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ROCK2007 -- First Day at Rocky Mountain National Park 2008-09-05 11:34:47 Where the night before was a calm windless night. . 40mph winds coming down the mountains - gusting to 70 - created ground blizzards throughout the park throughout day 1. When I came into the park, the ranger at the gate nearly didn’t let me in – I ended up telling him I was originally from Montana and that id driven through far worse. The ground blizzards were intense – at least 10 times wh Read more:First
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ROCK2007 -- Moonlit Night at Rocky Mountain National Park 2008-09-05 09:39:19 After making it to Estes Park and checking in at the hotel, i got out and explored a little. The night was moonlit and windless. Cold but comfortable. The gates to RockyMountainNational
Park were open at midnight, so i was able to get in and see a peaceful side of the park id never been able to before. It really was what i imagined nights living in the backcountry mountains would be like and
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ROCK2007 -- Colorado Horses 2008-09-05 09:39:02 On the way up to Estes Park, I came across a herd of horses that reminded me of the ones at the ranch. . The herd at a distance. . .. . .a peaceful closeup. . .. . .something's caught his attention. . .. . .gathering around the snow covered trees. the grass must be exposed underneith. . .. . .this one kinda reminded me of Henry, just lounging around at his own pace and whim. . .. . .this one
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All 2006 Posts 2008-09-03 12:39:59 Attack of the Puffster(Sunday, December 24th, 2006)A friend of mine thought it would be funny to put her bird Puffy on my head. Cute bird, fun musical churp. . . very pointy claws. And it was at that point that Puffy decided to clamp down with both claws to (im guessing) let me know he was there. (which explains the goofier than usual look on my face. . .Later, crapped on my leg on his way down -
2006 [LS] Life Stuff Posts 2008-09-03 12:39:17 Attack of the Puffster(Sunday, December 24th, 2006)A friend of mine thought it would be funny to put her bird Puffy on my head. Cute bird, fun musical churp. . . very pointy claws. And it was at that point that Puffy decided to clamp down with both claws to (im guessing) let me know he was there. (which explains the goofier than usual look on my face. . .Later, crapped on my leg on his way down -
All Dakotah Posts 2008-09-03 12:39:17 SNOW2008 -- Stil Still a Dogs Life(Friday, March 7th, 2008)The dogs are still loving the snow -- more info later. . . [ more here ]SNOW2008 -- Still a Dogs Life(Friday, March 7th, 2008)Kids are still enjoying snow -- more info later. . . [ more here ]SNOW2008 -- Its a Dogs Life(Thursday, March 6th, 2008)The kids dont seem to mind the snow -- more info later. . . [ more here ]AK2007 -- Happy Dogs
All Mocksee Posts 2008-09-03 12:39:17 SNOW2008 -- Stil Still a Dogs Life(Friday, March 7th, 2008)The dogs are still loving the snow -- more info later. . . [ more here ]SNOW2008 -- Still a Dogs Life(Friday, March 7th, 2008)Kids are still enjoying snow -- more info later. . . [ more here ]SNOW2008 -- Its a Dogs Life(Thursday, March 6th, 2008)The kids dont seem to mind the snow -- more info later. . . [ more here ]AK2007 -- Happy Dogs
2006 [CR] Critters Posts 2008-09-03 12:39:17 Attack of the Puffster(Sunday, December 24th, 2006)A friend of mine thought it would be funny to put her bird Puffy on my head. Cute bird, fun musical churp. . . very pointy claws. And it was at that point that Puffy decided to clamp down with both claws to (im guessing) let me know he was there. (which explains the goofier than usual look on my face. . .Later, crapped on my leg on his way down -
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2005 [PH] Photo Album Posts 2008-09-03 12:38:34 White Christmas at Fort Marcinko (Sort Of)(Monday, December 26th, 2005)This was the first white Christmas ive ever seen in Texas, such as it was. Barely any of it stuck, and it was all gone by the afternoon -- but it was a sight. . .Light dusting on the front bushes, about a quarter of an inch deep drift. . .. . .barely stuck to the front yard grass. With the sun, it all melted fast. . .. . .
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2005 [TR] Roadtrips and the Like Posts 2008-09-03 12:38:34 All SAN FRANCISCO2005 Trip Posts(Saturday, August 27th, 2005)I was on a business trip in San Francisco this week. Twelve hour days nearly every day until the last kept me from exploring as much as i wanted. . . but when i could, i definately did. All SAN FRANCISCO2005 Posts SFO2005 -- Alcatraz(Friday, August 26th, 2005)I was able to get over the Alcatraz and explore before my flight
2006 [PH] Photo Album Posts 2008-09-03 12:27:38 Attack of the Puffster(Sunday, December 24th, 2006)A friend of mine thought it would be funny to put her bird Puffy on my head. Cute bird, fun musical churp. . . very pointy claws. And it was at that point that Puffy decided to clamp down with both claws to (im guessing) let me know he was there. (which explains the goofier than usual look on my face. . .Later, crapped on my leg on his way down -
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2006 [TR] Roadtrips and Like Posts 2008-09-03 12:19:06 All NY2006 Trip Posts(Saturday, December 9th, 2006)Newyork2006 was a business trip up around Christmas time. I spent most days and night hunched over in a office cube. . . but was able to break out for a few hours to walk around. . . NY2006 -- Skyline at Night(Friday, December 8th, 2006)Finally did figure out how to get to the top of 30 Rock. At street level, it was 30 degrees w/ a light
All NY2006 Trip Posts 2008-09-03 12:18:44 Newyork2006 was a business trip up around Christmas time. I spent most days and night hunched over in a office cube. . . but was able to break out for a few hours to walk around. . .
