Day One

A long day, but we are in Dillon, Montana tonight. The day started at 5 am and after 850 miles or so we rolled into Dillon. It'll be another early day tomorrow, but we're aiming for Sandpoint for early afternoon in order to enjoy the lake in the afternoon. Here's Mako and a parting shot of Sandy and me in Telluride.

The 4th & 5th

Between thunderstorms the fireworks finally went off on the 4th. The next day a few of us went up to Blue Lake and enjoyed the sun and greenery. I'm not sure how the dogs were able to go swiming in the frigid lake, but the tempurature didn't seem to bother them....Enjoy the photos.

Backyard hikes

We did the usual Jud Wiebe tour on Sunday and then found ourselves at Silver Lake on Monday. The hikes are more or less on either side of town. Jared & Stella joined us for the Jud.

Cheers!

Great Sand Dunes National Park

For Sandy's birthday we headed to the Great Sand Dunes National Park for sight seeing, camping and a little celebration. Here are some pictures of all three with Mako doing the birthday cake celebration.

Placerville Swim

Mako going for swim in her park in Placerville.


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Recent Photos

Here are a couple pics from a recent trip through Ridgeway. The weather was a bit ominous and hasn't really let up the past few weeks. This is a shot of Mt. Sneffels and one of a young beaver.

Murphy & Ingram

Mako's new friend Murphy

Ingram Falls at the end of the canyon

March 1 & 2

It's spring in Telluride or at least it feels like it. The weather is getting warmer and the snow if melting, which means it's time for skiing and climbing. Here's a few shots of today along with some pics of Bear Creek and the waterfall...plus, I had to throw in Mako checking out the beaver dams on the San Miguel River.

Here's a couple..

The past couple weeks have brought a little snow and a lot of sun. Here are some shots of Mako in both settings. The best pictures though are from Sandy during her Helitrax day a little over a week ago.

Groudhog Day!

Well, Mako and I didn't see any groundhogs on our trek through the Lizardhead Wilderness Area, but we enjoyed a beautifull day just south of Telluride. Here's our tour with a view of Lizardhead from this past Monday. Cheers!

January in Telluride

Here's a shot overlooking town and some downed aspens. There was a rock slide a couple weeks ago that cleared a path of aspens and eventully stopped in a construction zone.

Park Time

Here's Dave in the park...

Beginnings of 2009

We have had some recent alpenglow that sent everyone from the town searching for their cameras. Here is the waning moments of a recent evening plus a shot of Lil' Dave picking out a line in Revelation Bowl. It's a great start to 2009...

January 4th...

For a snowy Sunday we decided to head to the cross country trails with a little furball in tow. The trails are the golf course in the summer. There are also a couple shots from earlier in the week from some alpenglow.

Early Season Storm

We had an early season storm drop 14 inches yesterday and it was our first powder day of the season. It was a bitter day, but the skiing was great and some pictures turned out. Hopefully there will be more days like this...

Thanksgiving & Early Winter

Bacon makes everything taste better. The turkey was garnished with a few slices of bacon and it turned out delicous. There's also a few winter shots!

Turkey Bingo

Last night the local Elks Lodge held their annual Turkey Bingo and I'm pretty sure the whole town was there. If you won a game, you won a turkey. I won the first turkey and Sandy won a second toward the end of the night. Here are the pictures along with a gratuitious Mako shot and some snow making.

Halloween & Mako

Halloween has come and gone, but here are some entertaining shots of Mako and her various costums. We also had our first decent snow fall and winter weather.

Hiking & Biking

It was another active weekend full of hiking and biking. On Saturday the three of us went for a hike up the Whipple Mountain Trail, which is just west of town. Here are some pictures of the trail as we trodded up the side. There is also a shot of some bear markings on an aspen.

Then on Saturday we put the bikes in the rack and drove south to Cortez. Once again our friend Jim showed us the way on a fantastic rolling single track called Phil's World. Here is a video where I did my best not to drop the camer. Hope it doesn't give you motion sickness. Enjoy!

Prospect Trail & Ajax

The gondola closed this past weekend and it is now officially offseason, but before the doors closed we rode the Prospect Trail. Jim showed us the way on the beautifull fall day and then invited us over for dinner and pumpkin carving.

On Sunday, Sandy and Mako went for a hike up Ajax to catch the views before the winter snow falls. Here are the shots of the busy weekend.