Thursday, August 25, 2016

Crested Butte to home

menu from The Brick Oven, Crested Butte CO
 
Scarp Ridge, near Lake Irwin, Crested Butte



14 miles of dirt road gets you here

view from Guanella Pass: Mt Bierstadt, 14,060'
 
Susan on the summit cone


sitting on top of the world


 Sophie, Toby and my nephew Ian
 Thornton CO

sign for the I-70 Diner, Flagler CO

the counter guy didn't like Donald Trump

our car, June 19

65 days later

June 19

65 days later

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Seaview OR to Crested Butte CO

Oregon's 1950s coast

Shelburne Inn
oldest continuously operating inn in Oregon
great breakfast

August 14
Oregon green figs, our first summer fruit,

and first tomatoes

Nevada Rt 50
"The Loneliest Road in America"

straightaway
17.6 miles

Eureka NV

ok coffee, no service

straightaway
20.3 miles

breakfast at Robinson Summit 
Elevation 7605'


Dry Lake Sevier
after 8 weeks in the north, the desert was a surprise


Saddlehorn Campground
Colorado National Monument



view from the tent
6:05 am

The Colorado National Monument


pinyon pine


scarier than it looks

beard: 57 days


peach breakfast at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Martha

the Black Canyon
width 1100' 
depth 2722'

 Ned Barnett and his daughter Marin
Montrose CO

Ned is large

Ned's front yard

water rights rule

Adelyn, Brenner and Bella along the ditch


Crested Butte CO

the Crested Butte

pot still or bong?

chacun a son gout

view from the edge of town
 
The Bob Bong
on a knoll at the end of Elk Street