/AAAAAAAAAiY/Lj7I8d8rHhM/s1600/framedMNTR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KdgfLTtBu1w/Tnk-aI9LD6I/AAAAAAAAAiY/Lj7I8d8rHhM/s320/framedMNTR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was taken on a road outside the actual park, at a turnout towards the landmark.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next was Mount Rushmore Visitors Center..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0WWmvdFUidI/Tnk95947lxI/AAAAAAAAAiU/b5Xf60ugs04/s1600/flagsMNTR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0WWmvdFUidI/Tnk95947lxI/AAAAAAAAAiU/b5Xf60ugs04/s320/flagsMNTR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">OMG, I can't believe I was here!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We got some great memories (and souvenirs), and I completed a geocache challenge here.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Around the corner is this view -</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bhyHqYxLDqI/Tnk_Ky1PEQI/AAAAAAAAAic/DRLTTHyhiks/s1600/WashingtonPROFILE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bhyHqYxLDqI/Tnk_Ky1PEQI/AAAAAAAAAic/DRLTTHyhiks/s320/WashingtonPROFILE.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>Ahhhh, what a view!<br />
Now lunch down the street, w/ a waiter straight from Germany/Czech Republic. This was his last day in USA, so he was very chatty w/ us.<br />
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We head off to Bear Country USA to what we saw in a travel guide as a cool tourist spot.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There were Bears EVERYWHERE, walking among us, our cars, and so were the Reindeer, and other animals. This was a drive through zoo in a sense.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We headed back to our hotel, and had dinner... and ice cream from a building that was pink and purple.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-16801473522445148162011-09-05T00:00:00.007-06:002011-09-07T00:16:53.240-06:00Home, Home on the range.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where the Deer, and the Antelope Play.....</div><br />
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Got the idea to go Labor Day 2011 weekend. Got a new I-phone, and got the Kia, and off I went to Douglas WY. I left at 6:30, and boy is it a long drive. Whole bunch of nothing to concentrate on. I have never driven I-25 so this was nerve-wracking (especially through Denver and Ft. Collins.)<br />
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Saw 4 CAMEL'S on the side of the road grazing. I swear- Camels!!!! No place to pull over... you'll have to take my word on this.<br />
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Got to Douglas at 11 am or so. Small town, like 5-6,000 residents?<br />
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Had a nice short time to chill out,, have lunch, and watch my friends husband make me a brass thimble on a metal lathe, just for me....pretty cool!<br />
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Then our other friend from Nebraska came to visit also, so 2 friends I have now met face to face. (Chris - Nebraska, and Ro -Wyoming).<br />
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Went and showed them some places w/ geocaches in them, to introduce them to the game. They liked it, and I liked the photo ops.<br />
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Then we hung out around town and looked around the Train museum like tourist info center.<br />
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There was a geocache here, which we found. My friends seem to enjoy the sport of it.<br />
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We went in and I adopted a small "plush" Jackalope for myself, and got a license to hunt them, but only for the day of June 31st of each year. No problem, I'll be back! LOL<br />
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I was sooo tired by 10pm, went back to my hotel......(my hotel had no staff hardly that weekend... no check-in personnel , no restaurant open on site to have dinner, no bar-tenders on due to the long holiday, plus no WI-FI- password, no cell service, and not too many cable stations that were clear. Oh and a broken elevator, and musty old smells.<br />
Hmmm, glad it was no more than $50 a night. Oh yeah, my room was smaller than a medium sized bathroom, ok, maybe a bit bigger.....<br />
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Next day - I went to "explore" and drove down to an area a local mentioned that might have a schoolhouse that was very old. Didn't find IT, but did see these....<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And you can see climbers all around on the sides of it....</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the way out, we stopped at Prairie Dog City - population- too many to count.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">These were w/in 3-4 feet from us...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LY-M1i5_9tA/Tmb96QcFlFI/AAAAAAAAAgo/Tmg4xP9up8s/s1600/eating+P+Dog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LY-M1i5_9tA/Tmb96QcFlFI/AAAAAAAAAgo/Tmg4xP9up8s/s320/eating+P+Dog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Put em up, Put em up"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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These next few photos were found around the trip back to my friends house.....<br />
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We had decided to have lunch next...<br />
Best burger I have ever had (well 2nd best maybe) was in this trading post/diner.... Mmmmmm </div><div style="text-align: center;">He was there to "greet you" as you came in to have lunch.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Next day, we went off to explore the mountains near her home, Esterbrook Church and Laramie Peak were pretty sweet....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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So serene to be there.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This guy was in the road and my friend stopped to take a photo, OUTSIDE her vehicle. </div><br />
Another car came by too, the driver wanted to kill him, and she begged him not to. I was almost paralyzed w/ fear to get out to shoot 1 photo, but I managed to. When we came back the same road, he was dead... Poor snakey.... R.I.P.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">A few final photos, and I came home, driving to see my friend in Westminster, CO (Near Denver) and then home by 12 midnight. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">P.S... I hate Denver, 2 Semi's surrounded me and a sports car nearly caused 1 of the trucks to crash into me after the @$$hole cut between them and sped off the exit, and I was forced to exit too. I couldn't get around the semi and the jersey barrier before my lane ended into the exit..GRRR.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you enjoyed my trip up to the Prairie! </div><div style="text-align: center;">See ya in 10 days when I go to Mnt Rushmore, Custer State Park, Crazy Horse, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and some surrounding areas.</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-52700668415047585752011-08-07T11:30:00.002-06:002011-08-07T11:59:39.699-06:00New Friends.....I have been blessed in the friends dept. lately, NLC photo group helped me meet Chris G. A wonderful, knowledgeable photographer who is helping me understand the <i>Not </i>"auto" settings of my Nikon... so <u><i>Manual</i></u> is now my new challenge.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pubnWrVfeKw/Tj7LiSeW7RI/AAAAAAAAAao/Xqj2slNGMns/s1600/VenusFlytrpplant2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pubnWrVfeKw/Tj7LiSeW7RI/AAAAAAAAAao/Xqj2slNGMns/s320/VenusFlytrpplant2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">While at Starbucks, waiting for Chris......</div><div style="text-align: center;">I couldn't resist the Venus Fly Trap plant. Yes...its alive, I got the buds to close.</div><br />
