Snow

Our second snowfall of the season is happening. We had a great, warm fall but looks like we are now into more realistic weather.

This was not taken this fall, but in August a couple of years ago while camping with Chuck and Fern White in Snowy Range mountains.

What's in the forest?

While camped at the Grand Lake location we did a drive over to Lost Lake. When we arrived at the parking lot to the lake it was an additional 1 mile walk- which we didn't do. Lake remained lost.   Further down the road we stopped so Lynda and Garth could drop their fishing line in the stream. These three photos represent what was around us. Beautiful flowers, a pile of sticks and a quick shot down stream showing the beetle killed trees. Not all parts of forests are beautiful, but realistic of what is there with beauty where you find it.

Stopping at a stream was so characteristic of what Karen, Steve and I experienced as a children while we went with our parents to the mountains on Sunday so Dad could fish. We did not  stop at cleaned up picnic areas, but where the fish were.

The shot of the stream was an experiment with the camera and a macro lens. I was surprised what it actually did capture.

Colorado Mountainns

This is the view of the mountain range that seen from our camp- somewhere on forest road 4 near Grand Lake. Boondocking of course!

WINs doing karaoke last night---- Songs from the 60's 70's-- Songs that you can understand the words.

Spoon again and yellow flowers

Here is my shiny Wal Mart spoon with a reflection. This time with help from Kent to keep it up right. I have decided this technique is for younger, more agile photographers with the on the ground contortions I have to go through.



Lots of this yellow flower were blooming.

White flowers

These are not as striking as the purple flower from yesterday and surviving in the wild. They are very small and about the size of a quarter.

Excape to Vedauwoo

Kent and I went up to Vedauwoo for the weekend, Beautiful flowers, fun with my macro lens and cooler than Cheyenne.

Here is Kent - blending in with the yellow flowers with his chartreuse top, shorts and shoes. He really likes that color. Hmm.

Found a yellow jacket on the yellow flower.

Another yellow flower and OH, close up of the bark on a tree. Yip, had fun with the macro.

This the the beaver pond that was below the camp site. Looks like it drained in the last week. No fishing there. Water almost gone, mosquitoes still hanging around.

And what we didn't find,.. internet which was okay.

Wildlife in the campground

Here are two of about 10+ deer that were grazing in Two Moon's campground at Glendo.

Count the wires and appreciate the electricity

Electricity. I totally appreciate it and try to not take it for granted. When dry camping and I am not plugged into the big "E" I really miss it. Last week at Glendo State Park I was able to camp in a spot with electricity since the forcast was for 30 degrees and possible snow. Luckily we did not get snowed on. These are power poles from the Glendo Power Plant Dam with the water release that is just below the hill. Notice all the squares, triangles and rectangles from the lines crisscrossing.

More patterns. 

Laramie Peak

Laramie Peak in the clouds. Laramie Peak through a water glass. As I said in yesterdays post, location, location location to make this work and this wasn't it.

Goat without a name

 This is a one month old goat that Carol brought with her since she has to feed her twice a day. She raises goats and has 15. This kids mother had 3 babies but could only had enough milk for 2. Surprisingly big for one month. You can feel the bumps on her head for the future horns. Carol doesn't name her goats as they are sold later.


When ever camping, it is always a struggle to see which technology actually works in the great places I camp. The Jet Pack/internet is fine. the iphone temporal. (okay it's an Iphone) small radios, MIA. But the Iphone is getting Iheart radio but drops off sometime to buffer. Listening to AM 600, Ft Collins. George is getting one station on tv but I have not tired. Wonder how many gigabytes to watch Netflix on my computer? Too much I am sure.








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