The Backroads with Jerry & Sandy - jabers

10/26/2011 1:10:54 AM - 002001319666
You got some great pictures in Boston!

4/26/2011 10:46:03 PM - cmwells@...
Hi all, I had to change my primary email address to:

infobywells@gmail.com

If I sent you more than one email notice, please disregard. This turned into a bigger project than I imagined.
Thanks to all of you for taking the time to change my contact information.

Marty

2/7/2011 5:10:36 PM - 002001319666
I love your Birds of El Paso album. You got some fantastic shots. Thanks for sharing.

1/10/2011 12:46:26 PM - 002001319666
Your Wild Kingdom photos are fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

11/8/2010 12:48:19 PM - 002001319666
Looks like you're finding your photography niche. You are capturing intriguing things to look at with your nighttime photos. Love it!

9/19/2010 1:57:58 PM - 002009989961
Because the roads are narrow and there is a state law limiting the number of full size vehicles on the island. We were told that there is something like a seven year waiting list.

9/19/2010 1:17:24 PM - 002001319666
Thanks for sharing photos of your trip to Catalina Island. It looks like an interesting place with plenty of activity. I like the boat photos. Do the locals have to use such little vehicles because the roads are narrow?

6/12/2010 7:55:09 PM - 002001319666
Wow! That is a long time to download. You'll get the hang of all the controls over time. I really like the quality of the photos.

6/11/2010 7:08:26 PM - 002009989961
I have alot to learn about it. The controls are different than my other ones. I needed to use a tripod for the night shots. It takes a long time to download. The pictures are 4' x 6' and 8-10MB each. I did a photo shoot at the golf course this morning at sunrise.The 120 photos took over an hour to download.

6/11/2010 1:37:43 AM - 002001319666
The new camera you had at Grandma's in Lake Havasu brings a whole different feel to your photos...very nice!

5/27/2010 11:50:41 AM - 002001319666
You have such a variety of birds photograph. Thanks for sharing.

4/24/2010 1:08:02 AM - 002001319666
I love the "Life" quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson. I'm gonna use it too.

4/21/2010 11:15:04 PM - 002009989961
I don't know why you can't see them. I just checked them all and they are Jpeg.

1/25/2010 1:00:24 PM - 002001319666
Were you in Oregon for work or fun?

1/24/2010 2:20:39 PM - 002009989961
I took over 900 pictures. It is hard to pick just a few to share.

1/24/2010 2:18:31 PM - 002009989961
No, these were taken last week between the 20th & 22nd.

1/23/2010 12:50:19 PM - 002001319666
I love the life quote above. Were the newly added pictures of Oregon taken around 1997? Chris and I are currently planning another road trip for the end of August to Crater Lake in Oregon, the Oregon coast and Redwood National Forest.

12/13/2009 1:15:03 PM - 002001319666
Thanks for getting the pictures of Chicago on here so quickly. Looks like a pretty city with all the skyscrapers and water.

12/12/2009 1:39:16 AM - 002001319666
I hope to see some pics of Chicago soon.

12/4/2009 12:42:33 PM - 002001319666
Thanks for showing me the snow. I am sad we missed it. We haven't had that much snow up here yet.

Have a great trip!

9/29/2009 11:33:31 AM - 002001319666
That is wonderful news! I am glad that your car is fixable.

9/28/2009 4:45:17 AM - 002009989961
I am glad to report that my car is fixable.The adjuster said that all but one of the dents can be pulled or popped out except for one on the trunk lid. It will require a little conventional repair and repainting. They already gave me a check and they will also guarantee the work done to it if I use one of their select dealers. The dealership where I purchased it is an approved repair facility. I am very thankful!

9/26/2009 1:38:14 PM - 002001319666
So, is the hail damage to your new car fixable?

8/2/2009 11:35:11 AM - 002081729420
I saw your new car in the driveway the last couple of days when I went to work. Yeh! for Sandy!

8/1/2009 11:40:08 AM - 002001319666
Your new Camry looks lovely! Fun, Fun!!!

7/7/2009 2:15:43 AM - 002001319666
Dad, Love the pictures of you rappeling at Fort Bliss. I love the Heron pics too.

5/28/2009 9:06:01 PM - 002001319666
Hey, Dad,
What's new with you?

1/24/2009 1:36:31 AM - 002032953908
You're so cool! :)

1/22/2009 2:03:54 PM - 002001319666

Thanks for the date. I will mark my calendar.

1/21/2009 2:01:33 PM - 002009989961
The episode is 618 and is supposed to air on March 15th.

1/21/2009 12:47:40 PM - 002001319666

I like the "In action" photos. Especially the Sincerely, El Paso and the demolition one.  I am glad you had a great experience with Home Edition Extreme Makeover.  Do you know when the show will air?

11/30/2008 7:29:15 PM - 002026647019

 Jacob again:


You know the Opossum I told you about in my other comment?  Jenna and I just finished skinning it.  That trap's coming in pretty handy.

Thanks,
Jacob

11/30/2008 4:01:16 PM - 002026647019
Jacob here:

Hey, Gramps!  Thanks for the trap.  I caught another Opossum.  It's not the same one. 

Thanks again,
Jacob

11/25/2008 12:43:42 PM - 002001319666
The Bass Pro Shop reminds me of the huge Cabelas store in Nebraska we visited when we lived in Ft. Collins. Thanks for putting the family photo on here.

11/21/2008 12:43:42 PM - 002001319666

Those are such pretty chickens! The calf is adorable.  There doesn't look to be much meat on that deer. It is hunting season up here too...for elk. Elk is tasty. Dead elk is all the talk around here at the moment. Someone usually gives us a roast. I made up a yummy sweet and sour recipe for wild game. Maybe I will send it.

11/20/2008 2:02:56 PM - 002032953908
I'm glad you are enjoying the fowl and the dead animals. :)

11/16/2008 5:51:15 PM - 002001319666
Hey, I just noticed that you changed your site name. Nice! I hope you made it to Missouri safely. I hope you are staying warm.

11/9/2008 2:06:17 AM - 002032953908
We were glad to see that you two are not too old to go for a trek.  We have some hiking to do when you get here. :)  8 more days!!

11/2/2008 2:53:18 PM - 002001319666
Your hike was very colorful!  So pretty! I just love Autumn. My favorite pictures are 3, 14, and 22.

11/2/2008 2:19:27 AM - 002009989961

Jen,

There is a fabric part that Katie is making that connects to the holes on each end and makes it into a baby hammock.

10/28/2008 5:24:39 AM - 002032953908
Jerry, You are so cool and you are my favorite Father in law.  Jodi has extra kisses for you when you come visit!!

