Colorado Snowmobiling Dec 30

Retarded tourists stuck in the ditch.
OOPS ! They're my friends. Time to get the chains.

Todd Moyer and his wife Mariella doing a little shoveling.

Not too much to report from today's ride. Sarah is still feeling under the weather so she couldn't go. She certainly was envious but frankly, the snow isn't that great. It is a bit deep in places but there is absolutely no base and we stuck to the roads. Super dangerous to go off trail. Lots of rocks and stumps to cause major damage. Mainly a time to just get the sleds started and make a couple of adjustments. But most importantly SLUDGE FIXED HIS SLED later this day ! He wasn't with on the ride today but he put his sled together last week but then it wouldn't fire. Perhaps a bad stator, but he found the problem later today and got it fired up today. Perhaps we'll take it out tomorrow or next week. We'll see.

From the week before, the short block out of the sled

Some goof ball with a wrench.

Only picture from the day. Although it looks deep, we practically hit the ground underneath. That is a big log under the snow in front of that snowmobile.

More snow coming, conditions getting better

Pictures taken December 27th, parts of the Back Bowls are now open, and snowing outside today (December 30th)

Snowmobiling Dec 10th

Went up on Vail pass to meet a guy that wanted to buy the sled. SOLD. $2500. Benjie, your sled is gone. Had a good time messing around with him and his two buddies. Maybe 24-26 miles. Then we ran into a group that had a sled way down a hill. No helmets and smoking cigarettes. Must have been Europeans. The snow is super slim. We need a foot or more. You can ride along the roads, but that is about it. If you go off trail you are risking the health of your sled for sure. Perhaps Sarah and I will finally go out this coming Wed or Thursday. We'll see.

Skiing, still need a bit of snow

Xmas Tree hunting

We got a Xmas tree this past Wednesday, finally

Vail's opening day will be here soon

Vail mountain opens on Friday

Los Alamos & Santa Fe

We just got back from visiting 3 days our friends in Los Alamos. Janina & Joe were great hosts: their surrounding areas knowledge and great meals and talks were unbeatable!

Check some pics here below... and you'll have an idea of the beautiful area and good time we had.

Los Alamos from the Pajarito Mtn

Pajarito Mtn ski slopes

Chris in one of the Indian dwellings
in Bandelier National Monument

Deer at the Bandelier NM

Sarah, Joe & Janina at the Bandelier NM
with more dwellings in the background

They had the chimney too!

I guess this trail isn't for everybody...
let's check it out!

Yep!
Pretty steep, isn't it?

But we conquered the mountain
and got to the kiwa

Our local Indiana JOE-nes!

Going back down... in pretty narrow passages

...to have an idea of how it once (probably) looked like up there

Indiana JOE-nes and Junior

Valle Grande
Waaay out there there's the 2nd biggest elk herd of New Mexico!!!

Motor biking at White Wash Sand Dunes

GREAT TRIP ! Wow, we had a great time. We left Thursday afternoon. I had a ride with Chris A. I learned some things about super hard rock and roll. Chris's brother John and Doug Alrick drove separately. We drove so fast we even arrived in the desert that afternoon with enough time to ride. I went down on my motor bike right away of course and sprang my thumb a bit. Crazy night ride that evening with Chris (wait for me !). We blew things up courtesy of Chris (again) and his .22 rifle. Then he and his brother peppered me with bottle rockets, burning a hole in my pull over. Brotzo and Jay joined us that first evening and rode with us on Friday. I was EXHAUSTED. I was the only one that was tired. Great ride. I went down twice on Dead Cow wash, watch movie below. The adventure that evening was getting Jay's diesel unstuck from the sand. My wife Sarah would have loved that... shovels, planning, strategy and then success. Saturday we rode out to the Green River. Sunday huge loop around the dunes. Doug was kind enough to give me a ride back to Vail as I had to get back for early work on Monday.

Enough thanks can't be given to Chris A. for organizing, supplying and leading not only the trip but the rides each day.

Chris's truck with the tent contraption off the back. Gotta get one of these. Clean bikes up out front.


Long Movie here, it is rough at first but then it smooths out a bit. The sound isn't good, so just turn it down. Perhaps click on the HQ for high quality. Near the end (4:10) Ratz crashes (you don't see actual crash) but you see bike down and me self picking my butt out of the ditch.

Resting in the shade

Maggie hiding behind the rocks

Camp

John out on the dune

Break time


Boys will be boys, rifles and exploding tanks
(don't worry, we cleaned everything up, thanks Doug)

Chris's tent contraption


Another movie, short low quality in the dune

We stopped at some sort of old ranch


More screwing around with guns and fuel

Another pic of camp

Tomatoe - Tomato???

1 tomato plant: $2.50

Some dirt: $4.95

1 TopsyTurvy: $19.99

(Can use it outside or inside.
The below pic is after the first September snow.
Poor tomato!)

Seeing the 12 tomatoes growing:
FUN!

Having your not-believer-hubby try the first tomato:
PRICELESS!!!

Having a salad with home-grown tomatoes:
MY DREAM CAME TRUE!

Especially because I made it while Chris is out of town.
YESSS! All for me! :)

... and if you've heard his comment!!!
That was a YABBA-GUBBA-WABBA MOMENT!!!

Since he exclamated:
"WOW! THIS IS JUST LIKE MY MOM'S!!!
Now I know why you wanna grow tomatoes.
Let's get some cherry-tomatoes plants
for next Spring!!!
They grow & mature quicker!!!" :>