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I then tried to apply my new lesson and went out and parked at UCCS Recreation center to shoot the Garden of the God's road.....and a cool rainstorm arrived, and the sun came out at same time......<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7qkQ4ccQ_fI/Tj7Lg-pjbYI/AAAAAAAAAag/Gl_3UXaFZqY/s1600/UCCSplant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7qkQ4ccQ_fI/Tj7Lg-pjbYI/AAAAAAAAAag/Gl_3UXaFZqY/s320/UCCSplant.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-052nWNgGzFA/Tj7LfR3FqfI/AAAAAAAAAaU/_yPzQ1hydrE/s1600/birdUCCS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-052nWNgGzFA/Tj7LfR3FqfI/AAAAAAAAAaU/_yPzQ1hydrE/s320/birdUCCS.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EcPpkYjlKXI/Tj7LgFF_acI/AAAAAAAAAaY/Qonye_ZTTpU/s1600/pinkskies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EcPpkYjlKXI/Tj7LgFF_acI/AAAAAAAAAaY/Qonye_ZTTpU/s320/pinkskies.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MwCKR1ReKus/Tj7LgSYAwOI/AAAAAAAAAac/MW6O_RDXiIo/s1600/UCCSoverlook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MwCKR1ReKus/Tj7LgSYAwOI/AAAAAAAAAac/MW6O_RDXiIo/s320/UCCSoverlook.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Then..Saturday I was on Facebook and a lady named Dina was asking if anyone wanted to hang out and perhaps show her how to set her camera to capture the beauty of Colorado. She is visiting from Idaho.<br />
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We met at Village Inn and chatted for a long time, and then headed to retake some Garden of The God's photos, then Manitou Springs, Down through Rte 24 to Woodland Park and onto Rte 67 towards the Hayman Fire grounds.<br />
(The <b>Hayman Fire</b> was a forest fire that started 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Colorado Springs on June 8, 2002, and became the largest fire in the state's recorded history.)<br />
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Well, off to get some pics edited to upload the FB page for the club meeting tonight at 5PM. See ya later!Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-22045485643342955362011-08-04T11:35:00.002-06:002011-08-04T11:42:51.825-06:00Photo Study - Shadows... and some bonus shots.I am in 2 Photography clubs now... and the one for NLC meets every Thursday at Starbucks.<br />
This week we were given a homework assignment...<br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Shadows! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now... I am not good w/ purposely finding a subject... they usually find me....<br />
But I did (in a 2 day span) capture some potential shadow shots......</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I went to Palmer Lake and Spring Valley areas... and tried some more geocaches.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, I loaded 5 geocaches in to find... found 1 immediately in Spring Valley area near the schoolhouse I shot on Lorraine Rd.</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Colorado Spirit Quest series took me to Spring Valley Cemetery...I feel so bad for the unmarked graves... no one knows who they are? No one comes to pay respect?</div><div style="text-align: left;">Got a cute geocache here (nestled into a small cornucopia) and I walked around for about 20 mins in all directions because my stupid GPS had an attitude.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now after driving to a geocache in a small area of Palmer Lake down a 1 lane, 1 sided switchback road... I looked for a cache w/ a difficulty of a 4. Guess what?? I didn't find it, and I was in the 2PM sun...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I gave up... and drove around P.Lake... and stopped for a few minutes (45 actually) at an ice cream spot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rock House Ice Cream... I had Cake Batter in a sugar cone... Mmmmmm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8K5FXzcxWyM/TjrPZILpCmI/AAAAAAAAAaA/uqyUGFyLX6U/s1600/starwhirley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8K5FXzcxWyM/TjrPZILpCmI/AAAAAAAAAaA/uqyUGFyLX6U/s320/starwhirley.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WCRCGsy_OH0/TjrPcpON9MI/AAAAAAAAAaE/Z3nq2tMHW1o/s1600/balloons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WCRCGsy_OH0/TjrPcpON9MI/AAAAAAAAAaE/Z3nq2tMHW1o/s320/balloons.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These 2 shots were just "Fun!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I drove to a remote spot to spot a Virtual Cache (no container or log book) to spy a "Safari" animal....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got to the spot, it rained hard on me, spent 20 mins looking at the area in question, and later I e-mailed the cache creator and guessed... I was right. I can't say what it was in here due to other cachers who may read this and want to go there to spy it themselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Greenland Open Space area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kzx_OZqY4aQ/TjrPQDk5wUI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/WigiHd5N2Vs/s1600/train.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kzx_OZqY4aQ/TjrPQDk5wUI/AAAAAAAAAZ0/WigiHd5N2Vs/s320/train.jpg" width="194" /></a></div>Train was not coming to run me over.. It was "parked" the whole time I was in that area.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well that is all for now... as I need to upload these to a USB port to bring to the club gathering tonight. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for looking! </div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-14568166738905464742011-07-31T22:00:00.002-06:002011-08-09T11:12:26.188-06:00Out and about on my Birthday!I wanted to go and explore on my 37th Birthday, so I grabbed the Kia, and left puppy home this trip. Off I went at 7am.<br />
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Hit CR 77 from Rte 24 in Divide, towards Tarryall again, but now armed w/ a different exit... to Rte 285!<br />
