Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Last post on Colorado...

On the last full day we were in Colorado, we drove down to the Garden of the Gods. I've been through much of Colorado before, but have never seen this part. It's a very small area where these red rocks sit alone on the edge of the Rockies. It doesn't cost anything to see, so it was worth a trip. I liked how the dark red contrasted against the blue sky.

See the teeny-tiny rock climbers?

Here's a closer shot. As we were passing by, the guy at the top yelled down to his belayer on the bottom, "How do you tie this knot again???" Hmmm...not a good question to be asking when you're at the top. Haha!

So our last night on Pearl Street was interesting as usual. More musicians...

We ate at restaurant that had a great view of the activities. These guys were very entertaining and were really getting into their music. They were fun to watch.

They had some very interesting characters on Pearl Street. This was one of them. I tried to take the picture as discreetly as possible through the railing that surrounded the restaurant, but he still saw me and had to mutter a few expletives as he walked by. Oh, well...I'm just a stupid tourist taking pictures.

Then a gal put up this sign. Hmmm...things might get even more interesting...

She didn't have to wait long for customers. "Come into my parlor said the spider to the fly..." was the first thing that came to my mind, as these guys were in that chair a lot longer than one minute.

And does this seem a bit awkward to be doing this on a public street?

She was really getting into it and used her elbows a lot...which doesn't seem like a normal massage routine, but I could be wrong. I've only had a few massages, but I don't recall elbows ever being used.

I'll also have to say that in the hour and a half that we were sitting there, not a single female took her up on the one dollar offer. Go figure.

That's it from Colorado. Don't know where the next adventure will be from...stay tuned.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Missing Mexico...

I was missing Mexico the other day, so I was looking through some of the photos I took on my December trip. This is when I started out at Playa del Carmen and took the bus to Valladolid, then ended up on Isla Mujeres. I decided that some of them looked more interesting in black and white.











One of my favorite shots of a group of kids sitting in front of La Bruja...











But some of them definitely looked better in color...





Hmmm...wonder when the next trip is going to be?

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Rocky Mountain National Park

I've been remiss in posting. On to the Rocky Mountain National Park. This is driving west towards the mountains from Boulder.

This was Boulder Falls. I guess you used to be able to walk on a pathway up to the Falls, but it was closed due to falling rock.

The next town was Nederland...very small, but cute. These kinds of towns are all alike in these former mining areas, and Nederland reminded me very much of Hill City...the small town I lived in in South Dakota.




Except for this. Marijuana isn't legal in South Dakota.

So, on we go up into the mountains.


This church was along the way. What a beautiful building and setting. I halfway expected Julie Andrews to come out from behind singing "The Hills are Alive..." It didn't happen.

Continuing up... The clouds were particularly beautiful that day and provided a gorgeous background to the mountains.



You couldn't help but notice the many bicyclists in the area...

They were everywhere...

Here we're almost at 12,000 feet. Geez! I'd be dead! It made me tired just watching these people. Look at her legs...they're nothing but muscle! Makes me feel lame thinking I'm being good by doing the treadmill at the gym while watching HGTV.

Here we are at Estes Park...cute little touristy town with lots of shops and restaurants.

Cool movie theater...

Back up the mountain...



Wildflowers amongst the snow...

This was a view from the Visitor's Center coming down from the top...

And everyone stopped by the side of the road to get pictures of these guys.

Here we are at the Continental Divide...

And here's where I'm going to build a log cabin when I win the lottery tonight...

Hahaha...to be continued.