The Arkansas River - Salida, Colorado

Barn on the outskirts of Salida

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Conductor on the Leadville Train...

...and she was a stitch - funny and kind. She went out of her way to bring the dogs water and treats!

Lake Blue Mesa - another look

Laughing Ladies Cafe - Salida

Gunnison - sights around town...

Don't fence me in...

...but they did anyway...way out in the middle of nowhere!

Downtown Gunnison

Along the Arkansas River...

...between Cotopaxi and Salida...

Photo taken in September, 2010.

The rocky shore of Lake Blue Mesa

Gunnison, Colorado Barber Shop - September 2010

Colorado ranch

We're glad you're here - in Gunnison, Colorado

A very different bicycle ...

I'm quite sure this isn't a horse trailer. But it was a unique kind of bicycle. And one could, indeed, carry a lot of stuff as one pedaled on home - maybe even a week's worth of groceries. It gets good gas mileage, too!

On hiatus...for a few weeks

Sugah's Cafe - Gunnison, Colorado

This photo was taken last September. I believe the weather has changed since then. In fact, I'm sure I read that the temperature in Gunnison reached 30 below zero not long ago!

Colorado ranch house (complete with bus)

Home, Sweet Home - Cotopaxi

This home is located near Highway 50 in Cotopaxi.  It belongs to an older gentleman who has lived in Cotopaxi for many years.

The Great Sand Dunes - reprised

The Pillbox (or house on a hill)

I call it a pillbox because it reminds me of the bunkers at Normandy during WWII.