10/28/2008 1:50:11 AM - 002001319666

Dad,

So what is the baby sling used for? How does it work?

10/15/2008 5:30:20 PM - 002032953908
Sandy is so talented. :) You and she make a good pair.

10/11/2008 1:43:33 PM - 002032953908
Those chicks look familiar.  Maybe we should send some home with you when you come.

10/3/2008 2:17:08 AM - 002001319666

Dad,

 

I really love the sunset photos you put on here. I like the "olden days" photos too. Where is my CD?

9/29/2008 4:51:02 PM - 002026647019

You’ve been tagged!!

20 Questions

1) What time is it?

2) How many siblings to you have?

3) What is your middle name?

4) What is your favorite subject?

5) What are your 3 favorite animals?

6) Do you have any of those animals?

7) How many animals do you have?

8) Do you live in the country or the city?

9) Do you prefer country or city?

10) What is your favorite outdoor sport or activity (hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, etc.)?

11) What is your favorite outfit?

12) What are your favorite pair shoes?

13) How long is your hair?

14) Was that last question weird?

15) What is your favorite movie?

16) Do you like this tag?

17) Have you ever eaten a hickory nut?

18) If so, did you like it?

19) Now what time is it?

20) How old are you?

Tag that many people.

Hmmmm… Maybe you can just tag half that!

Love,

Jenna

 

9/29/2008 1:18:02 PM - 002001319666

Dad,

Thanks for sharing the airport museum. It looks great! What a fun project. Great ribbon-cutting photo. Love your "The Journey" quote.

Have a happy day!

9/14/2008 1:42:52 PM - 002001319666

Good Morning, Dad!

I love all the bird photos that you recently posted. I haven't seen quail or roadrunners in years!  I love the "Reality" quote! There is definitely something about nature, being in the open air that brings healing to the overworked mind and body. I commune with the Lord while enjoying his creations...the mountains, streams, trees, rocks, grass, butterflies, birds and all sorts of other wildlife. Hiking here in Colorado brings me a fresh sense of awe in the Lord and how he created all the natural resources for animals and man to survive. I wish you could join me next week on my hike to Maroon Bells. I am hoping I will not miss the spectacular change of colors there. All it takes is one snowfall to knock all the yellow leaves off the trees. Speaking of which, the higher elevations got snow this week. The snow completely melted off the tundra just 2 weeks ago and now they are white again.  Did you get the tile finished? Is Sandy back home? Did she take pictures for you to post?

9/3/2008 11:33:57 AM - 002001319666

Dad,

 

The quality of the slides to digital image is amazing!  Thanks for sharing!

I just figured out how to get our Alamosa vacation photobook onto your website. It is at the bottom.

9/2/2008 8:44:03 AM - joehennington5839@...

9/1/2008 7:34:57 PM - 002001319666

Dad,

Love the mushrooms. Looks like you took some of these photos when we met up in Ouray, CO in 2006. I recognize the yellowish rocks and water of Mineral Creek. My favorite mushroom picture is img_5875/Photo 13.

9/1/2008 3:53:37 AM - 002001319666

Dad, I love the hawk pictures. You really got some good ones of the adult flying in the air and some sweet baby ones in their nest.

Why don't you add the Alamosa photo book to your site? I tried to add it, but I don't have access. I will send it to you and you can figure out how to get it on here if you want to add it.

8/31/2008 3:31:28 AM - 002001319666

Dad,

I am thrilled that you were able to turn the 35 year old slides into digital images!  I can't wait to see them all. If you want a good wildflower book, look up Wildflowers of Colorado Field Guide by Don Mammoser with Stan Tekiela. ISBN # 1591931614. I have it and it is a great book. I got it in Telluride, CO in July. It is the best flower book I have seen. It is pocket sized with 428 pages. The last page is a ruler on the edges.  It has colored sections in the book. If you are looking for a yellow flower the pages are marked on the edges for easy finding. Includes an index/checklist and what page to look.

8/25/2008 6:01:45 PM - 002026647019
Hey!!  I'm glad you finally got a blog!  Where did you get the horse pictures?
 

8/24/2008 2:47:38 AM - 002026424085
Nice blogging!  Are you going to update this as often as I update my blog? ;)

8/24/2008 1:15:40 AM - 002001319666

Hey, Dad!

Your website is nice. I am so glad you set it up. It is nice to read your latest news. I hope you add new things on here often. I love your pictures!

 

 

We planned this trip last year with Jennifer & Christopher. They did all of the investigating where we should go and where we should stay. We saw alot in eleven days and are now trying to recover before going back to work. They flew direct from Denver and we flew from El Paso to Houston where we changed planes and then on to Baltimore and on to Boston. We were both supposed to arrive in Boston at 4:30pm. Our plane was 10 minutes late and theirs was 10 minutes early, so they were waiting at our gate when we arrived. We got a taxi to our hotel and after that it was walking or the "T" for the next two days. We then picked up our rental SUV and headed for Vermont where we stayed the night in Stowe. Next day was sight seeing along the way to Bar Harbor, Maine ( pronounced BAA-HAA-BAA) where we had rented a great cottage for a week. We then drove back to  Boston through New Hampshire where we stayed in Portsmouth for two nights. Had a great trip, took over 5,000 pictures. It will take awhile to sort them all out so there will be journal entries with pictures as I get to them.

Nathalie, a co-worker of mine, has started skating with a girl's roller derby team. All of us at Century 21 were shocked when she told us she was going to do it. We went to her first competition and these are a few of the shots Jerry took of her. She did fabulous! She said beforehand that skating in front of the crowd was going to make her nervous, but if it did you would never know it. What fun! Can't wait to see you next time Nathalie.

We traveled the the backroads of Texas Hill Country from April 10-17th. Our first stop was in Junction at the South Llano River State Park. From there we headed south on Hwy 83 through Leakey and then Hwy 337 to Vanderpool to Lost Maples State Park where we spent Sunday night. Hiked a little, biked a little. Rained during the night. Monday  morning dropped back down to Hwyy 337 and made our way through Medina where we caught Hwy 16 north to Kerrville (Very scenic drive through the mountains with clouds down to the ground) continuing on to Fredericksburg where we spent Monday night. Rained again through the night. Tuesday we took Hwy 290 east through Johnson City and Dripping Springs to Austin. We stopped at LBJ Ranch and toured the Texas White House. We spent Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the heavily wooded and lushly flowered  McKinney Falls State Park.  (Pictures to follow as I have time to sort). Thursady morning we headed south on I-35 to New Braunfels where we made a wrong turn trying to find Historic Gruene, got stuck in traffic on the backroad after the train passed and the arm didn't come back up. Oh well, we're on vacation. We kept trucking on to Boerne where we spent Thursday night. Rained hard getting there and all through the night.  There was flash flood warnings and all of the area schools were closed. Friday morning we started towards home through Comfort, an old and quaint town. We stayed Friday night back at South Llano River State Park in Junction. Saturday morning we got back on I-10 west where we took a backroad through Sheffield and Iraan. I will go into more detail as time permits. We took over 3000 pictures, so it takes a while to sort and pick the favorites to share. We have the birds posted. To follow we have butterflies, lakes, streams, waterfalls, flowers, doors, windows and others interesting items. We still need to identify all of the flowers that we can.

