Baseball

Larry sold a loft to one of the Rockies. He is a real sweetheart and sent tickets down to VIP will call for us. I don't usually spend time watching baseball, but being able to sit in the audience and shoot pictures passed the time real well.

Actually I had a ball. The Cubs beat the Rockies that night, but the next night the Rockies beat the Cubs. Hummm, I wanna go when we win...

Rainbow Lakes

Diane and I were due for an outing. We decided to take a hike up at Rainbow Lakes with is above Nederland. DK's kitty got sick in the morning, so she took him to the vet. But the time we regrouped it was late. Too late for normal people to plan a hike.

That is of course for normal folks. Us not qualifying, we plodded on to the top. When we arrived the thunder heads were getting closer and this wet stuff was dripping from the sky. Typical late afternoon shower it was.

We snapped a couple shots and headed down. The rain got heavy, but held off the torrential downpour until we jumped into the car.

Timing is everything.

The question is...

I've heard the saying "Does a bear sh*t in the woods?" When I saw this guy I knew a deer most certainly does! I'm still looking for the bear.

Looka da Yucca!

OH Deer, I'm lost!

Roxborough State Park was named by National Geographic Outdoors as one of the top 10 State Parks in the U.S. It is 20 minutes from my home.

Saturday morning the Park Rangers open up one hour early for photographers (we beg a lot) so we can set up before the sun completely rises.

I took advantage of the opportunity and was waiting at the gate at 6 a.m. when it opened. I hiked the trail to Long's Lookout, but took a wrong turn along the way. Darn it all! I didn't have enough time to get in position to duplicate John Fielder's famous shot.

This is what I got instead.

Rocky Mountain Balloon Festival 2007

Three mornings of glorious weather this year brought out the crowds. Friday was a media day, where I got to poke my head into the balloons as they were inflating.

Balloon paparazzi am I!

Here's a perky one!

Why so sad?

The worst part...coming home.

I-70 coming home was bumper to bumper. It reminded me of the Garden State Parkway on a Friday afternoon in August. We had no choice but to stop and go most of the way home. Fortunately the highway gets a third lane at Floyd Hill, the traffic flows better from there on in to Denver.

Forest fire?

Approaching Lake George we could see an awful cloud of dark smoke. We were worried the forest was ablaze. No worries, it was the train, the GeorgeTown Loop running the rails.

Lake Dillon

It was the weekend of the Lake Dillon Regata. Late in the day the colors were a little dull, but the scenery is always serene.

Shrine Pass

At the top of Vail Pass there is an exit. Take it up to Shrine Pass Road...4 wheelers do best. The views are guaranteed to knock your socks off!

Please don't sneeze!

I love the symmentry of this bloom.

There aren't any ugly golf courses.

This is the course at Beaver Creek. Outstanding!

I love to shoot cyclists of all kinds!

Shooting with a camera of course! This guy was riding with 3 other cycles. They were all loaded down with camping gear. I envied them their freedom...hope it was a long road trip...

I made a new friend alongside the road

Just can't resist shooting flowers

Colorado Columbines

We spend the weekend at Bill's Condo in Dillon. These flowers were found just outside the door.

Those were the days my friend...