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Storm Clouds over Crooked Lake August 9, 2007

We had a brief, morning shower
at our campsite near Lower Basswood Falls.

Nikon D70 with Tokina 12-24mm lens.

Here’s a video I took during yesterday’s hail storm. Both of our vehicles now have a couple of small dimples in them. Our house roof appears to be intact at least. More storms in the area tonight.

I can’t say it was a pleasant drive today. We started out in heavy rain through most of Nebraska, then, rain and high winds. By the time we reached Colorado, the rain had stopped but the winds — from the side — were very high. It was really tough keeping the minivan centered in the lane. It wasn’t all that warm either. At least the sun started coming out.

We decided to cut across on Colorado 14 from Sterling to Ft. Collins so, we got off the interstate and into the “real world” for awhile. Not that it was all that interesting, other than the large herd of pronghorn antelope we spotted in the distance on our left side. As we neared Ft. Collins though, the clouds allowed occasional glimpses of the mountains.

Here in town, it was either more sheltered or the wind died. It was still brisk but, nothing like it had been out on the highway. I took advantage of the improving conditions to go for a walk. I headed north, first threading my way through the historic downtown area and then started following the great bike paths along the Cache La Poudre River. I feel like my vacation has finally started now — since I took a couple dozen photos while on my walk. Here are 2 of them…

I caught occasional glimpses of the moutains while on my walk but couldn’t find a location for a decent photo of them. Oh well, tomorrow, our route takes us up and over them. Tomorrow night, we’re scheduled to be in the vicinity of Moab.

Weather forecast is looking great for tomorrow… SUNNY! It’s supposed to be about 38°F here in the morning though and in the 80’s by the time we reach Moab. Change of clothes and/or layering is definitely the plan of the day for tomorrow!

Well, Here I am in Blog-land… who woulda thunk, eh?

So, what am I planning to use this for?  Well, here are some ideas:

• Daily postings of my Boundary Waters Photos du Jour (PDJ) so people can comment on them (I love comments on my photos :) )
• A summary of what’s going on in my life — maybe not day by day, blow by blow.  That could get boring.  But, some of the highlights… maybe a few lowlights too.
• Trip Reports and Photos
• Product Announcements (eg.  when a calendar is ready to be ordered… that kind of stuff)
• Gallery Update Announcements.
• Show announcements.
• Other stuff I probably haven’t even dreamed of yet.

I’ll try to keep it interesting — which means, I won’t be updating every day… but frequently enough so you don’t forget about me.

So, let me kick this off with… today’s PDJ

Oyster to Rocky Lake Portage May 9, 2007

Harry portages his canoe.

As far as what’s happening in my life today…

Woke up about 3:15 this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep so I finally got up just before 5!  Did some puttering with my Flickr account (see sidebar for link to my Flickr pages), updated PDJ’s so they’ll continue until well into May now, and then started putting this blog together.  Exciting, huh?

When daylight first started cracking, snow was falling!!!   At least we’re not getting a foot of it like some places up north.  The snow has stopped now, what fell melted and it’s just gray, cold and miserable looking.

I’m normally a big fan of winter but this one has just been way too long.  We got a little taste of spring, late last week, when it actually climbed into the 60’s for a couple of days.  As usual, that didn’t last long (and, wouldn’t you know it, I was working on taxes those days :().  It’s supposed to be in the low to mid 40’s for the rest of the week with lots of rain and rain mixed with snow.  Ugh!  Roll on SPRING!!!

Well, that’s likely enough rambling for now.  Hope you still want to check in again sometime!

Assuming you made it this far… thanks for reading.  Have a wonderful day!