When I was growing up it was tradition to make homemade donuts while we watched the Rose Parade. So, I got up this morning and made donuts. Now, what do I do with them?

We had been looking for a new car for Sandy for some time and when the "Cash For Clunkers" came along we decided to take the leap. We have looked at all the brands except the Camry up until last night. I mean we looked at it some time ago and have been narrowing the list. It came down to the Camry or the Accord. We ended up getting more for the money with the Camry. We didn't get to the dealer until about 7 pm and they close at 8pm. They got breaking news that the program was so successful that it was closing down at midnight. They stayed and did the paperwork for us because it all had to be filed by midnight. We left the dealer with the new car at 11pm. We are both dead today.

The pictures of Bandalier National Park were taken by Sandy. This was part of our Chama vacation and her first attempt at photography.

We left for Chama,NM on April 18th. We met Jennifer & Chris in the afternoon. We stayed in our RV at the Little Creel Resort. Jennifer & Chris stayed at a motel about 1/4 mile from us. We took day trips to Los Ojos, Tierra Amarilla, Brazos, New Mexico. We also went to Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Junction, Colorado. Jennifer & Chris headed for home on Wednesday morning.  On Wednesday we headed for Los Alamos and Bandalier National Park. We stayed in the National Park campground and hiked the trail around the cliff dwellings on Thursday morning (Pictures to come). We left about noon and headed for San Antonio, NM where we stayed overnight. Friday morning we left for Ruidoso, stayed overnight and headed to El Paso at about noon on Saturday. Of course we stopped and smelled the roses along the way. A picture speaks a thousand words, see the picture albums to the right.

As soon as I heard that Extreme Makeover was coming to El Paso I applied as a volunteer electrician. A few days later I got a call telling me that I was selected and asked if I could work on Saturday Jan 17^th from noon to 6 pm. I ended up working with 2 other electricians from noon to 8pm. It was a rewarding experience.  For the 8 hours that I worked on the house I never saw anyone get mad or upset. Everyone had a job to do whether it be skilled labor or just keeping the jobsite clean, delivering supplies or making sure that the workers had food and drink. Everyone was treated equal . It was true teamwork where each team member was just as important as the other, where cooperation was a key factor in making the project come together.  Each person had a small piece of the puzzle that resulted in a complete house at the end of 105 hours without anyone really being overworked.

We started the day at Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, Mo. (the headquarters). The man in the picture with us is John Morris, the owner and CEO of Bass Pro Shops. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Pro_Shops  The Springfield store is over 300,000 square feet and is alot like Disneyland.  He is an amazing man.  Very nice. He let each of the kids pick out something for a Christmas present. We then went to Lamberts Cafe where they deliver the rolls to you by pitching them from across the room. http://www.throwedrolls.com/ozark.html Lots more to tell, but it will wait until another time. We'll be going to the Amish farm tomorrow to pick up milk.

Jenna reminded me that I didn't say anything about the ice cream. We went to Ava 13 miles away for ice cream and Walmart. The drug store is the same as when I was a kid. It had a lunch counter that also served ice cream. Their prices got stuck in a time warp. Ice cream for 5 cents a scoop. Jeff got to be the big tipper. Fifteen of us got 2 scoops each, Jeffs hands the lady two bucks and says "keep the change". The lady says, "Oh thank you"

We left El Paso at 8:30 Saturday Morning and stayed in Wichita Falls, Tx (625 miles) at a nice city owned RV Park for $10.00 per night with hook ups. The next morning we left Wichita Falls at about 9:30 due to the time change. We got into Mansfield at about 4:30 (400 miles) and were able to get the 5th Wheel set up before dark. Gas along the way has been $1.81 to $1.73. It has been nice during the day but as low as 26 degrees at night. The new furnace has been working great. Monday and Tuesday we worked on installing electric and sewer to our RV site on the farm. Most of the day Tuesday me and Jeff spent most of the day running around. We started out for the Amish farm for milk and stopped at 3 hardware stores looking for a part we couldn't get locally. We had to go to the bank in Springfield so while we were there I tried to get a new battery for Sandy's phone. They didn't have one in stock and it turned out to be cheaper to get a new phone. On Wednesday a friend brought over a deer as a gift and taught Jeff how to clean and dress it. All the dogs and chickens were happy with the bones and scraps.

We took a friend on a hike to Devils Hall in the Guadalupe Mountains today. The Guadalupe Mountains are 100 miles from El Paso which took us about an hour and a half to get there. The hike was about 5 miles round trip and took us about four and a half hours. That counts stopping to take 476 pictures and having our lunch on the trail at the Devils Stairs. We continued to the Devils Hall and beyond after lunch. As you can see in some of the photos, the trail is pretty rough in some places. We had to walk around and over some large boulders.

My sister & BIL were passing through  on their way to the Dallas area to see their son & family Friday a week ago and stayed overnight and left early Saturday morning. We took them to Cattleman's @ Indian Cliffs Ranch. We all enjoyed. On their way back they arrived on Thursday night and stayed until early Saturday morning. It was a short time but we had a good visit and showed them around town a little bit. My latest project between my usual chores and cleaning the ductwork out was to make this baby sling for Jodi. My DIL will make the sling portion for the baby. Apparently the ducts had never been cleaned before. I found two wrenches and alot of roofing nails in the duct.

 When I was at Laughlin-Bullhead International Airport we purchased this tower cab from The contractor that built the new Air Traffic Control Tower at Lindbergh Field in San Diego. This cab was going to be demolished and we found out about it and purchased it for $20,000.00 and paid another $10,000.00 to have it disassembled and delivered to us. It was my problem to figure out how to put it back together again. It was originally a kit so it all bolted together but I didn't have the blueprints. It was like putting together a puzzle. The parts only fit one way. It is five sided and identical to the tower at El Paso International. Because of the topography of Laughlin-Bullhead the tower is only three stories high but is 130 feet higher than the runway. The contractor installed the airport employee completed cab on top of a two story building that he built. The airport then equipped the cab with the FAA specified equipment. This was operated as a FAA contract tower. I think I have a picture of it completed. I'll have to search for it. I found the completed picture, although it is not very good.

