Colorado Trip, September, 2011

Grand Mesa Nat Forest

Heading up the Grand Mesa

One of the Grand Mesa Lakes

From the top of the Grand Mesa, looking out toward the Gunnison River Valley

Margarita Pizza with fresh garden tomatoes...not quite sure why it's called that.

Along State road 191, north of Vernal

In the Ashley Nat Forest, between Vernal and Flaming Gorge

At a rest stop, along State Hwy 44 between Flaming Gorge and Manila

An amazing (I think) view of Flaming Gorge

Mark Rashid Clinic, Bluff, Utah

Spectators

I took a LOT of notes!

Mark and Bob, one on one

View from our Hosts back yard

A few of the awesome people we met

Mark entertained us with cowboy music. Great!

Spirit patiently waiting 

Photo Shoot for a Dragonfly

Yesterday, while working in the yard, there were hundreds of dragonflies swooping about doing their thing...presumably, hopefully, it is eating mosquitoes.  I noticed one golden one perched on a rose hip.  He stayed there for quite a while.  I took a couple of photos of him with my phone.  He then seemed to say, "Go get your good camera.  I want a photo shoot."  So, I walked into the house, retrieved my camera and began taking photos for about 15 minutes.  Sometimes, he flitted onto another flower, seeming to say, "Hey, look at this side;  Get a top view!  Look, I'm smiling!"  It was a fun photo shoot for a cute little guy, probably dead by now.

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I'm smiling....

Horse Hair Pottery

We commissioned an artist to make some pots out of Wayfarer's tail hair, which I had saved.  We thought it would be a nice memento.  The photos with the flash turned out gray and the one in natural light turned out tan.  In reality, they are somewhere in between.   Apparently, they take the pot out of the kiln at 1200 degrees and apply (throw on) the horse hair which promptly burns and melts into the finish in beautiful random patterns.  Then, they are glazed and finished.

I have more of Wayfarer's hair saved to make jewelry.

Yep, Good Dog

Thanks, Milo

Random Holiday Adventures

My first try at a popcorn horse

Girlie Heaven...Barbies and Horses

Wii

Even the Men got in the Wii dancing action

Toe Power...Reign of the Five Fingers

Peaceful sunset at the Ranch

My photographic capture of a Tradition...the Star at the Christensens

And of course, our new little addition...the Barn Cat named Apple Cider