Tree is up

Alex and Katie helped us decorate our tree the other night.

Tenth Anniv!

We lived the high life for a night. Stayed at the Brown Palace Hotel. It was built in 1883. Grand hotel! I think it was better than the Four Seasons. Service was right up there, and the rooms where better! Sam enjoyed over two hours in the Spa, I took in the Steam room (free to guests 9-9) then had the hotel driver take us to a Jazz club for Dinner and a show. Then back and more Steam rooms in the morning. ahh, espresso via room service..... it always tastes better.

Keystone, CO

Alex and I finally made it up for skiing. We hit Keystone instead so that we could try the nighttime skiing. It was very windy up there! We could see the snow blowing off the mountains as we drove it! included a few shots from Keystone.

Georgetown, CO

I've been to GeorgeTown alot, great old mining town. Alex and I tried to hit Breckenridge the other weekend, but a clutch repair job didn't stick. So we hung out in Georgetown while waiting for the Calvary to arrive. It was windy that day, wind was blowing snow off the trees and mountains.

Skiing Vail

Went the day before the big storm a few weeks back. Still a great day of skiing!

Roller Girls

We went to a game a few weeks back.... always sells out!

Going to WY for Thanksgiving...

Taking both the Mtn and road bike. never know what kind of weather to expect.....

Denver Rockie Purple

The town painted itself purple for the Rockies World Series Games. They ended as spectacularly as they started. It was a great ride!

Train Museum in Golden

Golden has this neat train museum that I take the nephew and niece to a couple of time. Usually for them to see Thomas the Train.

Halloween!

Favorite holiday! Coffin on our front porch...

Black Widow!

So we've notice this very kewl black spider in the house by the front door. I kinda like spiders, they keep the bugs at bay. There was a Wasp in the kitchen so I gave it to the black spider. Then Alex noticed the red hour glass on the belly- black widow in the house!! Very kewl!! oh, Sam's sooo thrilled. Particularly about the 700 baby spiders that they can lay.....

Platte River bike ride

Biking along Platte River 10mins from the house....

Autumn is here!

Best day yet! Weather has been 43 degrees and raining all day. we're not big football watchers, but decided to follow the Packers and watching the Rockies game right now. But more importantly, Sam made a phenomenal Apple Pie today. Followed by an extraordinary Butternut squash soup and dinner rolls. Exceptional autumn fare! The Pie had soul.....

Halloween is coming

Alex wanted a coffin for Halloween this year! Today Ed (Sam's dad), myself and Alex made a pine box in the backyard.

Sunday on Mt Evans

Sam and I drove up to Mt Evans. It's nice to visit when not beat from biking up! She took a couple of great shots! On the drive up we noticed the Aspens starting to change colors, two weeks from now should be just about peak colors. Photo of the flower was taken at the shore of Summit Lake (elev 13,000ft), the two lakes are from a glacier that melts down the valley. There is a trail the follows down the valley. That would be a great hike, but what about the car? That's most def a one way hike! Click on the valley picture to see it, really does it justice....

Tikal Ants

On our second trip to Tikal, we notice two different ant trails; one large black ants and the other smaller leave cutter ants. They finally came to an intersection and the smaller ants had a tough time crossing the faster bigger black ant highway. Jay and I watched them for a long time, once in a while picking one up by the leave and setting them on the other side. Here's the video of them trying to cross. Finally, Jay made a bridge from a twig, and they used it! Tikal is amazing for all of the different worlds they live under the rainforest. It's not a Cohen Brothers film by a long shot, it's actually one of the first I did with our digital camera. Watch and you will see one of the leave cutters make it through!

Cinderella Drive In

We are loosing our drive in for an apartment complex. Sam and I went several times a year. Last movie we saw there was The Simpsons.

Sheepherding Championships in Kacyee, WY

Sheepherding Championship

On our way back from Buffalo, WY we stopped off in Kaycee for the world championship sheep herding contest. These border collies herded two groups of sheep (one dog at a time)through three gates, around the dog owner and then peeled two sheep from the herd. all within 10-15 minutes. Dogs from across the US and Canada made the final 10. It was really kewl to watch. Great way to end the holiday weekend and an awesome weekend of biking!

Cycling in WY

Tisdale Divide, Buffalo WY

We went to Buffalo for the Labor day weekend. I took my bike and enjoyed 3 days of biking on open roads an no cars. First day headed out on the old state hwy 87. It goes from Buffalo to Kaycee. Great rolling hills, no traffic! Went an hour without seeing a single car. I went up and over the Tisdale Divide. Took a couple of photos of the divide and a sample of the rolling hills that i was riding. Saw everything from wild turkeys, antelope, hawks, pheasants to deer. A trio of deer ran along side of me then cut right in front and sailed over a fence.

The Tisdale Divide is a major scene for the Johnson County Cattle Wars (cattle barons vs sheep farmers). Click on the photo for a larger image to read the history.

Hurricane Dean in Belize

Looks like the Island faired well. So far this is the worst damage besides a few blown out windows.. Photo of Sam on the pier last xmas and the pier now.....

Belize

Couple of photos from our trips to Belize

Mattie & Mollie

Mattie was my Golden Lab that I got while still in Seattle and moved out with us to Denver; photo is of her at Whidbey Island, WA. Mollie was our Cattle Dog mix and the photo was taken up at Clear Creek in Buffalo WY. Best dogs!