 Sandy is a self-taught tole painter. We bought a few books and she learned how to side load the brush and so forth. I don't have the patience for it myself so I make the wood part and she does the painting. The corner clock was a present for Jennifer. The broken chair came out of the trash and was painted at the request of a friend as a going away present when they moved to Oklahoma City. The little bear was one of the first things she painted along with the rabbits. The drop leaf table was for me. It has sat next to my chair for 15 years. She painted a table cloth on it. The chair with the tall back I built and she painted 20 years ago when we lived at the Grand Canyon National Park. That was the very first item she painted along with the matching mirror. They were for Jennifer. The little girl book shelf was for Jenna, our first grand-daughter. The fake window with the curtains and light bulb are on our storage shed. The planter was made for Sandy's mom about 20 years ago along with a matching mirror that hangs above it.

 I was going through alot of old photos recently and ran across a few pictures of the 300 square foot hot tub room I added to our house in Golden Shores. This again was before digital. I actually didn't know I had any pictures. I don't have any in-progress pictures. I am always too busy building and forget to take pictures until it is too late. The pictures in the next column are scanned and didn't turn out very good, but they are all I have. I was looking at the building permit and see it took me about 50 days from the time the permit was issued until I got the final. I thought that seemed like a long time and then I remembered that I was only working on it after work and on weekends and I could only pick up materials on the weekends. Also it was in the summer and even though alot of the work was in the shade, when it is 120 degrees it is hot. Chris and Jennifer were living in Lake Havasu City at the time and Chris being in the insulation business offered to insulate for me. Other than that I did all the work myself including digging the underground electric service by hand 2 feet deep and 100 feet long. I think I got sunburned that day. Anyway we enjoyed having the 8 foot by 8 foot hot tub indoors. In Golden shores it is too hot in the summer to enjoy it outside and too cold in the winter. An added benefit was it didn't get dirty from the blowing sand. When we sold the house it still looked brand new. With all of the windows and the humidity the plants loved it and thrived. We had a corn plant that a friend gave us back in 1986, we had moved it several times. It bloomed and had a very strong perfume type fragrance. We researched and found that these almost never bloom in captivity. I have a picture of it somewhere. I will try and find it.

These are 35mm pictures that I scanned.  We raised Silver Laced Wyandotte, Rhode Island Reds and White Turkeys when we lived in Arizona. In these pictures the chickens and turkeys are only a couple of months old. The turkeys would come to Sandy when she called them. In one of the photo's there is a turkey sitting on her knee getting it's neck scratched. What do you think about Rooster Cogburn? Isn't he handsome?

 These are slides from when we lived in Alaska. The quality of the pictures are not the best but I'm glad to have them. I digitized them just recently.

 We have been putting this museum together for a few months. It follows a chronological order from 1928 to the present. Lolita assembled all of the historic items and decided what to use and the arrangements. I had the beacon removed from the roof of the terminal building and converted it to be able to operate on display inside of the building. The DCB-36 was originally installed at the airport in May 1931. We had a new one installed on top of the Air Traffic Control Tower in 2004. Building Maintenance,the welder and electricians completed the modifications to the building and I sewed the curtains that surround the monitor that plays a slide show of 100 historic photos of El Paso International Airport.

 We ran across this house in Antonito, CO. It is made of all recycled materials.

The Plane is the one I talked about yesterday that flew us from King Salmon to Katmai and picked us up 10 days later.  And no. that thing that looks like a cabin on stilts is not where I stayed, it is where you keep your food so the bears don't get it. One of the orange tents was my home for ten days.

 Here is where Jennifer got her start. I think this was 1973.

 As I mentioned yesterday, I have been digitizing slides from up to 40 years ago. These mushroom pictures are from 1976. I am pretty happy with the results. It is a little time consuming but worth it. They were taken at Katmai National Monument in Alaska. At the time I was living in King Salmon, Alaska. I took off from land on a sea plane and landed on the lake at Brooks Camp. I camped there in a tent for 10 days and ventured out from there as far as "The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes".

 I have been digitizing slides from nearly 40 years ago and find that my interests were the same then. I have pictures of waterfalls, animals, birds, mushrooms, wildflowers and barns. I also found a picture of Jennifer at 2 years old taking a picture with my 35mm on a tripod. That must be where she got her great photography skills. Hope you enjoy the mushrooms. It is hard to pick just a small amount to share. These were all taken in Colorado in 2006.

 I was fortunate enough to discover this hawk’s nest on June 12, 2008. At the time of discovery the nest had three little fuzzy babies in it. They were actually quite large for birds that were probably only a week old. I followed their progress through July 11th.  The next time I checked on them they had fledged and were all gone. Sorry the pictures didn't enter in order. The 2nd picture is one of the babies.

Red-Tailed Hawk Facts

Weight:      2-4 lbs.
Length:        22”
Wing Span:     56”
Sexual Maturity:    3 yrs.
Mating Season:     March - May
Incubation:      28-32 days
No. of eggs:     1-3
Life span:      10-21 years
Days in the nest:  48
Days to fledge:     45

 We left for our annual vacation Saturday morning August 9th. The first night we stayed at the Santa Fe, NM KOA. Very nice RV park. We got in early so we rode our bikes around the park. Grandma got a massage. It rained hard through the night and Grandma had a leak that got the corner of her bed wet. She had to dry it out with the hair dryer. I got up on the roof in the morning and found a small crack in the base of the skylight and patched it. No more leaks the rest of the trip and we had some really hard rains along the way.

Sunday, August 10th  we stayed in La Veta, CO. at Mary's RV Park on the Highway of Legends.  It was a small park in a residential area. No fence around it. Our space was next to the road. As I was looking out the back window, I could see deer across the street eating the leaves from a tree in someone’s backyard. Early the next morning I was sitting at the table having my coffee and a Momma, Daddy and baby deer walked right by our trailer. We explored the town on our bikes riding by the train depot, down main street and down the residential streets. We stopped to look at a house with a "for sale" sign on it, and of course Grandma always checks the doors. She found an open door, so we got to see the inside.

Monday, August 11th we continued on the Highway of Legends. It rained most of the trip. We passed through a town called Stonewall. As we came to it, it looked like a big stone mountain, but as we passed it I noticed that it was very narrow, like a wall, hence the name. We stopped in the rain at a lake and had lunch. Continued on the Highway of Legends to Walsenburg where we caught HWY 160 to Alamosa, CO. Decided that we didn't want to spend three days there before we met Jennifer and Chris there and then another four days with them so we went over the mountain (10800 feet) to Pagosa Springs and spent 3 nights at the Blanco River RV Park on the Blanco River. We had fun riding our bikes around the RV Park. We took day trips from there to see different waterfalls. You will notice that there are no waterfall pictures under Silver Falls. That is because the road was closed due to an avalanche, so we rode our bikes. Didn’t make it all the way to the falls because there would be a lot of hills to climb to get back to the truck. Some of the horses in the pictures were taken on the roads to waterfalls.
 