NY2006 -- Skyline at Night(Friday, December 8th, 2006)Finally did figure out how to get to the top of 30 Rock. At street level, it was 30 degrees w/ a light wind. At 70+ floors up, it was 30 degrees and like
Attack of the Puffster 2008-09-03 12:07:05 A friend of mine thought it would be funny to put her bird Puffy on my head. Cute bird, fun musical churp. . . very pointy claws. And it was at that point that Puffy decided to clamp down with both claws to (im guessing) let me know he was there. (which explains the goofier than usual look on my face. . .Later, crapped on my leg on his way down -- which amused my dogs when i got home. For some
Me and LuLu 2008-09-03 12:04:07 Lulu and i have come a long way in the last year or so since coming to the property. Back then, she would never have been anywhere near calm enough for me to be able to scratch her nose while sitting down on the ground.
But that was then, and this day i spent an hour or so doing this while talking to the friend who took this pic. . .
All AK2006 Trip Posts 2008-09-03 11:49:20 Alaska2006 all started with a American Airlines Promo offer celebrating the 25th anniversary of their frequent flyer program. Back in May, they advertised AAdvantage Award trips for 25% less miles – and had something like 360,000 miles hoarded away. It wasn’t hard to do the convincing. . .
So I ended up with a first class ticket from Dallas to Anchorage, Alaska for 5 bucks (and a pile
AK2006 -- Kenai Fjords National Park Glacier Cruise 2008-08-21 17:36:27 The Kenai Fjords National
Park, created in 1980, covers nearly 2000 square miles of the Kenai Peninsula -- and contains the largest icepack wholy within the borders of the US. Taking this cruise was admitedly a spur of the moment decision from the night before. Im not a fan of boats. Nowhere to really go, and no real control of where you're going. And after 3 hours of bouncing against the waves,
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AK2006 -- Arctic Circle 2008-08-21 17:26:10 At Milepost 115, the Dalton Highway becomes the only highway in the United States, and one of only two in North America, to cross the ArcticCircle
. I actually missed this turnoff on the way north. I saw a sign that said 'Arctic Circle', but i guess i was thinking it was just the name of a campsite. it didnt feel like was 'north' enough to be in the arctic yet. Whatever the case, these pics were
NY2006 -- Random Run-in with Keith Olbermann 2008-08-21 17:18:25 On the way through the door to 30 Rock, i see KeithOlbermann
walking out the other.
After shaking off the "what the hell, was that?!?" -- i think to myself that i shouldnt be that idiot who when they see a celeb they throw away both tact & shame as they run & tackle their target in ways that call for both restraining orders & weaponry. And then I realize I had a camera. So I do a quick 180.
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NY2006 -- Skyline at Night 2008-08-21 11:46:06 Finally did figure out how to get to the top of 30 Rock.
At street level, it was 30 degrees w/ a light wind. At 70+ floors up, it was 30 degrees and like having the windows open while driving down the interstate. . .The Empire State Building, with the city and landing airplanes in the background. . .. . .of the rest of New York City skyline. . .. . . blue backlist towers at the top of the
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NY2006 -- Rockefeller Center Decked out for the Holidays 2008-08-21 11:44:31 It was a very crowded night at RockefellerCenter
, but i managed to push my way to the front to get a few pics of the iconic decorations. . .The Christmas Tree over the ice skating rink. . .. . .the Prometheus statue beneith the Christmas Tree. . .. . .This is actually the Saks building across the street from Rockefeller Center, but i thought it looked cool.
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NY2006 -- Times Square at Night 2008-08-21 11:36:48 Times Square
pics from my random walk on the last night in NY City. . . The north end of Times Square
. . .. . .the south side of Times Square, where the New Years Eve ball drops. ABC Studios are on the left. . .. . .the Lowes Theater and Virgin Megastore in Times Square.
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AK2006 -- Heading Home 2008-08-20 18:25:27 I had a few hours to kill before my overnight flight, so i was able to explore the area around the airport and take in the views one last time. . .On Point Woronzof, there is a park overlooking the Cook Inlet just outside of the Anchorage Airport property. This was sunset from that overlook. . .. . .a FedEx MD-11 leaves for someplace other than there. . .. . .Anchorage Airport has a unique
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AK2006 -- Along the Glenn Highway 2008-08-20 18:22:33 Day 7 was one final roadtrip down the GlennHighway
, an area i had yet to explore on the trip. It was originally built during WWII to connect Anchorage to the Alaska Highway and (at least in the part i was able to explore) generally flollows the Chugach Mountains east along the area's natural glacier rivers. While most of what i saw on the trip differed from one day to the next just because the
IKE2008 -- The Day Before 2008-09-12 23:15:03 With Ike down south flooding Galveston, the local media is spending all if it's time talking about how the Denton/DFW area is going to get plunked Saturday Afternoon. Here are the before shots. . . The neighbor's tree swaying in the breeze. . .. . .a shot of the far outer clouds of Ike over the neighboring field. . .. . .and over the other houses. . .. . .the field and trees behind the house. . .
ROCK2007 -- Front Range Sunset 2008-09-10 10:11:52 As I arrived at DIA, the sun started to set over the front range mountains. . .The show. . .. . .closeup of the sunset beyond the foothills.
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ROCK2007 -- Snowbound in Front of Longs Peak 2008-09-09 16:54:05 In front of Longs Peak on CO-7, a few pics of me with the snow blowing all around. . .Being snowblown on the fenceline. . .. . .the wind died down for the moment. . .. . .just chillin.
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