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Looking at Platte River from above on CR77<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OwsMnUphfY8/Tjd9s4lIL7I/AAAAAAAAAWo/o9qdPvKxnzk/s1600/TarryallMine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="107" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OwsMnUphfY8/Tjd9s4lIL7I/AAAAAAAAAWo/o9qdPvKxnzk/s320/TarryallMine.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Old Mine Shaft in Tarryall I believe.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uyx0X2fodBQ/Tjd-ouoyVCI/AAAAAAAAAXI/jvAI8Qo5KBw/s1600/Cabin+Jefferson2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uyx0X2fodBQ/Tjd-ouoyVCI/AAAAAAAAAXI/jvAI8Qo5KBw/s320/Cabin+Jefferson2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>These next few Homestead buildings were all around, and I forget where exactly some were located,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can find out later if anyone asks me. Just enjoy for now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YeZl0SF-zJ0/Tjd9kWzGzFI/AAAAAAAAAWM/EQv3ZFlQlss/s1600/Derby+Cabin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YeZl0SF-zJ0/Tjd9kWzGzFI/AAAAAAAAAWM/EQv3ZFlQlss/s320/Derby+Cabin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Derby Cabin </div><div style="text-align: center;">w/ old Homestead Certificate copy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D_piNukbly4/Tjd9l6ooEMI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/1GjuPWTLZ2U/s1600/Derby+Cabin+Census.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D_piNukbly4/Tjd9l6ooEMI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/1GjuPWTLZ2U/s320/Derby+Cabin+Census.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v3rzVpgR_TE/TjeAwtvhD_I/AAAAAAAAAYk/tU2gDNXV3yM/s1600/oldcabin2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v3rzVpgR_TE/TjeAwtvhD_I/AAAAAAAAAYk/tU2gDNXV3yM/s320/oldcabin2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9-R-G8ZM644/TjeA06jazJI/AAAAAAAAAYw/kpQOZDO-Mrs/s1600/Roofless+Cabin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9-R-G8ZM644/TjeA06jazJI/AAAAAAAAAYw/kpQOZDO-Mrs/s320/Roofless+Cabin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Now... I left 77 and entered Jefferson on Rte 285....at about lunchtime, and saw this place...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GnyruSgB94o/TjeAtnWkU4I/AAAAAAAAAYc/h_fwRsei2Xo/s1600/JeffrsnDepot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GnyruSgB94o/TjeAtnWkU4I/AAAAAAAAAYc/h_fwRsei2Xo/s320/JeffrsnDepot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This once was an old Train Depot for the D,SP and P Railroad.<br />
Now its houses a realtor and other stuff... but its kinda cool!<br />
Borrowed this from Google images.....<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Had a pretty good burger and fries from the little red caboose lunch stand next to the train depot... but $11 for a sandwich, fries and water? Yikes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, I wanted to geocache my way around, and the previous night I spent 2 hours e-mailing myself coords for area caches, and I would pull em up when I came to the area.... Too Lazy.....to load em onto the GPSr..... my Bad....as I had no internet service out here!! GRRR!!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I knew I was within 2-9 feet at each location of a cool cache, but w/o the exact spot... I'd never find them.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Glad this was a photo trip not just a geocache one.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Next bad move I made was not studying the online maps better or using the truck GPS (my kid has it) so I went NORTH on 285, instead of south.... well... I did get a few nice shots in Bailey and Pine Junction, headed to Breckenridge, and I drove Kenosha Pass to 10,000+ altitude.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I finally got a map in a small country store in Pine Junction... and lady at counter told me also where I was supposed to be going... Grrrr.... I hate wasting my time when I know better.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Como, CO!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lnAPxo0ekFs/TjeAhWUXXwI/AAAAAAAAAX4/a9x801bTqaQ/s1600/CamoRoundhouse+plaque.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lnAPxo0ekFs/TjeAhWUXXwI/AAAAAAAAAX4/a9x801bTqaQ/s320/CamoRoundhouse+plaque.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now once this Train roundhouse was open to walk around and explore the windows... but since its now a registered landmark... its got ugly fences and gates w/ padlocks all around... kinda kills my shots....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9H5iHokUsBE/TjeA1lPjtmI/AAAAAAAAAY0/Go8O8ACPcq8/s1600/roundhouse+Como.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9H5iHokUsBE/TjeA1lPjtmI/AAAAAAAAAY0/Go8O8ACPcq8/s320/roundhouse+Como.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v3Kgo7GOo38/TjeAjbzw0QI/AAAAAAAAAYA/R6o66wF6ryE/s1600/Como1stChurchsign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="67" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v3Kgo7GOo38/TjeAjbzw0QI/AAAAAAAAAYA/R6o66wF6ryE/s320/Como1stChurchsign.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WgrGi3sFgFk/TjeAaQzaSDI/AAAAAAAAAXg/xnsu4TU_MaM/s1600/Alma+water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WgrGi3sFgFk/TjeAaQzaSDI/AAAAAAAAAXg/xnsu4TU_MaM/s320/Alma+water.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now this part of the river is in Alma, CO and I went back to see some parts I missed last roadtrip on Sunday the 24th.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WUzHnVmhqak/TjeAbrxRMwI/AAAAAAAAAXk/T_biPaThb8g/s1600/Art+Tree+FPSPC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WUzHnVmhqak/TjeAbrxRMwI/AAAAAAAAAXk/T_biPaThb8g/s320/Art+Tree+FPSPC.jpg" width="118" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not sure what the heck this was? a Steel tree w/ weird attachments in Southpark City / Fairplay, CO</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WP9DJJIibBg/TjeA6Kfs3TI/AAAAAAAAAY8/AdYcKgkavy8/s1600/thinkerweathervane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WP9DJJIibBg/TjeA6Kfs3TI/AAAAAAAAAY8/AdYcKgkavy8/s320/thinkerweathervane.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Let me stop and think about that....<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I went home, at 5:30pm and my family / friends all threw a BBQ and made it my birthday party, complete w/ burgers, hot dogs, chips, salads, whoopie pies w/ candles for me to blow out, and ended w/ a fire pit and s'mores.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-scOgL1RIens/TjeArElwsqI/AAAAAAAAAYU/l387hdIDp1g/s1600/Firepit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-scOgL1RIens/TjeArElwsqI/AAAAAAAAAYU/l387hdIDp1g/s320/Firepit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">That was the end to a wonderful day!!!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">See ya on my most longest upcoming road trip in August.....to Douglas, WY and YELLOWSTONE! </div><div style="text-align: center;">That will be my last for 2011.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_837081500"></span><span id="goog_837081501"></span></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-76916121755856146252011-07-24T20:00:00.003-06:002011-07-25T10:17:06.746-06:00Great Day for a train! Best Day Trip Ever!!!!So, Next week is my Birthday... ughh 37! At least I am not turning 40 - YET!<br />
My Folks wanted to treat me this week to a day up in Georgetown,CO. There is a cool silver town and train that loops around it.<br />
