Gypsy Moth

Difficult to see thus the name and arrow on the picture.
As always you can click on picture to increase the size.

Grand Lake Storefront

Below is a popular spot for ice cream and/or chocolate.

Skeptical?

Butch

Butch looks skeptical. What are you telling him, Shirl?
Also pictured are Diane, Jerry, Phyllis, Jan and Bob.

Grand Lake CO

Big Rock-I bet they built around it.

Grand Lake view

Vandals

We need a neighborhood watch in Geronimo Campground!
Between 3:00 and 4:00 AM a hungry bear makes the rounds.
Pictured above and below is damage he/she has created.
He/She got a hefty taste of sugar water from the hummingbird feeder below
which assures a return visit.

Leo's Ducks

Butch's brother Leo of Jefferson Iowa fixed up a cooling pool for his pet ducks,
complete with ramp.

Lance Armstrong

My friend Sherri from Atlantic Iowa rode in RAGBRAI.
For the unenlightened that is the Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.
It is world famous and this year Lance Armstrong was also a part of it.
Sherri took great pictures as always because she is an excellent photographer.
I take credit for the collage of her photos. ;-)

Sombrero Stables

Sombrero Stables, located on Snow Mountain Ranch
lead many trail rides a day.

Great sticks

Some people take the enhancement of their walking sticks to a higher level.

Hikemasters

Jerry and Diane Larson are hikemasters at Snow Mountain Ranch
and two days a week they help people choose a hiking stick and get started
on enhancing it.

Rainbows

Bear Visit

We always hope that garbage pickup will take place after supper but sometimes it does not...
and the bears know. The raccoons and fox will also raid the cans but this one shows signs it was a bear.

Note the distance from the cans the trash was carried and it wasn't lightweight trash. The usual time the bears make their rounds is about 3:00 A M so sightings are rare.

Fly Fishing