Thursday, August 14th we headed to our final destination of Alamosa, CO. to meet up with Jennifer and Chris to explore the Great Sand Dunes National Park. We met them for dinner that night.

Friday, August 15th we packed a picnic lunch and headed to the dunes. We spent some time at the Visitor Center where we learned the history of the Dunes. It was cold and windy. We decided to take the four wheel drive trail. We crossed the river nines times in each direction. Saw a herd of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. Lots of wildflowers. It rained most of this trip.

Saturday, August 16th we went on the Rio Grande train from Alamosa, CO to Antonito, CO where we changed to the Cumbres and Toltec narrow gauge coal powered steam train to Osier, CO where we had a buffet lunch. The weather there changes very fast. It was cold on the first train. The second train was comfortable all the way up. Just as we finished lunch it started to rain. By the time we boarded the train back to Antonito it was hailing and it hailed about halfway back. I don't remember how many miles it was on the steam train, but it was 7 or 8 hours. We went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner.

Sunday, August 17th we went back to the Dunes. We had a picnic lunch and Grandma, Jennifer and Chris climbed to the top of the Dunes and played in the river while I took pictures of them and of wild flowers.

Monday, August 18th we said our goodbyes and each headed home. We went through Chama, NM and ended up staying in Belen, NM.

Tuesday, August 19th our final leg of the trip back to El Paso. We stopped at a large sporting goods store in Las Cruces, NM and looked around. The next stop was Camping World in Anthony, TX and then home.

IMG_2014a.jpg
IMG_2014a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2181a.jpg
IMG_2181a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2327a.jpg
IMG_2327a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2328a.jpg
IMG_2328a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2333a.jpg
IMG_2333a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2337a.jpg
IMG_2337a.jpg 2011-10-07

Trinity Church Reflection.jpg
Trinity Church Reflection.jpg 2011-10-07

Trinity Church 2.jpg
Trinity Church 2.jpg 2011-10-07

Trinity Church.jpg
Trinity Church.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1446a.jpg
IMG_1446a.jpg 2011-10-06

IMG_1451a.jpg
IMG_1451a.jpg 2011-10-06

IMG_1459a.jpg
IMG_1459a.jpg 2011-10-06

IMG_1468a.jpg
IMG_1468a.jpg 2011-10-06

IMG_1717a.jpg
IMG_1717a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1737a.jpg
IMG_1737a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1739a.jpg
IMG_1739a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2342a.jpg
IMG_2342a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1814b.jpg
IMG_1814b.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1815a.jpg
IMG_1815a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1881a.jpg
IMG_1881a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1905a.jpg
IMG_1905a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1950a.jpg
IMG_1950a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1953a.jpg
IMG_1953a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1955a.jpg
IMG_1955a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1956a.jpg
IMG_1956a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1962a.jpg
IMG_1962a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2076a.jpg
IMG_2076a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2137a.jpg
IMG_2137a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2141a.jpg
IMG_2141a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2158a.jpg
IMG_2158a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2199a.jpg
IMG_2199a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2292a.jpg
IMG_2292a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2309a.jpg
IMG_2309a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2312a.jpg
IMG_2312a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2317a.jpg
IMG_2317a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_2325a.jpg
IMG_2325a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1669a.jpg
IMG_1669a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1670a.jpg
IMG_1670a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1671a.jpg
IMG_1671a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1672a.jpg
IMG_1672a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1674a.jpg
IMG_1674a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1675a.jpg
IMG_1675a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1676a.jpg
IMG_1676a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1677a.jpg
IMG_1677a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1678a.jpg
IMG_1678a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1679a.jpg
IMG_1679a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1683a.jpg
IMG_1683a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1684a.jpg
IMG_1684a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1685a.jpg
IMG_1685a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1686a.jpg
IMG_1686a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1687a.jpg
IMG_1687a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1688a.jpg
IMG_1688a.jpg 2011-10-07

IMG_1694a.jpg
IMG_1694a.jpg 2011-10-07

Belle Cottage
IMG_3179a.jpg 2011-10-11

Back Yard
IMG_3181a.jpg 2011-10-11

Dining Room Looking Towards Front Door
IMG_4425a.jpg 2011-10-13

Living Room
IMG_4426a.jpg 2011-10-13

Dining Room From Living Room
IMG_4427a.jpg 2011-10-13

Stairway Next to Downstairs Bedroom
IMG_4430a.jpg 2011-10-13

Frony Entry
IMG_4431a.jpg 2011-10-13

Kitchen
IMG_4433a.jpg 2011-10-13

Stairs
IMG_4434a.jpg 2011-10-13

Upstairs Bedroom
IMG_4435a.jpg 2011-10-13

Upstairs Sitting Room
IMG_4436a.jpg 2011-10-13

Upstairs Sitting Room
IMG_4437a.jpg 2011-10-13

Upstairs Bedroom
IMG_4438a.jpg 2011-10-13

Upstairs Bathroom
IMG_4439a.jpg 2011-10-13

Upstairs Bathroom
IMG_4440a.jpg 2011-10-13

Upstairs Bedroom
IMG_4442a.jpg 2011-10-13

Stairs
IMG_4445a.jpg 2011-10-13

IMG_3277a.jpg
IMG_3277a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3283a.jpg
IMG_3283a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3299a.jpg
IMG_3299a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3307a.jpg
IMG_3307a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3312a.jpg
IMG_3312a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3348a.jpg
IMG_3348a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3389a.jpg
IMG_3389a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3410a.jpg
IMG_3410a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3416a.jpg
IMG_3416a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3422a.jpg
IMG_3422a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3425a.jpg
IMG_3425a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3453a.jpg
IMG_3453a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3469a.jpg
IMG_3469a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3470a.jpg
IMG_3470a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_3482a.jpg
IMG_3482a.jpg 2011-10-12

IMG_4610a.jpg
IMG_4610a.jpg 2011-10-14

IMG_4623a.jpg
IMG_4623a.jpg 2011-10-14

IMG_4642b.jpg
IMG_4642b.jpg 2011-10-14

IMG_7557_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7557_edited-1.jpg 2011-04-09

IMG_7436_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7436_edited-1.jpg 2011-04-09

IMG_7425_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7425_edited-1.jpg 2011-04-09

IMG_7414_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7414_edited-1.jpg 2011-04-09

IMG_7374_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7374_edited-1.jpg 2011-04-09