Started out at 7am.... and got there about 9am-ish. Time to kill before the train departs... so we drive around.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UxBNyoWN78Q/TizHx_ARRoI/AAAAAAAAARg/JjdSqVtEL9k/s1600/SPJail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UxBNyoWN78Q/TizHx_ARRoI/AAAAAAAAARg/JjdSqVtEL9k/s320/SPJail.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Great old Silver Plume Jail - Up Close of the door and sign, and the whole building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zstNvVQcUnk/TizHyU10-7I/AAAAAAAAARk/goEisVBynWc/s1600/SPJailall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zstNvVQcUnk/TizHyU10-7I/AAAAAAAAARk/goEisVBynWc/s320/SPJailall.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Old Mine relic (sluice I think) - next to I-70 in front of the train station in Silver Plume.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IngX0JQGkYI/TizH35oVHkI/AAAAAAAAAR0/tPQEeXzTGTY/s1600/SPlumerelic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IngX0JQGkYI/TizH35oVHkI/AAAAAAAAAR0/tPQEeXzTGTY/s320/SPlumerelic.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> and this is cool... an old Mercantile Window....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1XFxD8WVd2Y/TizH5BsrYrI/AAAAAAAAAR4/MYG_IVAOZf8/s1600/SPWindow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1XFxD8WVd2Y/TizH5BsrYrI/AAAAAAAAAR4/MYG_IVAOZf8/s320/SPWindow.jpg" width="171" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and lots of old dated buildings and houses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GQE3eAKGAbM/TizH3MthujI/AAAAAAAAARw/TLj7Pl7Uc6o/s1600/SPlumeoldHouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GQE3eAKGAbM/TizH3MthujI/AAAAAAAAARw/TLj7Pl7Uc6o/s320/SPlumeoldHouse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, we got on the train.. 10 am... all the way towards the back of the train, under a small covered car....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hs1PTI49HOM/TizJCFUTl1I/AAAAAAAAAR8/B9MRV29mUU8/s1600/Train+on+Loop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hs1PTI49HOM/TizJCFUTl1I/AAAAAAAAAR8/B9MRV29mUU8/s320/Train+on+Loop.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">so I could take shots like this....</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iiikWvVIqdE/TizJET1uykI/AAAAAAAAASE/6Iy_bg2ZU-Y/s1600/Tracks+SPlume.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iiikWvVIqdE/TizJET1uykI/AAAAAAAAASE/6Iy_bg2ZU-Y/s320/Tracks+SPlume.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and This!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Saw lots of waterfalls and river sides...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ipDyfPQKEOc/TizJNKVYx6I/AAAAAAAAASM/epFyPiZXmjM/s1600/Falls+Silver+Plume.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ipDyfPQKEOc/TizJNKVYx6I/AAAAAAAAASM/epFyPiZXmjM/s320/Falls+Silver+Plume.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and took these shots when we stopped at the Georgetown Devils Gate depot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1xbLc6ALZ6s/TizJIPREZHI/AAAAAAAAASI/MUpMwZoq7cA/s1600/Loop+from+Below.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1xbLc6ALZ6s/TizJIPREZHI/AAAAAAAAASI/MUpMwZoq7cA/s320/Loop+from+Below.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cUHLqtmIyYo/TizJDqyQx2I/AAAAAAAAASA/0ME7e6FzntM/s1600/Train+corner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cUHLqtmIyYo/TizJDqyQx2I/AAAAAAAAASA/0ME7e6FzntM/s320/Train+corner.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Train engine was now in front of where we were.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Awesome Trip!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, Mom and I were starving, so we went into Georgetown to eat at a German place called THE EURO.</div><div style="text-align: left;">All German and Greek food...almost.</div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mom had a Greek salad, and a very good big hotdog and fries.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dad and I both ordered a burger and fries... and we sat creek side, ahhhhhhh!</div>I was soo stuffed.. best lil diner ever!<br />
<div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Drove around this cute lil town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CQpj6QjWja0/TizLOLJhneI/AAAAAAAAASQ/-kRpsS0JugA/s1600/Georgetown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CQpj6QjWja0/TizLOLJhneI/AAAAAAAAASQ/-kRpsS0JugA/s320/Georgetown.jpg" width="222" /></a></div></div>Next, Mom surprised me when she asked my dad to take us through the Eisenhower Tunnel. I have a thing about tunnels through Mountains....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tpvw4Dhscdo/TizLuZUIt3I/AAAAAAAAASY/CHIuwG20eDo/s1600/EisTunnelEntrance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tpvw4Dhscdo/TizLuZUIt3I/AAAAAAAAASY/CHIuwG20eDo/s320/EisTunnelEntrance.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and when we exited... this greeted us.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dkk_2MTM-jE/TizLt3zfqFI/AAAAAAAAASU/UM6sgtpzobM/s1600/EisHowerTunnelexit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="114" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dkk_2MTM-jE/TizLt3zfqFI/AAAAAAAAASU/UM6sgtpzobM/s320/EisHowerTunnelexit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>OMG! I Love COLORADO!</b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I'd hate to use this in an emergency.......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-82hqyf7RGEw/TizMMHNto0I/AAAAAAAAASc/ZluHgdxIVWk/s1600/runawaytruckRamp+EisTunnel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-82hqyf7RGEw/TizMMHNto0I/AAAAAAAAASc/ZluHgdxIVWk/s320/runawaytruckRamp+EisTunnel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">40 degree angle approx. No Joke!</div><br />
Now, we either could back track the way we came.....<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">OR... Go through Breckenridge, CO - Skier's Heaven....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Breckenridge! YES!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">First had to head through Dillon, CO</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nkk5H13Bwd8/TizN8PqO9AI/AAAAAAAAATI/TS5hq2gJkWs/s1600/gondolaoverroad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Nkk5H13Bwd8/TizN8PqO9AI/AAAAAAAAATI/TS5hq2gJkWs/s320/gondolaoverroad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Ski lift gondola that actually goes OVER the highway!!<br />
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YES!!!<br />
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These were random in little town Alma, CO<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fKoIxo8qRTk/TizONozel9I/AAAAAAAAATM/IbvJWq-PLmE/s1600/trunkfaces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fKoIxo8qRTk/TizONozel9I/AAAAAAAAATM/IbvJWq-PLmE/s320/trunkfaces.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V39S8pcZ1g0/TizOXhmJx-I/AAAAAAAAATQ/bT9sAFyLzg8/s1600/creepyhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V39S8pcZ1g0/TizOXhmJx-I/AAAAAAAAATQ/bT9sAFyLzg8/s320/creepyhouse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Creepy House... and.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-73A_MmY27ko/TizOYRKA-eI/AAAAAAAAATY/qqHvLGtzd90/s1600/creepyhouseface2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-73A_MmY27ko/TizOYRKA-eI/AAAAAAAAATY/qqHvLGtzd90/s320/creepyhouseface2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Creepy Face in window of above photo of Creepy House!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Home by 5pm, after a pee break in Wilkerson's Pass Visitor Center, and a 20-25 minute stand still on Rte 67 when a horrific motorcycle accident occurred.. 2- 4 mile backups in either direction. We unfortunately had a front row view of the paramedics and crews working on the victim. Hope he's ok.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Thanks to my Parent's for a Perfect day!!!! </b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_2061916058"></span><span id="goog_2061916059"></span></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-18445613366939075462011-07-18T21:00:00.002-06:002011-07-19T18:58:27.054-06:00Old Town Elizabeth, CODon't know why I wanted to go to this little town North of 83 and east of Franktown....<br />
I just did. I found a couple cool geocaches.. one in the form of a rubber Lizard next to a huge field attached to a guy wire. Happened to look down, there "he" was.. Clever. <br />
