New Dishwasher!

Just leave your dirty dishes in the sink and the Dish Genie 2000 will do the rest.

Home- moan-ership Rollinsvile Style

Daddy and Jeff work at the finishing touches down stairs as Zilla the cat holds down the window sill in the master bedroom. Hard work.

Views From Atop Rollins Peak

Nedreck

Safety Rail for the Spiral Staircase

Now we can't jump down the staircase anymore.

A Hike Up Lump Gulch

Our neighbors invited us out for a hike in nearby gulch to some mining ruins, a little pond and some gorgeous divide views. Their dog, Henna is part coyote. No frogs in the pond as in years past. I wonder if they've been wiped out by Chytrid fungus.

Cabin Signs

Our neighbors here in Rollinsvile direct visitors to their homes with quaint house name signs nails to the pines. My favorite is there Flying Horse.

You know you're in Colorado when...

The Spud Mckinsy dog goes to the bar too.

Dan with The Deadwood Saints in FT Collins

Golden Glow

Everything has kind of a golden glow from all of the Ponderosa pollen in the air.

Another Rollinsvile Sunset

River Wars

The river below our house is controlled by an elite fly fishing club for the uber rich. Before I learned of it, I had plans to fish hang out and enjoy the stream. I had no idea a river could be owned.
Luckily, I checked the National Forest boundary On Arc View GIS and found one strip of public land that crosses the river. We plan on fishing from that strip which crosses the river on a nice little island. The fishing club also tries to keep kayakers off the river. We've seen several "poaching " the stream during high water. Their is a highly coveted stretch of white water just down stream from or house. We root for the kayakers!
Here's some more reading on river usage of South Boulder Creek between Rollinsville and Pinecliffe if you're interested and a link to the NFS boundaries map:
http://www.mountainbuzz.com/forums/f14/new-owners-on-upper-south-boulder-creek-40516.html
http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?useExisting=1
To view the National Forest boundaries, choose a base map of "imagery" and search "surface ownership." Then choose "US Forest Service Surface Ownership." You have to work pretty hard to learn what's yours in this case. My understanding is that the fishing club owns the riverbed and banks but not that particular strip which links FS land on both sides of the river. Please do your own research and don't hold it against me if they bully you anyway. 

Father's Day Hike into Our Canyon

Illustration Friday: CHILDREN

As the last CHILDREN left for the summer, the teachers let out a sigh of
relief. It had been a long year.

Tomorrow is the last day of school where I teach and this couldn't be truer for me and my fellow teachers!

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Illustration Friday: SWEET

The SWEET little sand cat will take on a deadly viper.

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