IMG_7367_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7367_edited-1.jpg 2011-04-09

IMG_7354_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7354_edited-1.jpg 2011-04-09

Red Winged Blackbird
IMG_6082_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-26

Red Winged Blackbird
IMG_6075_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-26

NORTHERN SHOVELER
IMG_5885_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-26

White Crowned Sparrow
IMG_5812_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-25

White Crowned Sparrow
IMG_5804_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-25

White Crowned Sparrow
IMG_5801_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-25

White Crowned Sparrow
IMG_5801_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-25

White Crowned Sparrow
IMG_5790_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-25

Eared Grebe
IMG_5767_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-25

Eared Grebe
IMG_5747_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-25

Northern Flicker
IMG_5720_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-25

Northern Mockingbird
IMG_5649_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Red Tailed Hawk
IMG_5642_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Red Tailed Hawk
IMG_5641_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

House Finch (Male)
IMG_5622_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Lark Bunting
IMG_5618_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Lark Bunting
IMG_5617_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Pine Siskin
IMG_5607_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Cassin's Kingbird
IMG_5605_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Cliff Swallow
IMG_5565_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Cliff Swallow
IMG_5554_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Cliff Swallow
IMG_5529_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Cliff Swallow
IMG_5522_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Cliff Swallow Baby
IMG_5515_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

White Crowned Sparrow
IMG_5444_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Lincoln's Sparrow
IMG_5441_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Pine Siskin
IMG_5435_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-23

Cinammon Teal Pair
IMG_5422_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Western Kingbird
IMG_5388_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

Chihuanhuan Raven
IMG_5375_edited-3.jpg 2011-03-23

Chihuanhuan Raven
IMG_5367_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-23

IMG_5064_edited-1.jpg
IMG_5064_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_5049_edited-3.jpg
IMG_5049_edited-3.jpg 2011-03-19

American Wigeon Couple
IMG_5048_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_5047_edited-1.jpg
IMG_5047_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_5045_edited-1.jpg
IMG_5045_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_5043_edited-2.jpg
IMG_5043_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-19

Canada Goose
IMG_5043_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

American Wigeon (Male)
IMG_5026_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_5020_edited-1.jpg
IMG_5020_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_5019_edited-1.jpg
IMG_5019_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Mallard (Female)
IMG_5004_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Mallard (Female)
IMG_5003_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Ring Necked Duck
IMG_4996_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Ring Necked Duck (Pair)
IMG_4992_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_4988_edited-1.jpg
IMG_4988_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_4963_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_4958_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Canada Goose
IMG_4954_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Hybrid Teal
IMG_4940_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Hybrid Teal
IMG_4937_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Neotropic Cormorant & Ring Billed Gull
IMG_4917_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_4914_edited-1.jpg
IMG_4914_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Ring Billed Gull
IMG_4909_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_4891_edited-2.jpg
IMG_4891_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_4891_edited-1.jpg
IMG_4891_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_4882_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_4879_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

SNOW GOOSE & CANADA GOOSE
IMG_4876_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Neotropic Cormorant
IMG_4864_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Neotropic Cormorant
IMG_4861_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

American Wigeon (Male)
IMG_4847_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Hybrid Teal
IMG_4820_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Hybrid Teal
IMG_4817_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

House Sparrow (Male)
IMG_4762_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

House Sparrow (Female)
IMG_4760_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

House Sparrow (Male)
IMG_4758_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_4697_edited-1.jpg
IMG_4697_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

IMG_4633_edited-1.jpg
IMG_4633_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-19

Cinammon Teal (Male)
IMG_4359_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-16

Bufflehead Duck
IMG_4205_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-16

Bufflehead Duck (Pair)
IMG_4204_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-16

Ruddy Duck (Pair)
IMG_4181_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-16

Bufflehead Duck (Pair)
IMG_4129_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-16

Bufflehead Duck (Pair)
IMG_4126_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-16

Northern Pintail
IMG_4110_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-16

Green-Winged Teal
IMG_4096_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-16

Bufflehead Duck (Pair)
IMG_4060_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-16

Harris's Hawk
IMG_3995_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-16

Yellow Rumped Warbler
IMG_3916_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-15

Yellow Rumped Warbler
IMG_3913_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-15

Western Meadowlark
IMG_3518_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-15

Northern Mockingbird
IMG_3422_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-12

Northern Mockingbird
IMG_3421_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-12

Northern Mockingbird
IMG_3420_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-12

IMG_2206_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2206_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2197_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2197_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2191_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2191_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2190_edited-2.jpg
IMG_2190_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2189_edited-2.jpg
IMG_2189_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2189_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2189_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2187_edited-2.jpg
IMG_2187_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2186_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2186_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2185_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2185_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2184_edited-2.jpg
IMG_2184_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2184_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2184_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2182_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2182_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2179_edited-2.jpg
IMG_2179_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2179_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2179_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2163_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2163_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2162_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2162_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2161_edited-2.jpg
IMG_2161_edited-2.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2161_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2161_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2100_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2100_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2059_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2059_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2054_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2054_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2053_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2053_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2040_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2040_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2039_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2039_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2034_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2034_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2028_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2028_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

IMG_2027_edited-1.jpg
IMG_2027_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-06

Dark Eyed Junco
IMG_1898_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-05

House Finch (Female)
IMG_1819_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

House Finch (Male)
IMG_1817_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

Hybrid Scaled Quail X Gambel's Quail
IMG_1778_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

Red Tail Hawk
IMG_1764_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

Red Tail Hawk
IMG_1763_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

Red Tail Hawk
IMG_1758_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

Harris's Hawk
IMG_1741_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

Red Tail Hawk
IMG_1719_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

Red Tail Hawk
IMG_1713_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

Red Tail Hawk
IMG_1703_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

Say's Phoebe
IMG_1693_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-04

Red Tail Hawk
IMG_1620_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-01

Loggerhead Shrike
IMG_1610_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-01

House Finch Convention
IMG_1596_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-01

Lark Bunting
IMG_1568_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-01

House Finch Party
IMG_1550_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-01

American Kestrel (Male)
IMG_1535_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-01

American Kestrel (Female)
IMG_1516_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-01

Red Tail Hawk
IMG_1665_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-03

Pair of Harris's Hawk
IMG_1648_edited-1.jpg 2011-03-03

Greater White Fronted Goose
IMG_1235_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Double Crested Cormorant
IMG_1231_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Double Crested Cormorant
IMG_1229_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-26

Canada Goose
IMG_1208_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Neotropic Cormorant
IMG_1117_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

European Starling
IMG_1419_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

American badger
IMG_0317_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-22