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I also have some un-categorized photos from previous road trips... and some of these were supposed to be for a funny photo contest...that didn't work out.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">These are my "strange and unusual" finds....</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">End of a nice evening!</div><br />
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</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-20532854932230643482011-07-12T22:00:00.005-06:002011-07-13T20:05:28.786-06:00"It's a Twister, It's a Twister!"Auntie Em, Uncle Henry???<br />
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So.... heh heh...... I decided to head out to a local (well sorta local) geocache at a Cemetery in Peyton.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">What? I am picking out my plot <i>SOMEWHERE</i>....lol</div><br />
I drove to it, and seems like its Private Property?? I Never heard of a "closed" cemetery at 6pm...<br />
I went over to the little Fire Dept down the street and asked about it, they told me it was fine to go in, just close the gate after I leave.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Got the geocache, and saw this... thought of my Dad (Not in <i>THAT</i> way... geez). My dad buys fishing lure's.</div><span id="goog_2006945788"></span><span id="goog_2006945789"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oHgSIvAyfnk/Th3amnf0JgI/AAAAAAAAAO8/Cc2G8NbU4Fk/s1600/Fishermangrave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oHgSIvAyfnk/Th3amnf0JgI/AAAAAAAAAO8/Cc2G8NbU4Fk/s320/Fishermangrave.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then started to go to a second cache and wanted to take a shortcut....</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This guy was a stubborn as.... well You get the idea.. as many times as I yelled to him....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SKY4rqEdkFE/Th3aoX7BVtI/AAAAAAAAAPE/gOBmIz_n_Ac/s1600/Mule.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SKY4rqEdkFE/Th3aoX7BVtI/AAAAAAAAAPE/gOBmIz_n_Ac/s320/Mule.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">...he would <i>not</i> smile.</div><br />
Ok, so now its starting to rain..... and Getting bad. Wind coming at my car sideways and hard, and Now pea sized Hail...<br />
But... I am on a bendy road, so I push on. Now marble size Hail...<br />
Rain in sheets from the side... Branches down on the road...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oWESmBTCPYw/Th3brV81XkI/AAAAAAAAAPU/eOO3zoq3MXc/s1600/Peyton+Tornado.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oWESmBTCPYw/Th3brV81XkI/AAAAAAAAAPU/eOO3zoq3MXc/s320/Peyton+Tornado.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>If I opened the passenger side window... I got soaked... so I couldn't capture a photo... it was Pitch Black too....<br />
Blue skies on one side, black on the other.....<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I was freaking out, The sound was deafening.</div><br />
I took shelter from some of it near 2 large trees...<br />
Then.. 15-20 mins later - It vanished.....<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0MXO0fcvnJ0/Th3bql_djKI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/w6B7ZMesnsg/s1600/Peyton+After+Tornado.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0MXO0fcvnJ0/Th3bql_djKI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/w6B7ZMesnsg/s320/Peyton+After+Tornado.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What was that???? What did I experience????</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">YES FOLKS = I was in a small <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>TORNADO</b></span>!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">OMG!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kOzNbGnjK5w/Th3ap61v7wI/AAAAAAAAAPI/T5YL7Q89Znw/s1600/Tornado+area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kOzNbGnjK5w/Th3ap61v7wI/AAAAAAAAAPI/T5YL7Q89Znw/s320/Tornado+area.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking backwards of the area I was near after I had drove off....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q14vuKCxUGY/Th3altKIZPI/AAAAAAAAAO4/V7jsbZLl8NI/s1600/Cabin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q14vuKCxUGY/Th3altKIZPI/AAAAAAAAAO4/V7jsbZLl8NI/s320/Cabin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">Saw this... and yes, It's raining again HARD...<b> </b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i style="color: #990000;">"There's No Place Like Home, There's No Place Like Home, There's No Place Like Home!</i><span style="color: #990000;">"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and to leave you w/ a </div><div style="text-align: center;">funny photo for the finale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qletWfTcBbY/Th3anDt_PQI/AAAAAAAAAPA/5tDpUBRg9qs/s1600/Jailblock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qletWfTcBbY/Th3anDt_PQI/AAAAAAAAAPA/5tDpUBRg9qs/s320/Jailblock.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Where's my "Get out of Jail Free Card"??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-85600645455515818442011-07-10T22:00:00.011-06:002011-07-21T21:36:15.816-06:00Over the river, and through the woods.<div style="text-align: center;">Not to grandmother's house... but to ancestor's homesteads I found....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, Today was the longest trip by far...Colorado Springs to Salida, CO! That's 100 miles! Not to mention all the back roads, high roads, and off roads, and winding roads........ </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Where we're going we don't need roads"... </div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah........ we do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, so to start... I woke at 6:15 am...<br />
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headed out at 7:30 am, forgot my purse.... </div><div style="text-align: center;">re-headed out at 8:15 am after returning home....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Canon City (pronounced Canyon)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rTf2J072wFs/ThpuUOOH5xI/AAAAAAAAANM/2SJ0kqzwi7I/s1600/RGRtrain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rTf2J072wFs/ThpuUOOH5xI/AAAAAAAAANM/2SJ0kqzwi7I/s320/RGRtrain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g50ZQrwLBUw/ThpuTjWJ2DI/AAAAAAAAANI/m9-uq0ZJaXw/s1600/RG+Helicopter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g50ZQrwLBUw/ThpuTjWJ2DI/AAAAAAAAANI/m9-uq0ZJaXw/s320/RG+Helicopter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Took that train, not today, It's worth every penny!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I would love to take this helicopter ride someday... 4-8-12 minute trip at $10-$11 a minute.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, I was trying to snag 12 or so geocaches... and 1 was at the gate to "SKY LINE DRIVE"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sounds .......cool.... No???</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Didn't find the cache... and no where to turn around... so Up to the Sky Line Drive I shall go....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">BAD Move Keri!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This road has no sides in some places... on either side... so you are suspended like on a road... I SWEAR!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--2h3aWkCv_w/ThpuZbLlHsI/AAAAAAAAANc/nExEXtjGV4s/s1600/Skyline+Rd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--2h3aWkCv_w/ThpuZbLlHsI/AAAAAAAAANc/nExEXtjGV4s/s320/Skyline+Rd.