September 2011
Mountain of the Sun Music Festival in Woodland Park. Not always pretty but we still have it!
Wolf Moon over Colorado Springs.
Fall 2009
Various pictures from my travels around the state this Fall.
August 2009 We
climbed Uncompaghre on the same day that Ian Usher, who gained some
notoriety by selling his life on E-Bay, was fulfilling one of his 100 Goals:
to climb 7 peaks in 7 days.
Climbing Pictures
Jeanette gets a garden....finally. We totally enjoyed the fresh
veggies all summer.
March 2009
Spike 2009, one of Jacob's bands, playing in Colorado Springs at Sunshine Studios.
December 2008 September 2008
Jerry Martin, 2012
January 2010
Family ski/soak trip to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Spent Sunday afternoon in the hot springs pool, and enjoyed a lovely dinner with Lauren, Kim, Mariah and Sierra on Sunday evening.
Jacob, Chloe and Jerry went skiing at Sunlight on Monday. Jeanette preferred to stay warm in the coffee shop rather than ski.
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Chloe Weaver Bike Memorial, Alamosa, Colorado.
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July
2010
The summer 14er climbing trip included Capital, Pyramid, and North Maroon in the
Elk Range near Snowmass and Aspen. These are considered among the most
difficult 14ers in Colorado. For my two cents, Capital gets the billing.
The Knife Edge is definitely challenging. Our first attempt at Capital
ended at 9AM at about 13,000' as heavy clouds moved in. Not a mountain to be on
it bad weather. So back down to our camp at 10,000'; then start again the
next morning at 3:30 AM rather than 5:30 AM. Second attempt was a success.
Then we took a day off in Glenwood Springs, and make successful first attempts
at Pyramid and North Maroon in successive days. By the time we reached
base camp after North Maroon I was tired. So it should be; approximately
18,000' vertical feet in five days is a good enough reason for me.
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Lots of pictures in this link, so It might take some time to download.
Click here for Capital Knife Edge video
January
30, 2010
New
Year
We headed to Weatherford Oklahoma for New Year. Jerry, Jeanette and Jacob
from COS and Chloe from Hesston. A fabulous time. Visited Oklahoma City
Bombing Memorial, riverwalk, and the mighty Mast lake. Goofed off a lot,
played games...ask who dominated Dutch Blitz! And, yes, lots of eating.
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November
2009
Martins and Millers loaded up in the big white van to visit Chloe and Indy in
Hesston for Thanksgiving. Indy came from Goshen; Chloe was already there of
course. We enjoyed spaghetti pie and salad for Thanksgiving dinner around
Chloe's apartment table.
Thanksgiving Pictures
November
2009
Jeanette and I turned 50 this year. We decided to visit something old to put it
all in perspective. So last weekend we caught a plane to California and visited
Yosemite National Parks. Rock formations that are millions of years old and
trees, no huge trees, that are thousands of years old. It was a wonderful visit.
Yosemite Pictures
I haven't climbed many 14ers in recent years. But joining Bruce and Kevin
and Tim to climb Wetterhorn and Uncompaghre the last weekend in August was a
reminder of how cool it is to reach the Colorado high points. I will be
doing this again next summer.
100 Goals in 100 Weeks Website
Summer 2009
We
enjoyed
Christmas in Pennsylvania with Martins and Hertzlers. We also spent 24 hours in New York
City just walking around and soaking up a different place, and had a nice visit with Eugene McMichael. Drove straight through
from Colorado both directions. Not such a bad trip with four drivers.
Christmas Pictures
September
is a wonderful time of year in Colorado. Lots of blue skies, summer heat
gives way to coolness. Here are a couple of images of Pikes Peak this
weekend.
Click on either one for a larger picture. I've wrapped up the summer
landscaping project: a Colorado Moss Rock dry stack wall along the back side
or our lot. We've planted Aspen, Austrian Pines, Serviceberry and Potentilla
in this raised area.