Gema and Indy in the Colorado

Pumpkins Flower
My two plants are finally in the ground. I'm not holding my breath to see if they'll make it. The pH is too high and I don't know if they can take the heat.

Thank You to the Firefighters on the New Castle Fire

Thomas Michael May
Newest addition to the family, born on June 21, 2007, in Santa Cruz, CA. Mom and baby Thomas Michael are doing fine.

Ranger the Baby Minature Donkey
He is just 1 month old and 30 lbs. What a cutie. Annette and Chuck Shupe have a full barn yard of horses, minature donkeys, dogs, and cats.

Summer Solstice
7:23pm. Looking SSE to the Colorado, Alkali, and Divide water sheds.

Billy West
This is Billy's summer ride. Check the mirror for a shot up Hidden Valley Rd.

Giant Pumpkin Garden Update
I finally got my two seedlings transplanted. I don't have high expectations for this year, I just hope they make it through the season. I know I have to lower the soil pH from 8.0 to the low 7's with some sulphur. I'll get a couple of backhoe buckets of cow manure next spring from Brett Jolley. My irrigation is automatic and I'm using buried soaker hose with both plants.

Summer Time Flowers

Delle's Poppie

New Castle Fire - June 19, 2007

As of today, it's a 1,080 acre wildfire. There are 200 firefighters on the ground and air support of 3 helicopters, 4 slurry bombers and and a pilot plane. An impressive Sikorsky S-61 dumped water on hotspots, it was amazing how much steam would blanket the ground.

New Castle Fire - June 18, 2007
Mom and I were driving into Glenwood Springs when we saw smoke to the east. We stopped at the Melby's house where mom grabbed a hose to start soaking the area behind their house and I ran up the mountain to snap a few shots. The closer pics are in an area that is now charred. I was so close that I got splashed with water from the chopper. Carrie Melby said that the fire started from a lightning strike the night before and her husband was able to put the fire out with some firefighters. She and her son, Thor, went up this morning and pushed dirt onto the smouldering embers. Unfortunately the winds kicked up this afternoon and got the fire going. I helped Bud Gardner rescue his horses to safety. Only 2mp phone quality, better than nothing.

My Nanaimo Bars
I tripled recipe for the top layer of chocolate. You should try this recipe, it's very delicious and easy to make. I think I'll try a variation in the top layer next time. I'll divide the top layer into 3 batches and I'll mix in kirsch to the middle layer.

Nanaimo Bar Recipe

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Strawberry Days Queen Corrina L. Gibson - CONGRATULATIONS!
Corrina is an accomplished soccer player and a 2007 GSHS grad, she plans to study engineering at the University of Colorado. In the front seat are 3 Elk Run nieghbors and proud parents, Bill Gibson and Christina Manuel. Nice ride Bill, can I borrow your car?

Strawberry Days - 2007

Delle, Lindsey, Ryan

Strawberry Days - 2007
Lots of activities this weekend with Strawberry Days, the parade, the artist booths, the consession, stage, and beer garden, the amusement park, the rodeo, and the Annual Strawberry Shortcut Race.

Strawberry Days - 1969 Mustang
I met the owners of this Mustang and found out a fact that makes me sick. My first car was a 1969 Mustang convertible with a 351w and tilt steering, same as the car pictured above. What is unique about this package was that there were only 3900 made with the 351w, and with the tilt steering package, the car rolling today is worth over $70,000. I wish I still had mine.

Strawberry Days Grand Marshall - Levy Burris
Levy is a great guy, long time valley resident that loves cool classic cars and he is a buffalo rancher. He and his wife sell buffalo meat though their company Rising Sun Buffalo. He just recently took on the post of Chief of Police in Silt (Silt Happens) after 13 years with the Glenwood Springs Police Department. He also was a Garfield County deputy, investigator, and undersheriff. Prior to that he worked for Rifle PD and also served in the Marine Corps.

BBQ Belly Shot

Camy and Lindsey at it again.