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and if you do get to a turn off ... Looking down....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XHZda7N4UVw/ThpuW6oHA2I/AAAAAAAAANU/5eD92fItcmY/s1600/Rte50+SkyLineRd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XHZda7N4UVw/ThpuW6oHA2I/AAAAAAAAANU/5eD92fItcmY/s320/Rte50+SkyLineRd.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I white-knuckled and prayed all the way to the end... and on 1 turnoff...</div><div style="text-align: center;">I called my Mommy!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">NEVER AGAIN!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HVtHN3hzGUY/ThpuAdfGCyI/AAAAAAAAAMo/c6u5PwpWdp0/s1600/Hole+Rock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HVtHN3hzGUY/ThpuAdfGCyI/AAAAAAAAAMo/c6u5PwpWdp0/s320/Hole+Rock.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cool "Holy" Rock...hee hee</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F9JUiISFUuc/ThpuSqIdxYI/AAAAAAAAANE/t9GLYaA6CdA/s1600/Rafters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F9JUiISFUuc/ThpuSqIdxYI/AAAAAAAAANE/t9GLYaA6CdA/s320/Rafters.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Along Rte 50 and the Arkansas River.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I headed past the Royal Gorge.... why Bore you all again... and headed to Salida....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xIt96ogrrSo/ThpuDS7SCTI/AAAAAAAAAMs/DPiB_jSWKmw/s1600/Howard+1st+Church.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xIt96ogrrSo/ThpuDS7SCTI/AAAAAAAAAMs/DPiB_jSWKmw/s320/Howard+1st+Church.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xwjHRujRVX0/ThpuEV-LlaI/AAAAAAAAAMw/p85qFcF_bqU/s1600/Howard+1st+school.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xwjHRujRVX0/ThpuEV-LlaI/AAAAAAAAAMw/p85qFcF_bqU/s320/Howard+1st+school.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v71cd8uTRM0/ThpuQ0vQ_-I/AAAAAAAAAM8/BXf5cmyyNZI/s1600/oldhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v71cd8uTRM0/ThpuQ0vQ_-I/AAAAAAAAAM8/BXf5cmyyNZI/s320/oldhouse.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These were.....somewhere... I forget now where.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0255eMZv5M4/ThpuNWNUNcI/AAAAAAAAAM4/IKt6W3_rAOI/s1600/Old+Homestead+site.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0255eMZv5M4/ThpuNWNUNcI/AAAAAAAAAM4/IKt6W3_rAOI/s320/Old+Homestead+site.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tried to find a geocache here.. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at the dead center of the photo<br />
(where the short tree is)</div><div style="text-align: center;">it bends to the right... this is a road to what was once a homestead.<br />
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Click on photo to make larger, red star is where I parked and walked to the area marked by yellow pin.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7mMje1uQmSE/ThtuH2kuapI/AAAAAAAAANk/XijoAb6u26U/s1600/homesteadcr45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7mMje1uQmSE/ThtuH2kuapI/AAAAAAAAANk/XijoAb6u26U/s320/homesteadcr45.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't find the cache<br />
(I didn't find 11 of the caches I planned to get) </div><div style="text-align: center;">But I did find the remnants of<br />
a mountain lion's kill of a deer.... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">TIME TO GO... I aint Dessert!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I Love old R.R Tracks....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GB9IkZWTl4k/ThpuVpFtNOI/AAAAAAAAANQ/yX0SUMg5ADA/s1600/RRTracks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GB9IkZWTl4k/ThpuVpFtNOI/AAAAAAAAANQ/yX0SUMg5ADA/s320/RRTracks.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br />
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Stopped to have some lunch and snag yet ANOTHER cache which was also missing but I got a great burger / fries / peanut butter cookies for puppy, and a strawberry Sobe!!! Mmmmm<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><i></i></b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><i>On The Road again...</i></b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com2Cotopaxi, CO, USA38.409873996508836 -105.7876819060546738.190782996508837 -106.19900090605468 38.628964996508834 -105.37636290605467tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-55519998587846901622011-07-04T23:00:00.000-06:002011-07-05T11:42:31.672-06:00...And the Rockets Red Glare.....the bombs bursting in air, <br />
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. <br />
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave <br />
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.<br />
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I decided to make a long trek out to Simla, CO today.<br />
No definite plan on what to do, just winging it.<br />
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I packed a backpack with my geocaching tools - pen, list, GPSr, and swag (stupid useless stuff to leave in a regular cache.) Puppy stayed home today, so at 11am-ish I headed out.<br />
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Calhan, CO<br />
I decided to stop here and visit the "Cadillac Jack" antique shop.... Mama Mia this building is huge and filled w/ the weird and Unusual! PERFECT! The owner was so nice, and talkative!<br />
Stayed about 30 minutes, and got too hot.... so back into my car w/ A/C blasting.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A cool storm came through Fountain, so I chased it.....</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3eJbgIWYU6g/ThHYQohNCBI/AAAAAAAAALc/njtYs336tHE/s1600/ominouscloudsFountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3eJbgIWYU6g/ThHYQohNCBI/AAAAAAAAALc/njtYs336tHE/s320/ominouscloudsFountain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">9 Hours later, and nausea's from the heat... I am home. I am just about out of ideas of day-trips, feel free to make a suggestion... Bear in mind I have an old car... a 97 Tracer that is not able to trek <i>too</i> far. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">No 4x4 in it either....Only mild paved and smooth unpaved roads allowed. Til Next time.. Thanks for reading!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I had a total of 8 Tickets, gave 5 to my sister and 2 to my friends Holly and Ron. My folks also had 2, and Holly and Ron had 2 from earlier... That's uh... 8 - 5 - 2......and another 2, + 2....... = uh, well.... too Many!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dckeT1OxU98/TgtaQf1bqEI/AAAAAAAAAK4/hvn0Tga1CFA/s1600/admit-one-ticket-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dckeT1OxU98/TgtaQf1bqEI/AAAAAAAAAK4/hvn0Tga1CFA/s200/admit-one-ticket-.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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Incline R.R. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-by-4Cv8A9KI/Tgp8sj9rtyI/AAAAAAAAAJg/a05eW5kfhtI/s1600/INCLINE+RR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-by-4Cv8A9KI/Tgp8sj9rtyI/AAAAAAAAAJg/a05eW5kfhtI/s320/INCLINE+RR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Mom and I rode the Blue car down, kinda tight squeeze, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and not a lot of viewing w/ tall people in front of you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P47vVnbv2hI/Tgp8tr-yB4I/AAAAAAAAAJk/w0vg1XJnWpI/s1600/INCLINE+RR2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P47vVnbv2hI/Tgp8tr-yB4I/AAAAAAAAAJk/w0vg1XJnWpI/s320/INCLINE+RR2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">To the bottom here is where the Incline R.R. takes you....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g5TcYdBZfTU/Tgp8vYN_ziI/AAAAAAAAAJs/C4npaOgA0KU/s1600/RYLGRG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g5TcYdBZfTU/Tgp8vYN_ziI/AAAAAAAAAJs/C4npaOgA0KU/s320/RYLGRG.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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1 to 3 People<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The Tram<br />