Gadwall
IMG_2112.JPG 2011-02-12

Baird's Sandpiper
IMG_1411_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Brewer's Blackbird
IMG_0051_edited-1.jpg 2010-05-14

Crested Duck
IMG_1309_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-26

Crested Duck
IMG_1309_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Ring Necked Duck
IMG_1174_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Neotropic Commorant
IMG_1117_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Neotropic Commorant
IMG_1085_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

American Robin
IMG_1075_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Pied Billed Grebe
IMG_1066_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

American Wigeon (Female)
IMG_0995_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

American Wigeon (Male)
IMG_0990_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

American Wigeon Couple
IMG_0971_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

House Sparrow
IMG_0941_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Mallard (Female)
IMG_0870_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Mallard Couple
IMG_0869_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Rock Pigeon
IMG_0862_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Greater White Fronted Goose
IMG_0834_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Greater White Fronted Goose
IMG_0832_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Great Tailed Grackle (Female)
IMG_0821_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Sparrow
IMG_0794_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Mallard (Male)
IMG_0782_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Phainopepla
IMG_0743_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Mallard
IMG_0736_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Pyrrhuloxia (Male)
IMG_0704_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Western Kingbird
IMG_0685_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Cinammon Teal
IMG_0661_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-26

Killdear
IMG_0619_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

Brown headed Cowbird
IMG_0615_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-26

IMG_9442_edited-4.jpg
IMG_9442_edited-4.jpg 2011-02-15

IMG_9441_edited-1.jpg
IMG_9441_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-15

IMG_9112_edited-1.jpg
IMG_9112_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-12

IMG_9104_edited-1.jpg
IMG_9104_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-12

IMG_8912_edited-4 copy.jpg
IMG_8912_edited-4 copy.jpg 2011-02-11

IMG_9587_edited-1.jpg
IMG_9587_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-17

IMG_9472_edited-2.jpg
IMG_9472_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-16

IMG_8194_edited-2.jpg
IMG_8194_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-03

Greater Roadrunner
IMG_1781_edited-1.jpg 2010-06-09

Harris's Hawk
IMG_0044_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-17

Harris's Hawk
IMG_0038_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-17

Green-Winged Teal
IMG_8840_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-07

NORTHERN SHOVELER
IMG_8689_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-07

NORTHERN SHRIKE
IMG_8094_edited-5 copy_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-31

PYRRHULOXIA
IMG_8049_edited-1 copy_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-28

PYRRHULOXIA
IMG_8180_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-03

PYRRHULOXIA
IMG_8183_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-03

PYRRHULOXIA
IMG_8183_edited-4.jpg 2011-02-03

PYRRHULOXIA
IMG_8189_edited-2 copy.jpg 2011-02-03

PYRRHULOXIA
IMG_8190_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-03

PYRRHULOXIA
IMG_8191_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-03

HOUSE FINCH
IMG_8194_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-03

WHITE-WINGED DOVE
IMG_8198_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-03

GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE (FEMALE)
IMG_8199_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-03

HARRIS'S HAWK (JUVENILE)
IMG_8208_edited-1 copy.jpg 2011-02-03

WHITE-WINGED DOVE
IMG_8238_edited-3-copy.jpg 2011-02-05

GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE (MALE)
IMG_8250_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-05

WHITE-WINGED DOVE
IMG_8255_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-05

WHITE-WINGED DOVE
IMG_8258_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

HAWK
IMG_8266_edited-5.jpg 2011-02-05

HAWK
IMG_8268_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-05

NORTHERN HARRIER
IMG_8358_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

NORTHERN HARRIER (female)
IMG_8361_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-05

NORTHERN HARRIER
IMG_8370_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

CANVASBACK & RING-NECKED DUCKS
IMG_8434_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GEESE
IMG_8436_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GEESE
IMG_8437_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-05

MALLARD COUPLE
IMG_8440_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-05

MEXICAN DUCKS
IMG_8441_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-05

CANVASBACK (MALE)
IMG_8442_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-05

RING-NECKED DUCK
IMG_8442_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

RING-NECKED DUCKS & CANVASBACK
IMG_8444_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-05

CANVASBACK (FEMALE)
IMG_8450_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

MEXICAN DUCKS
IMG_8451_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

MEXICAN DUCKS
IMG_8453_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

MEXICAN DUCKS
IMG_8456_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

CANVASBACK DUCKS
IMG_8459_edited-2jpg.jpg 2011-02-05

NORTHERN SHOVELER (MALE)
IMG_8463_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

NORTHERN SHOVELER (MALE)
IMG_8466_edited-3.jpg 2011-02-05

NORTHERN SHOVELER (MALE)
IMG_8466_edited-3 copy.jpg 2011-02-05

NORTHERN SHOVELER (MALE)
IMG_8467_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

LESSER SCAUP
IMG_8471_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

CANVASBACK (MALE)
IMG_8482_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

DUCKS
IMG_8486_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

RING-NECKED DUCKS
IMG_8488_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

LESSER SCAUP
IMG_8495_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

MEXICAN DUCKS
IMG_8504_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

MEXICAN DUCKS
IMG_8506_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

CANVASBACK (MALE)
IMG_8520_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

CANVASBACK (MALE)
IMG_8521_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_8528_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

CANVASBACK (MALE)
IMG_8591_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

NORTHERN SHOVELER (MALE)
IMG_8594_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

CANVASBACK (MALE)
IMG_8597_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

CANVASBACK (FEMALE)
IMG_8598_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_8602_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_8603_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_8604_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_8605_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_8627_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_8629_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GOOSE
IMG_8630_edited-3jpg.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GEESE
IMG_8631_edited-1 copy_edited-2.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GEESE
IMG_8632_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

SNOW GEESE
IMG_8633_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

NORTHERN SHOVELER (MALE)
IMG_8642_edited-1.jpg 2011-02-05

IMG_7763_edited-2 copy_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7763_edited-2 copy_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7763_edited-6.jpg
IMG_7763_edited-6.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7772_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7772_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7776_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7776_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7781_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7781_edited-2.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7790_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7790_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7795_edited-4 copy.jpg
IMG_7795_edited-4 copy.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7795_edited-3 copy.jpg
IMG_7795_edited-3 copy.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7802_edited-5 copy_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7802_edited-5 copy_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7803_edited-5 copy.jpg
IMG_7803_edited-5 copy.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7806_edited-5 copy.jpg
IMG_7806_edited-5 copy.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7818_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7818_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7837_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7837_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7852_edited-5 copy.jpg
IMG_7852_edited-5 copy.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7860_edited-3 copy.jpg
IMG_7860_edited-3 copy.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7864_edited-3 copy.jpg
IMG_7864_edited-3 copy.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7867_edited-3.jpg
IMG_7867_edited-3.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7900_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7900_edited-2.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7906_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7906_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7952_edited-3.jpg
IMG_7952_edited-3.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_7992_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7992_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_8004_edited-1.jpg
IMG_8004_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_8006_edited-1.jpg
IMG_8006_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_8010_edited-1.jpg
IMG_8010_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_8011_edited-1.jpg
IMG_8011_edited-1.jpg 2011-01-08

