Friday, July 6, 2012

Colorado Summer 2012

We have been in the beautiful area of Gunnison, Almont and Crested Butte for over a week.  We go home tomorrow.  We were suppose to go home today, but I wasn’t ready to return to reality so we stayed an extra day.  It’s hard to leave this view.

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The dogs went on vacation with us again.  It just doesn’t feel right if they aren’t around. Izzy loves to hike and walk across the rocks on the river.

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We played in the river in Gunnison.  They have made a fun area where people and dogs can swim, sunbathe and kayak.  The dogs don’t kayak though.  At least I didn’t see any.  They love to play though.

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David body surfed down the river.

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And my husband fished.  This is a smaller fish that he caught, but I happened to have my camera when he got this Brown trout.

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People also run, walk and bike in the area.

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The river at our ranch has a ton of huge trout.  It is hard to pull my husband away.

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He didn’t want to go to the Gunnison observatory because he didn’t want to miss an evening of fishing so David and I went and learned about the gas planets and saw Saturn in the big telescope.

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I did my photography lesson on an early and cold morning.  I am using my camera entirely different that before and trying to practice my new way of shooting.  I did get a few great shots while on my lesson.

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I always wanted to learn how to make water look like this.  Smile

We visited Lake Irvin area and Crested Butte.

Here are a couple of pretty views around the camp area of Lake Irvin.

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There are 2 buildings I love in the town of Crested Butte.

One is called Izzy’s.  Can you find Izzy at Izzy’s?

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And I love the license plate house and coffee shop next door.

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The town has beautiful flowers everywhere, but it is so crowded.

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We have had some fun family time.  My husband tried to teach my son to shuffle cards.

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We viewed the Black Canyon.

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I love seeing the wildlife and the domestic animals.

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My favorite domestic animal is Izzy.  She has loved spending time with me.  This is how she acts when she sees me. 

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My son learned to fish in ponds and the river.  This is a pretty little pond in Gunnison.

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He thought he would try net fishing at one point. 

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My husband is hardly seen without his pole.

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We are all tired by the end of the day. 

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Back to reality tomorrow.

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