Friday October 23, 2026

Today Joann went with Sharon to Grand Junction.  After all the rain, hiking was out due to mud. So, I took off to the Ridgway area.  The mountains were fantastic with the new snow. As for wildlife, I only saw a few deer and some turkeys. I saw lots and lots of people though. That highway is no fun anymore. I avoid it as much as possible. I came back over Log Hill. It was a pot hole mess. It was a good day. Nikon Z50 II. 

 Thursday October 22, 2026

Well, as of today I've made 72 trips around the sun.  That’s a bit over 42 billion miles. Feels like far!  haha  It was a very drippy day.  We got 1.22" of rain today.  Unfortunately places in southern Colorado and New Mexico are flooding.  Since there was only a brief window to get out and take a walk, this photo is from 2019 on a ride we took up by Gunnison and dropped down into Almont.  Canon 70D

 Tuesday October 20, 2026

Today Allen and I went into Sanborn grouse hunting. We didn’t see any. It was a nice day with occasional breeze and in the 50s. There is another round of rain coming tomorrow through Sunday. It was pretty muddy in spots from rain last night. They were grading the road which was really needed. We didn’t see any animals until we were coming back. We spotted two bull elk walking together several hundred yards away in the big open area. They walked for a ways and then stopped and started butting heads and pushing each other around. It was fun to watch. On up on the mountain by Elk Mountain we saw a couple smaller bucks. I videoed one of them scraping a quakey for over a minute. That also was fun to see. It was a great day. Got the Frontier baptized in mud. Nikon P950