Thursday, May 29, 2014

Gordy at apple blossom time

During a tour of the backyard apple grove, Gordy stops to provide his take on global politics.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Look Sharp in a Caddy


Another from my visit to the Fourney Museum in Denver in February. 

This beautiful 1960 Cadillac Eldorado featured the following as standard equipment: power brakes, power steering, automatic transmission, dual back-up lamps, windshield wipers, two-speed wipers, wheel discs, outside rearview mirror, vanity mirror, oil filter, power windows, six-way power seats, heater, fog lamps, Eldorado engine, remote control trunk lock, radio with antenna and rear speaker, power vent windows, air suspension, electric door locks, license frames, and five whitewall tires. Technical highlights were finned rear drums and an X-frame construction.

See the model year listing for this car on Wikipedia.


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

1936 Cord Model 810

One of many rare and beautiful cars from the pre-WWII collection in the Fourney Museum of Transportation, in Denver. On display are a nice selection of Honda motorcycles from the 1960s and 1970s, several Volkswagen "bugs" and Karmen Ghia models and, among the train collection, the "Big Boy" locomotive, one of the largest railroad engines ever built.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Red Rocks Amphitheater as seen from Mt. Falcon Park near Morrison, CO.

Thursday, January 09, 2014

Winter afternoon shade

Near the end of a bright, sunny and very cold day in January, the sun sets over the mountains to the southwest as seen from Sloans Lake.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Sloans Lake Flyway

Produced this seasonal greeting card from an photo I took at Sloans Lake last year.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Mt. Evans snow capped

Two days of cold, snowy weather and Mt. Evans is fully capped.

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Sundial landmark in Denver

This sundial, familiar to Denver residents, is located in Cranmer Park, in the Hilltop neighborhood four blocks east of Colorado Blvd. The sundial pole, or gronom, points at polar north and the stone is perpendicular, making it parallel to the equator. 

Friday, August 30, 2013

Our tour guide at Rifle Falls

For our first visit to Rifle Falls in western Colorado, Gordy agreed to be out tour guide for the day.

Friday, August 02, 2013

Watching the Dragon Boat races

Overcast skies didn't keep the crowds away from this year's Colorado Dragon Boat races. What remains of the old main building at St. Anthony Hospital is in the background, about half way through its demolition.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Highway to the mountains

Memorial Day 2013 motorcycle ride along CO 14, the Poudre Canyon Highway, toward Walden. This is the approach to Sheep Mountain in Larimer County, not far from the Wyoming state line.

Friday, May 31, 2013

Rest stop at Walden, CO

Memorial Day weekend, I went for a ride across northern Colorado and saw this: bright yellow Union Pacific caboose on display at the rest stop a few miles east of the Park Range mountains.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Temple in Paia, Maui

Interesting temple on Balwin Avenue in Paia, on Maui, HI.

Friday, February 15, 2013

Waves crashing

At the Keanae District, a peninsula along the northeast coast of Maui, Hawaii. We found this while on the "Road to Hana."

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Harvester and drill rig

This ancient International Harvester combine harvester sits abandoned in a field near Mandaree, on the Ft. Berthold Indian Reservation in western North Dakota. Oil rig in the background is drilling into the Bakken.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Geese fly over

Some stay for breakfast while other Canada geese gain altitude on a crisp fall morning at Sloans Lake in Denver. Maybe they'll keep heading south?

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Graffiti at 2 miles above sea level

No matter how many times I visit Loveland Pass, I'm always impressed by the spectacular view. Too bad somebody thought it necessary to tag the marker post.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Geese crossing

Brought the camera to Sloans Lake Park last week to get the first snow on Mt. Evans (in the background); got this pair of Canada geese instead.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Young dancer at Mandaree Pow Wow

This year's annual pow wow event in Mandaree, ND, featured this young dancer as he made his way into the community center during the Saturday Grand Entrance.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Watching over a foal

A family of horses near Mandaree, ND, keeps an eye on a newly arrived foal on a hot afternoon in July.