Karaoke Night

We took full advantage of Mike's karaoke machine last night. There were some wonderful voices that enjoyed performing and some that enjoyed listening. Me, I sing happy birthday off tune. A great time was had by all.

Janet and Pat belt it out

Audience participation

Mike, Linda, Arlene and Janet rock the house

Mary, Linda and Arlene swing into song

7/13/15

current location 40.225271  -105.910046 

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

The broad open valley that is home to Walden, ranches and the sprawling 24,804 acre Arapaho Refuge in called North Park. Any treeless area, a few acres to 100's of square miles, that is surround by forest in called a Park. At 8100 feet, the Arapaho Refuge is the highest National Wildlife Refuge in the U.S. This lush green grassland was enhanced when early ranchers diverted water from surrounding rivers to increase grass production. In 1967 the refuge was created using money from the sale of Duck Stamps. It is a safe harbor for waterfowl being pushed out of the Midwest wetlands by development. 198 species of birds have been observed here.

 Pronghorn

Yellow headed Blackbird

This Killdeer mother is feigning a broken wing in order to draw predators away from her very cute babies. 

Trying to spot Moose at the overlook

Found one

A squadron of American White Pelicans

Wyoming Ground Squirrel

Red Wing Blackbird

White-tailed prairie dog

Raptor, but I don't know what flavor

A beautiful place if visit

Current location 40.839122, -106.312334

Walden CO

I am currently enjoying the beauty and serenity of  Crowdrey Reservoir. At 8100 feet I have found cool weather This broad green valley is surrounded by the snow capped Rockies.

What a great view

The reservoir is stocked with Brown and Rainbow Trout. 

Caught diner this morning

One of my neighbors

Walden has a terrific museum that is preserving the local history. There are 27 rooms showcasing memorabilia ranging back to the first settlers who homesteaded here in the 1860's

1896 parlor stove from the

S. Brown Lee home.

Vintage clothing anyone?

Mamie Hampton's 1907 Wedding Dress

Change maker from the Valley Bank

Axes used to build pioneer log cabins

Cutting edge technology come to Walden

I love this string dispenser.

Fonts used in printing "The New Era", Walden's first paper

I was amazed at the hundreds of photographs, all with annotations. 

5th grade school room.  

When I lived in The Dallas, OR in 1955, my 5th grade classroom had this style of desk

More cutting edge technology.

7/7/13

Current location 40.839122, -106.312334

Turtle Rock Hike

We went out to the Vedauwoo open space to hike the Turtle Rock trail. The higher altitude made for cool hiking on the moderate 3 mile loop trail. We were hiking around and through outcrops of 1.4 billion year old Sherman Granite. These are some of the oldest rocks in Wyoming that were uplifted and exposed starting 70 million years ago.

Pat and Patrica

Climbers up high

John, Janet, Jan, Pat, Patrica, and Linda

Interesting, a layer of highly fractured rocks atop 

a more consolidated dome of granite

Climbers on the wall

A wonderful hike was had by all. 

7/4/15

current location  41.131327, -104.783842