Second Month

So the month of June;  we have been busy, maybe not as much as May.  The campground has been full most weekdays and definitely on the weekends.  Our daughter from Denver has been over to see us and we have managed to get over to her too.  Both visits where great, and we got to meet her boyfriend, Justin, nice guy, can't wait to meet his little girl. 

Magnificent Frigatebird









The wildlife in the park has not been as co-operative.  I have had an interesting bird fly over....So this Magnificent Frigatebird came over the water and he was a site...I am under the impression that these birds usually stay on the west coast, so we where excited to see him., though he did not stay around long.

Hairy Clematis

Clark's Nutcracker

We went back up on the Mesa and went to the observatory and we saw lots of birds and some of the Golden Mantel ground squirrels and a few chipmunks. Below are some of the birds that I got a picture of and some of the flowers.

Steller Jay

At the park some of the birds and fox have been in the area....these are some of them.

Fox

Lark Sparrow

Blue Grosbeak



So as you can see we are still having fun.  We had our friends; Jeany and Ken, from AZ visit with us. Glad to have seen them, we do plan on getting up to their park; Stagecoach and hopefully camp for a few days.... then maybe the the Rocky Mountain NP.  Who knows.... Paul's daughter and grand kids from North Carolina are planning on coming over and spending a couple of days with us. 

As for the wildfires, (that I am sure most have heard about), they are not close to us so far.  We did have one that we could see from the park, but it turned out to be "small".  So lots of things going on....

As always all is well with the girls and us...."till next time, stay cool.





Crazy, busy

So time has gone by...we have been in Colorado now for four weeks...WOW!!  Everything is running just as smoothly as when we left two years ago....CRAZY.  We pulled in and had a couple of days to set-up, then the fun began.  

The start of the 18hr race

Ooooh pretty lights

We started our first weekend on, with the 18hr Fruita bicycle race.  I have seen a lot of things but this really takes the cake....these people ride a course, (around our park/lake), for 18hrs.  Some do this all by themselves, (one man/woman team), and some have up to eight people that share in the pain.  Either way I am thinking that this is not for me. After I saw the course; in the dark, (because this race starts at midnight), I knew that I would never stand a chance.  What a wild 18 hours....and these people really seems to enjoy this, go figure.



So while the week was quiet enough, we knew that another wild weekend was in store.  Mother's day weekend was just as busy. Although no bicycle races were happening, the kids sure enough had their own agenda going on. 


Robin and her little one

Yellow Warbler

Now we are two weekends down and another on the horizon....and that being a HITS event, (some triathlon thingy).  This consist of swimming, biking, and running.  As if one part of this is not painful enough.  A whole lot of fun there.  Can you say busy, busy busy....

So now we are at the weekend that starts the summer for most, yeah.  BUSY, BUSY, BUSY, that is all I can say about that.  And it looks like we are to stay that way well into Jun. 

Dinosaur National Park

Looking out Kebler Pass







Elk

 

All the while this is going on we have managed to get in some site seeing....We have played in the snow on the Grand Mesa, and up at Crested Butte, (Kebler Pass).  We have been to the Monument and to Dinosaur National Park.  So busy we may have been, we still have  found time to enjoy the wonders of Colorado....but of course this is why we keep coming back., right?  It has to be, why would you drive so far for a summer break?  We do enjoy this part of the country and have made numerous friends, and maybe that is why we keep coming back.  I have also seen a lot of wildlife right here in the park. 

Female Great Horned Owl

Mule deer







The Owls that I had followed last year, are in the park, but they do not have a nest this year.  The Coopers Hawk are on their nest, so maybe I will be able to follow their progress.  The Humming Birds and Dove are plentiful this year, as are the deer.  So there is lots for me to keep tabs on.  Not to mention the Eagle on the way into the park that is on a nest.  I have a few pictures, but they are a little harder to get too, to take pictures of.

Female hummer's at the feeder

Osprey fishing



So until  the next time, as always, all is well with the girls and us.

Mountain Blue bird



Traveling again to Colorado

I know that is has been quite awhile since my last blog....hopefully I will keep up with it better this summer and even after that.  Only time will tell. 

While we have been on the road since the beginning of April, I have not had too much to talk about, but since I have something to talk about now I will start at the beginning....  When we started this trip on Easter Sunday we had not got out of the state of Georgia when we had a tire blow out.  Fortunately for us it was a inside dually tire and caused no damage.  After having a small heart attack at the cost of the tire plus labor, (being Sunday and Easter), we opted to wait until Monday for the repairs.....three tires later we are back on the road. 

We made our way to Livingston, TX and finished our domicile change and moved onto Houston to visit with Grandma Hiner, Aunt Tonya and Uncle David.  Had a great visit, but too short as usual.  We then made our way to San Antonio.  Stayed a few days there and then moved onto New Mexico.

We have been here for two weeks....and really have had a wonderful time.  This has been a really wonderful, unique, group of people.  They have embraced us like family.  We have to leave just to have the rest. Paul and I have learned how to play Mahjong, Hand and Foot, and Pokeno.  I have beaded, puzzled, chit chatted and learned the words to Happy Trails.  We have welcomed other travelers home and wished others safe travels.  When I say that we are sad to leave, that is not just lip service. 

So with all that being said, we are sad to leave, but it is time to move onto our summer haunts and get on around the next curve. 

All is well with the girls and us....I will be back with more and pictures too.