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It goes right across the 1,000' Gorge<br />
Below is the Arkansas River and Royal Gorge Route R.R</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Water Clock...@ Main Gate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rbrUlwmv00o/Tgp8zMZ1PzI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/zHDzEf5jBXI/s1600/WTRCLK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rbrUlwmv00o/Tgp8zMZ1PzI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/zHDzEf5jBXI/s320/WTRCLK.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6q0wG8D94ow/Tgp80TqrGZI/AAAAAAAAAKE/Rhn3nq59m7U/s1600/RGBRIDGE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6q0wG8D94ow/Tgp80TqrGZI/AAAAAAAAAKE/Rhn3nq59m7U/s320/RGBRIDGE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Highest Suspension Bridge in the...World!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Drive your car, walk, take a trolley, or golf cart across.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jiOkIiAm1Gs/TgqOQGDM6JI/AAAAAAAAAKw/sWhDubC-_RE/s1600/RONHOLLYRG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="237" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jiOkIiAm1Gs/TgqOQGDM6JI/AAAAAAAAAKw/sWhDubC-_RE/s320/RONHOLLYRG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Ron and Holly on the Trolley.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There was a cute 1 mile long mini train ride outside the main gate, my mom, dad and I took a ride to kill 10 minutes...<br />
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They think they are funny w/ the "scenery"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nOy0HbJyCsY/Tgp_XrX3lkI/AAAAAAAAAKI/eR8DAbPTp7s/s1600/DEADWDRR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nOy0HbJyCsY/Tgp_XrX3lkI/AAAAAAAAAKI/eR8DAbPTp7s/s400/DEADWDRR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aPb5MQ3ei3k/Tgp_cgPYOpI/AAAAAAAAAKM/PI-uv7v7Gmk/s1600/PPTeePee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aPb5MQ3ei3k/Tgp_cgPYOpI/AAAAAAAAAKM/PI-uv7v7Gmk/s400/PPTeePee.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Ro9PT42ZO4/Tgp_gh28uFI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/DE0qyHdmpvw/s1600/LTLRKBOLDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9Ro9PT42ZO4/Tgp_gh28uFI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/DE0qyHdmpvw/s400/LTLRKBOLDR.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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Looking Down from Tram.<br />
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They also had a Petting Zoo....<br />
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and a Carousel...Weeeee!<br />
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I am sooo wiped! Time to hit the hay... till next time, thanks for joining us!<br />
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Next day I saw Ross Parsley as the guest speaker while our pastor is recovering from surgery. Ahhhh, I could listen to him all day.<br />
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Dinner at my parents.... BBQ chicken and grilled potatoes in a pouch. Mmmmm<br />
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Too bad it was 97 degrees, so I didn't feel like going home....time to go get lost me thinks! Puppy was doing his own thing at Garden of the Gods.... so its Me, Myself and I this trip!<br />
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Started in Rockrimmon.... Boring, Then Blodgett Peak... no wildlife out yet, Hmmm where to???<br />
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Down to Black Forest area (yes again) but towards Peyton......<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I went down a few side streets in Black Forest and found him... he was camera shy:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1U77zlhF02E/TgknN0gLCoI/AAAAAAAAAJE/Sk5hsmsT_yM/s1600/pants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1U77zlhF02E/TgknN0gLCoI/AAAAAAAAAJE/Sk5hsmsT_yM/s320/pants.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6OblTIgBSMk/TgknaKFYf8I/AAAAAAAAAJI/z5VfmwmEGd0/s1600/Greenghostpants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6OblTIgBSMk/TgknaKFYf8I/AAAAAAAAAJI/z5VfmwmEGd0/s320/Greenghostpants.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just Plain Weird....don't ya think??????</div><div style="text-align: center;">(This homeowner stiffened a couple pairs of Army pants... and "posted" them outside)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Thanks for riding shotgun... see ya next week!</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-38447258347778435392011-06-09T20:53:00.001-06:002011-06-10T19:09:35.931-06:00Not done yet obviously.....So I didn't give up Phlogging (photo Blogging... my new word) as you can see.<br />
I had withdrawals... and the puppy did too!<br />
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I took off w/ another destination, but...... again I didn't plan well.<br />
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I looked up historical structures on a cool site: <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/categories.aspx?f=1">Waymarking, sites and coordinates.</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I read about a cool reformed Train depot in Castle Rock, so off I went. 4PM.</div><br />
Found my way to Castlerock, CO and instantly had trouble. I came into town the wrong way so I never found the street I needed to be on. I had to turn around about a dozen times. 1st st.....2nd st.....3rd...4th...5th...ahh ok... now where is Elbert St off Fifth????<br />
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Saw 2 long trains cross my path, and tons of posh lil shopping areas. But no Elbert St. and no locals know what I am talking about.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I did see this though..... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JNp7sbW9nnk/TfK-MiP3W6I/AAAAAAAAAIg/U-3CCgbrgIg/s1600/CRstatue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JNp7sbW9nnk/TfK-MiP3W6I/AAAAAAAAAIg/U-3CCgbrgIg/s320/CRstatue.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Weird huh????</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">and this also.....</div><br />
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ok, after 1 hour in a 10 minute long area, I make my way back home.....discouraged.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Took a longer way home... and found this....</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty sweet... </div><div style="text-align: center;">but too bad I couldn't drive up to it... this was captured by my 300mm zoom lens.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I got off the main roads, and he was there to greet me....</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">How are you??</div><br />
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Ok, so today sucked, but I plan to go back w/ a map/GPS/tour guide.... anything to get me to Elbert St.Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-57394941271337646412011-05-28T22:24:00.013-06:002011-07-16T12:46:04.999-06:00Should have stayed home....It's Memorial Day weekend...woohoo!<br />
