Saturday, August 22, 2015

Colorado and Montana, August 2015

 Fountain on Pearl Street in Boulder
 Butte, MT - we took a day trip from Bozeman to check out this historical mining town. It had everything to make for an interesting day -  an old brothel, a mining museum, a superfund site from the largest open pit mine in the US, to an easy-going brewery, to huge black head-frames dotting the landscape!

Moose on the loose in Colorado
Hiking Rattlesnake Gulch in El Dorado State Park outside Boulder. See the high plains behind us!
 The Devil's Causeway in the Flat Tops Wilderness.  Marta recommended this hike. I've learned over the years that Marta's recommendations - for hikes, food, or movies - are always spot on. This 6 mile hike ended at 11,800 feet with a 50 foot long, 3-4 foot wide narrow causeway which gave one pause.

Here is another view so you can really see how scary this thing was!
This was near Ab's and Matt's house in Bozeman.  Tom and I just celebrated our 24th anniversary last Sunday! :)












Dan's aunts and uncles joined us in Champaign for some tasty Papa Del's pizza.
Conversations can get competitive!

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

July 10-12, 2015 weekend in NY

2006 to 2015 The kids wanted to recreate this picture! 
So they tried but Teri had already departed!

Dinner at the golf course the night before the big party.
Why look! Grandma is taller than her granddaughters! 

Relaxing on the porch.

Carolyn, Ann, and Bobbi

Charlie, Mom, and Dad

Sharon and Dave
These "kids" like playing that guitar!















Solving the world's problems over some cold beers.
Sistahs
Lee and Marion

Aunt Harriet and cousin Laurie

There were many family pictures taken and I'm hoping to get some more to add here.  It was a great 60th celebration for Mom and Dad!

You can see the slide show in next post that follows.  It works well with a strong internet connection.