Outdoor Decor

I've run out of Colorado photos, so I'm goin' with fall around Providence Point. This is some of the stuff we have outside the house and the photo below is what we can see from our bedroom. We have had a spectacular fall this year.

View from our bedroom window

Four Corners National Monument

Well, these are the last of the Colorado pictures. This is me standing on the 4 corners monument. Four states come together at this point. Very windy spot. Below is the Black Canyon Nat'l Park. Not too many people visit this place, it's off the beaten path, but quite lovely.

Black Canyon National Park

Mesa Verde National Park

Couple pictures of the pueblo ruins in the park. These people came, built dwellings and lived for several years and then just vanished. No one seems to know what happened to them.

Durango to Silverton Steam Train

We took this train, pulled by a steam engine for a 3 hour trip to Silverton. Quite an experience, as at this point in the trip you are looking awfully far down. It is a truly beautiful sight, supposedly the most beautiful railroad view in the US. The fall colors were really something to behold. This train has quite a history with Hollywood as they use it frequently. Lots of John Wayne movies and others that I don't recall at this point.

Downtown Silverton

Downtown Silverton

Beautiful Colorado

These are two of the beautiful views we got on the way from Ft. Collins to Durango. This is South Western Colorado, a part of the state we had not seen before. Incredibly beautiful.

Dad at Colorado State University

After two days in Denver, we drove up to Ft. Collins, where Dave graduated from CSU 50 years ago. We went to his reunion dinner and the football game. (They lost) We have a very nice time, walking around and reminiscing. This building is where he spent a lot of his time, as he was in ROTC. The Oval below is a large grassy area with lots of elm trees, and below that is the new library with the Cam the Ram statue in front. Cam is the CSU mascot. The old library was pretty much destroyed and few years back as a result of a flood. This one is incredible. The students are fortunate.

Mom on the Oval

Dad and Cam the Ram

Big Blue Bear

This guy was pretty cute. He has his nose up against the window of the Denver Convention Center. Just wantin' ta know what goin' on inside. This evening it was a beer festival that was sold out. Funny, huh?

Unsinkable.......

Well, I got the last copy all messed up. The bottom photo is me and the one above is Dave. But then you know that! We took a tour of the Molly Brown house. She survived the Titanic, for those who might not know. Anyway, she was very interesting and wealthy and had a very lovely home.

OK, so we've been out of town for awhile......

We went to Colorado for a week. The reason was Dave's 50th college reunion at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. Before heading to Ft. Collins we spent two days poking around downtown Denver. This is me in front of the State Capital buildidng. I love state capitals for some reason. Below is a photo of Dave on a saddle in the Colorado State History museum. Nice place. Small, so easy to get around and see most of it in a short period of time and then you also have a tendency to remember much of what you saw.

Issaquah "Salmon Days"

We spent most of Saturday, taking part in the Salmon Days festival. We started with the parade, which was quite good and took over a hour. Lot's of bands, floats, etc. and up to the end of the parade the weather cooperated. Then the sky opened and the wind started. Made for a very damp day. We finally decided to eat inside, as french fries floating around in little paper containers didn't seem like fun. We saw many salmon returning and fighting their way up the fish ladder. An amazing thing. Didn't stay long, as the rain by this time, was falling horizontally. In spite of it all, we had a good time and will probably do it again.

Sammy Salmon a "special" guest!

Young Dave in his new Eddie Bauer jacket which is, indeed, waterproof. He is very pleased.