In Memory of Sergeant Major Ed *

These are pictures of a beautiful memorial in Creede, CO for our armed services and war heroes. I wanted to include these pictures in our blog in memory of Sergeant Major Ed, a true Marine, war hero, scouter, and a good friend to many. We surely miss you, Ed!

(* First name used for privacy.)

Elk Creek Ridge and Aspen Grove

After work today, we decided to take another trip like last year to the ridge behind the Coller State Wildlife Area on the Rio Grande. After crossing the Rio Grande on the Upper Coller bridge, we began our 4x4 trip on County Road 432, with numerous switchbacks and interesting obstacles. There is a beautiful, mature aspen grove on the way that provided for some nice pictures and fun four-wheelin'. We arrived at the Elk Creek ridge, took a few pictures and walked a bit. We then traveled to the "end of the road" at an Elk Creek Ranch fence! It was a fun evening jaunt!!

Creede, Bachelor, and the Continental Divide...

Our first sightseeing trip was an unexpected treat. After going to Creede and visiting the Rare Things shops, we decided to have a picnic lunch up near the old Bachelor ghost town. Well...we ended up eating our lunch way north of Bachelor, just south of Equity Mine. We found a really nice shady location and enjoyed just sitting around eating and talking in God's beautiful mountains.

After the picnic, we continued north past Equity Mine and up, up, up to the Continental Divide. WOW!! What a view!! It felt like we were on top of the world up there. We were probably pretty close to 12,000 ft. elevation. We could see beyond Del Norte Peak to the south, probably into New Mexico. We could see the Slumgullion earth flow and Uncompagre range to the west. La Garita and other mountain ranges were visible to the north, and San Louis Peak was just to our east rising to over 14,000 ft.

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We're back in Colorado!

I am happy to report we are back in Colorado

and are ready to start posting again this year.

Woo hoo!....it's 2007!

Back Home

Well...we're back home now, so this blog will move into monthly archives through next summer. We plan to go back, but not sure for how long. Thanks for all your nice comments on the site and in email...

Marble, Colorado and Windy Point Sunset

On our return trip, we visited the old town of Marble, Colorado. The marble for the Lincoln Memorial was quarried here. After passing through Lake City, we decided to take a detour and caught a herd of deer with a couple of fawns. We decided to catch the sunset at Windy Point near Slumgullion Pass. What a view!!!

Colorado National Monument

Today we visited the Colorado National Monument. This had some similarities to both Arches and Canyonlands parks. We had a great time hiking the sandstone at Devil's Kitchen, Otto's Trail, Coke Oven Trail, Canyon Rim Trail, and Alcove Trail. This is a great place to hike and explore if you are near Grand Junction, Colorado.