IMG_6322_edited-2a.jpg
IMG_6322_edited-2a.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6352_edited-3ajpg_edited-1.jpg
IMG_6352_edited-3ajpg_edited-1.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6360_edited-1a copy.jpg
IMG_6360_edited-1a copy.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6361_edited-2a copy_edited-1.jpg
IMG_6361_edited-2a copy_edited-1.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6367_edited-2a.jpg
IMG_6367_edited-2a.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6370_edited-1a copy_edited-1.jpg
IMG_6370_edited-1a copy_edited-1.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6373_edited-1a copy_edited-1.jpg
IMG_6373_edited-1a copy_edited-1.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6382_edited-3a copy.jpg
IMG_6382_edited-3a copy.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6405_edited-2a.jpg
IMG_6405_edited-2a.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6406_edited-2a.jpg
IMG_6406_edited-2a.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6407_edited-2a.jpg
IMG_6407_edited-2a.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6419_edited-3a.jpg
IMG_6419_edited-3a.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6428_edited-2a.jpg
IMG_6428_edited-2a.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6435_edited-1acopy.jpg
IMG_6435_edited-1acopy.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6436_edited-1a copy.jpg
IMG_6436_edited-1a copy.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6437_edited-2a.jpg
IMG_6437_edited-2a.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6444_edited-2a copy_edited-1.jpg
IMG_6444_edited-2a copy_edited-1.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6457_edited-1a.jpg
IMG_6457_edited-1a.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6470_edited-1a copy.jpg
IMG_6470_edited-1a copy.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6470_edited-2a copy.jpg
IMG_6470_edited-2a copy.jpg 2010-11-06

IMG_6326_edited-2a.jpg
IMG_6326_edited-2a.jpg 2010-11-07

IMG_6343_edited-2a.jpg
IMG_6343_edited-2a.jpg 2010-11-07

IMG_7113_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7113_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-23

IMG_7201_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7201_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7206_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7206_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7207_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7207_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7208_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7208_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7209_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7209_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7212_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7212_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7213_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7213_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7214_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7214_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7217_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7217_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7236_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7236_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7238_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7238_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7239_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7239_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7247_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7247_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7254_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7254_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7260_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7260_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7261_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7261_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7263_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7263_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7271_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7271_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7279_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7279_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7289_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7289_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7303_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7303_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-24

IMG_7505_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7505_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7506_edited-3.jpg
IMG_7506_edited-3.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7507_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7507_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7513_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7513_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7520_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7520_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7521_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7521_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7529_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7529_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7530_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7530_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7531_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7531_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7541_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7541_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7547_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7547_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7549_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7549_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7550_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7550_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7551_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7551_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7561_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7561_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7565_edited-2.jpg
IMG_7565_edited-2.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7606_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7606_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-26

IMG_7634_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7634_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-27

IMG_7636_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7636_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-27

IMG_7637_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7637_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-27

IMG_7639_edited-1.jpg
IMG_7639_edited-1.jpg 2010-12-27

IMG_4081a.jpg
IMG_4081a.jpg 2008-08-13

IMG_3789.JPG
IMG_3789.JPG 2008-08-12

IMG_3791.JPG
IMG_3791.JPG 2008-08-12

IMG_3792.JPG
IMG_3792.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3793.JPG
IMG_3793.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3794.JPG
IMG_3794.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3795.JPG
IMG_3795.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3796.JPG
IMG_3796.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3797.JPG
IMG_3797.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3798.JPG
IMG_3798.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3799.JPG
IMG_3799.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3801.JPG
IMG_3801.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3802.JPG
IMG_3802.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3803.JPG
IMG_3803.JPG 2008-08-12

IMG_3803a.jpg
IMG_3803a.jpg 2008-08-12

IMG_3804.JPG
IMG_3804.JPG 2008-08-12

IMG_3804a.jpg
IMG_3804a.jpg 2008-08-12

IMG_3805.JPG
IMG_3805.JPG 2008-08-12

IMG_3805a.jpg
IMG_3805a.jpg 2008-08-12

IMG_3806.JPG
IMG_3806.JPG 2008-08-12

IMG_3807.JPG
IMG_3807.JPG 2008-08-12

IMG_3807a.jpg
IMG_3807a.jpg 2008-08-12

IMG_3808.JPG
IMG_3808.JPG 2008-08-12

IMG_3809.JPG
IMG_3809.JPG 2008-08-12

IMG_3810.JPG
IMG_3810.JPG 2008-08-12

IMG_3886.JPG
IMG_3886.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3887.JPG
IMG_3887.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3888.JPG
IMG_3888.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3889.JPG
IMG_3889.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3890.JPG
IMG_3890.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3891.JPG
IMG_3891.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3892.JPG
IMG_3892.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3893.JPG
IMG_3893.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3894.JPG
IMG_3894.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3895.JPG
IMG_3895.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3896.JPG
IMG_3896.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3897.JPG
IMG_3897.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3899.JPG
IMG_3899.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3900.JPG
IMG_3900.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3901.JPG
IMG_3901.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3902.JPG
IMG_3902.JPG 2008-08-23

IMG_3907.JPG
IMG_3907.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3908a.jpg
IMG_3908a.jpg 2008-08-13

IMG_3910.JPG
IMG_3910.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3934.JPG
IMG_3934.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3937.JPG
IMG_3937.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_3945.JPG
IMG_3945.JPG 2008-08-13

IMG_4079a.jpg
IMG_4079a.jpg 2008-08-13

IMG_4080b.jpg
IMG_4080b.jpg 2008-08-13

IMG_5124.JPG
IMG_5124.JPG 2008-08-17

IMG_4114.JPG
IMG_4114.JPG 2008-08-15

IMG_4939.JPG
IMG_4939.JPG 2008-08-17

IMG_4943.JPG
IMG_4943.JPG 2008-08-17

IMG_4944.JPG
IMG_4944.JPG 2008-08-17

IMG_4982.JPG
IMG_4982.JPG 2008-08-17

IMG_5033.JPG
IMG_5033.JPG 2008-08-17

IMG_5052.JPG
IMG_5052.JPG 2008-08-17

IMG_5076.JPG
IMG_5076.JPG 2008-08-17

IMG_5088.JPG
IMG_5088.JPG 2008-08-17