Cool cloudy day – rain forecasted for the afternoon. Additionally, had a Flatlander visitor this weekend (before a work conference the following week in Denver). Decided on a local hike in Longmont – no huge altitude, no road trip. Quick out-and-back and no one pukes (from altitude sickness) 🙂
Rattlesnake Mountain was renamed ‘Rabbit’ Mountain to increase park attendance. Er…saw zero rabbits but did see multiple snake tunnels near a flat rocky stretch of the hike. But although we saw no rabbits, at the trailhead was an entire prairie dog colony. Camouflaged well against the landscape, life as a prairie dog could be a good one – if they didn’t chirp so often and so loudly. Their ‘alarm’ system worked as an ‘alert’ system for Ro – no possibility of a ‘leash-less’ hike for Rowan O’Roark this week.
Hike highlight – WILDFLOWERS. Vivid spring colours garnished this trail.
Back in before the rain – and no snakes 🙂
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/weather/13462118/detail.html
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- only prairie dogs…no rabbits
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- spring colour everywhere
After four years of university on a sunny Sunday morning, my Ashton graduated. I can still remember Ash as a baby, a 5-year-old girl, a tween, high schooler…and now, 22-year old college grad. Crazy fast; W-O-W!
Cross-country flight the day before, morning reception at Ash’s college, pre-graduate photos with family and boyfriend, long blah, blah speeches and BAM — Ash is now a UConn grad. Craaaaazy.
Live big, dream bigger, MOVE, don’t be afraid of change.
Don’t hear ‘no’ — hear ‘not now’. Absolutely EVERYTHING is POSSIBLE Ash. Love you.
DisneyWorld
Zookeeper
Grand Canyon
Kremlin (Russia)
2012 UConn Graduation
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- UConn Husky forever
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- preparation
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- ready for her moment
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- Ash & Tom
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- last march into Gampel
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- CONGRATS to the graduate!
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- Welcome LIFE, let the fun begin!
