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Mary Kate and Sara Beth Go To Colorado

to see Dad and Joanne in August of 2002

Last Updated: 09/30/2002

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The Ride To Colorado
Sky pictures eventually	More sky here, too
		Our plane from Denver to Gunnison	Yes, this is the entire Gunnison baggage claim area...
The Wildlife in Colorado
And, of course, there were bears in Lake City, but did I have my camera? Noooo... Of course not.

A coyote by the road	Deer at the Blue Mesa cabin	Closer to the deer at the cabin	A cute marmot at Marble
Dad and Joanne's Blue Mesa Getaway
Tucked away in the mountains is a quaint cabin on beautiful and peaceful land where the wildlife roam. The view is amazing and the utilization of this cabin is even more amazing, I think. As gas is the only source of power, this cabin is equipped with a refrigirator, stove, heater and lights, not to mention a bathtub. This fabulous environment I attempted to capture on film has been designed and developed by Dad and Joanne. As I could go on and on about this great little place, I will stop here for now and let you enjoy the pictures.

	Little Cabin in the Woods	The Sitting Area

The river crossing before climbing the mountain	The Road to the Cabin	The Property from Afar	The ladder to the loft

To the left of the door	Looking forward	Looking to the right	To the right of the door

The Cabin's Outhouse	Yes. It's functional.	The deer antler's use	Joanne's artistic side
Taking a Trip to Marble

Feeding Chipmunks	Black Canyon	Beautiful...	Hermit's Trail

Driving through	on our way to Marble	Beautiful Mountains Everywhere	Saw too many of these...
			We finally arrived at our destination...
Driving through	a small mining town	with interesting signs, like this	Marble...

Not much at Marble	just marble here...	Lots of money and marble	and cute marmots out and about
During our trip to Marble, we had great weather and took in the sites, as you can see. After reaching Marble, it started to rain, but, as you will notice, that did not slow us down. We hiked around in the rain to admire all of the rich marble while gathering marble rocks in our pockets. Yes, they were sandy and wet, as we were. Sure. It was a little chilly. But, it took many hours to arrive at our destination, and I was determined to take advantage of it. My camera was the only thing dry by the end of our stay at Marble. And, yes, as soon as we loaded up to drive home, the sky started to clear...

Dad walking around Marble	Sara Beth and Mary Kate climbing old mill wall	Marble re-enforcing old mill towers	The lake in the town of Marble

A river of marble	Sara Beth at the bottom of the marble pile	An unbelievable pile of marble with Dad and Mary Kate at the right in the shadows	Look at the size of that behind Mary Kate and Dad

Hiking up to the mine	About the mine	The mine opening - Dad is at the bottom	The mine ceiling
		It was a breathtaking experience.	I call it A Lost City...
Marble is everywhere	A marble vein exposed - up close	Truly amazing...	It feels almost surreal.

Squirrels at play?	Driving home through Kebler Pass	and admiring all the aspen	Crested Butte was on our way home, too.
			The end of a glorious day, as we finally arrived home...
A cute little town...	More beautiful mountains	How many miles of deer?	Just a day of rest before our next big trip!!
Our Trip to Creed

On our way to Creed to stay for the evening	Enjoying the sights along the way	How does a moose behave?	Our "hotel" for the evening, but 1st, we have a quick trip to take

Holy Moses!! Well... That was the name of our cabin.	Kitchen area	Dad in the living room, and bedrooms on the side	Right off our porch was a river, which is behind Mary Kate who looks like part of the tree.

Beginning the Creed Mining Tour	A picture of the mill operating	The remains of that mill...	The map of the mining location

A list of our stops	The top of a mine entrance with Dad and Mary Kate peeking out	A mine entrance filled with gravel	The tracks in front of it

Sara Beth at the end of the railroad	Mary Kate, Joanne and Sara Beth at the front gate of a new house	The Equity Mine is uderground	The 1 place our jeep could not climb

A tour snow mobile tucked away	Mary Kate peeking over a mine sign with Creed in the valley	A pile of dirt marks his grave	Creed's beautiful and unrestored church
We returned to the cabin for a good night's rest before beginning our next trip bright and early.
Our Trip to Wheeler Geologic Natural Area

A map of Wheeler	14 miles - 3 1/2 hours... A picnic was in order	Little birdy eating snacks from Sara Beth's leg	Finally arrived at the base of the mountain - The Enchanted City

Wheeler was formed from volcanic ash	After hiking up the mountain, a rock platform appears	Just up from the platform is the rich rock.	All naturally formed rock...

Awesome...	Amazing...	Tucked away in the mountains...	A unique place...

Dad and Mary Kate on top	Mary Kate and Sara Beth on top	Dad on top of Wheeler	Mary Kate holding down Wheeler

Another Wheeler View	Looking down from the top of Wheeler	What a beautiful day, Mary Kate	Sara Beth sliding back down the steep mountain

Dad and Mary Kate hiking down 1st	While we were traveling back through Wheeler, a herd of Elk ran over the hillside.	Out of Wheeler and heading down yet more mountain, this ram crossed our path.	Heading the rest of the way home...
A Hike up Handies Mountain (14,000 ft.) - Coming Soon...