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Bought some food, a collapsible cooler, ice, and packed the KIA for a Saturday filled w/ photos and day camping.....but maybe I should have stayed home and had the house to myself.<br />
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Headed out at 10:30 am, w/ a plan. I wanted to head to a little ghost town (sorta) called Guffey.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My dad's fault.... he showed me photos he took there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Got lost again, None of the roads are marked, and I had directions... but I tossed them out the window. (just kidding, I was speaking metaphorically) I had a GPS but it had no cord, and the battery died 5 minutes after I got my area to show.<br />
Ok, plan B...... ask for directions, and buy a map. Also scored puppy some homemade peanut butter dog treats...after he had "hoarked" in the back seat. EWW!<br />
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Found Guffey after an hour or so.... SO COOL!!!!!!!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Weird enough???</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As I was headed to my family's campsite at Mueller State Park, I saw him...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5xm4BorjNYk/TeKZWPCcVaI/AAAAAAAAAHE/eXKB4RhOjfE/s1600/whitealpaca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5xm4BorjNYk/TeKZWPCcVaI/AAAAAAAAAHE/eXKB4RhOjfE/s320/whitealpaca.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I decided to head thru Eleven Mile State Park/reservoir as a shortcut.. BAD MOVE!</div><div style="text-align: left;">I got on dirt roads w/ deep ditches on each side, and once got into a part of the ditch... but I was lucky it was not too deep, and back on I got.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dirt roads turned into damaged but paved roads. I had to swerve around potholes but I missed one... and wouldn't you know... It has a foreign object sticking out of it....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">GREAT!!!!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>A Flat TIRE!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span> .... which I know nothing about fixing or where anything useful is...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">THANK YOU... I have a cell signal.... "Traci........ Can Tim come help me???"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">While I was waiting for my family to rescue me..... lots of cars slowed, but never stopped.<br />
BUT... who's this? A pickup truck... w/ 4 Guys, 2 girls... They are Stopping!!!!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">THANK YOU GOD!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, it seems that I pole-vaulted on a 6" copper pipe that was in the pot hole... and it wedged in 2-3" on the INSIDE of back passenger side tire.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Hubby's gonna have a cow!</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">The 4 guys got the jack from my truck, but took 20 mins to find the cranking parts, and then as it was on the jack, it rolled back off it........... almost onto where I was standing... Yes, I jumped out of the way.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">20 mins later, and a million <u>Thank You's</u> to the men who helped me and the wife who made the men stop.... I was back to normal. But I still had to wait for Tim and Ron to get to where I was. 1 hour total time waiting, and a few attempts to tell them where I was.... <i>I was never really sure <b>where</b> I was</i>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Got to Mueller State Park at 4pm, sick to my stomach, hungry, and exhausted, and chilled to the core. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I hung out, cooked steak for a sandwich, s'mores, and had a little bit of a Margarita to loosen me up.<br />
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Oh, finally.....my stupid dog decided to get medieval on our friends Mastiff puppy, teeth showed... Dang It Scamp!<br />
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What a long day!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to hang up my camera and cap this blog... <i>for a while</i>... its too risky for me to be doing this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I hope you enjoyed my adventures....for now.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4M-Qsqi-hbw/TegZSiKGPbI/AAAAAAAAAIM/Fh06FdIoaZc/s1600/007_sorento_4x4_691515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4M-Qsqi-hbw/TegZSiKGPbI/AAAAAAAAAIM/Fh06FdIoaZc/s1600/007_sorento_4x4_691515.jpg" /></a></div></div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-35046779480207429432011-05-25T15:55:00.002-06:002011-05-26T11:18:32.972-06:00The Roar of the Air Force Thunderbirds.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FvaKoDzxRmk/Td6LXQiC-BI/AAAAAAAAAGY/FaSlO9M_JSs/s1600/closeupTB+AFA2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FvaKoDzxRmk/Td6LXQiC-BI/AAAAAAAAAGY/FaSlO9M_JSs/s320/closeupTB+AFA2011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Today 1021 cadets of 2011 graduated from the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO. Following the ceremony is a 30-45 minute aerial performance by the U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds. a group of pilots flying F-16's.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> They did not disappoint as you can see. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I took around 400 shots, these are the best.<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;">Yes.... I caught him. </div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1343868832918446968.post-22898318589166238792011-05-22T19:45:00.003-06:002011-05-24T15:07:06.757-06:00Storm's a brewin...take cover....<div style="text-align: center;">That's for everyone else... but not me.</div><br />
I, of course, love nature. I decide to head out.<br />
Puppy stayed home today, wanted some "me" time for a change. Sorry Scamp.<br />
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Decided to try a road I pass a lot in Black Forest, CO called <i>Mustang Rd</i>. Sounds old west like, ya think?<br />
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It's a small little area of cross streets, nothing to get "lost" in. But it's got potential.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I want more...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Off to explore on <i>Black Forest Rd</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">These are across the street from each other... woohoo!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Feeling like a cowgirl...???<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the storm that I mentioned, rolling in quickly. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Getting kinda scary, but that never stopped me before.. I find a little dead end dirt road called <i>Old Ranch Rd</i>. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, a short trip, but amazing results... join me on Saturday as I head to Mueller State Park on Rte 67.... Should be great!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Memorial Day, remember our deployed troops, and those who served, and lost their lives for our freedom.</div>Kerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260092534789171464noreply@blogger.com0