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Thursday, July 24th, 2008West of the Rockies and the Continental Divide, is a small community named Meeker. There’s a story behind the naming of this town that shouldn’t be forgotten. As we passed through Meeker last week, Dalton briefly told me of it’s past, why it was named Meeker. So I did a little research, and with [...]
Mayonnaise and Beer
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 by Anonymous
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours
in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar…and the beer.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in
front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very
large and empty mayonnaise jar and [...]
Steamboat….traffic everywhere!
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008On Monday while Dalton and I were lazily trying to make our way through Steamboat, which seems to be only on Lincoln Avenue, we were stopped at a red light. Pedestrians were waiting on either side to cross when the little hand turned green. A latecomer on a bike towing his leashed dog started to [...]
Steamboat Springs and the Yampa Valley Curse
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008The French Trappers were the first to come to Steamboat back in the 1880s and they called the area, ‘Big Bend’, mainly because the Yampa River turns west at this point in the valley. Later after hearing the chugging of the natural springs sounding like a steamboat, Steamboat Springs was born. Steamboat evolved from [...]
I’m a Winner!
Monday, July 21st, 2008Dear Winner,
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address attached to e-ticket number: 56475600545188, Ref: UK/9420X2/68
and Batch:074/05/ZY369. You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of £ 600,000.00 GBP in the Uk National Lottery Sweep Takes
online Promo.
Yeah right! I may have been born at night, but it wasn’t last night. [...]
Watching Wildlife
Monday, July 21st, 2008Colorado is one state you will always have the ability to enjoy watching wildlife. It doesn’t take the average person very long to locate any deer, antelope, or elk. Just drive along any county road late in the evening and look for the right elements, water, food, and shelter and you’ll find them. Of [...]
Hiking Rabbit Ear’s Pass
Saturday, July 19th, 2008You often hear the phrase, ‘A picture is worth a thousand words,’ and also the phrase, ‘The picture does not do it justice.’ Both those phrases comply with hiking Rabbit Ear’s. I could never in a million years express the view from the top of Rabbit Ear’s, nor do any of the pictures I [...]
Wolf Creek Pass, Continental Divide, the Tallest of the Rockies
Friday, July 18th, 2008Our last part of this journey from Steamboat Springs, Co to Durango, and then an alternate route home. If you you’d like to start at the beginning, you can read part one - Craig, CO, part two - Passing Through Meeker, CO, part three - Grand Mesa, CO, and part four - Red Mountain, [...]
It’s how you say it that matters
Thursday, July 17th, 2008A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held
up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins
in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them
into the hat. He then took [...]
Red Mountain, Idarado Mine, Silverton, and Durango, Colorado
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008Continuing on our journey, we traveled south on Hwy 550 through the Red Mountains, toward Silverton and Durango, Colorado.
Red Mountain is a set of three peaks in the San Juan Mountains of western Colorado in the United States, about 5 miles south of Ouray. The mountains get their name from the reddish iron ore [...]
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