random pictures

just east of colorado springs, just happened to pull over at the right time for the windmill and setting sun to be ligned up.  Thought it was pretty cool for randomness.

Arkansas river north of Buena Vista on a co rd.

Quarts outcropping I found on one of my rides, Thats my back pack for a reference.  Pretty awsome.

Saw this guy everyday that I was parked at cache creek access road.

She's standing there in spirit .. 

Forever in my heart ..

Never forgotten .. 

still alive

I'm still alive lol  just havnt been around a good connection to post pics.  Been busy looking for places to prospect, they have changed some rules out here and it is a pain in the ass.  Plus, everyone and their dog has staked claims out here in hopes of selling them and getting rich off it.  I am currently at fairplay colo.  No fires here. yet.  I can see the smoke from the leadville fire sometimes and the one at colo springs on a really clear morning i can see the smoke. 
  Dang, its rainning. had to run to the bike and get my clean dry laundry  before it got soaked lol   Note to self,  Dont run at 10000 ft or you will fall down lol  
  Sitting here in the Park Bar, had a cheeseburger and fries,  not bad at all.  Ussing their wifi.   Was not a soul in here when I got here but since the lightning and rain started it is filling up pretty quick. 
  going to try to post some pics. 

ohyea, I left kansas for colorado lol

  Forgot to tell you all, I have left the state of Kansas :O)  I am now in Colo again for the summer.  Didn't have any problems with the rv's tranny, it does make a funny thump noise sometimes but I have no idea what it is, maybe my imagination.  You know how it is after you get something fixed after a major break down, you hear and feel every little bump vibration or ticking noise!!!  even some that don't even exsist lol 
  I thought the wind was going to be a problem but it really wasn't too bad, averaged about 7  mpg.   I left wc on sat afternoon and went to jays house for a party that he was having for a friend, was a good time seeing everyone again and visiting with everyone that I didn't even know but kinda do now :O)  Got up the next morning and had breakfast with them all and took to the road soon after. It was about 10 am when I left his place and got to Ellicott Colo at 9 pm Kansas time.   spent the night there in a back parking lot of the convenience store, not really recommended, rather noisy.  got up this morning and was on my way to the Western omelet  mmmm good.  one Harley breakfast please ...   I think that the pancakes have gotten even bigger than last time.  left there at 11 mountain time and I am here in buena vista again.
  Its sad sometimes on this trip, I keep going by places that cricket and I have stopped at in the past. Makes me miss here terribly. I knew that it was going to bother me but not this bad.  Got here to BV and stopped in the park to get water and to relax and I see all the other people with their dogs enjoying the park and I stick out like a sore thumb walking around with no dog. 

  Called Susan and Lynn, going to meet them later this after noon for supper or something.  Should be for a good time, he said something about they were having open mic again this wens and then the weekend is going to be a bike rally or something like that at the hwy dept bar. Might have to go.
  Nothing exciting happened while driving out here, wind blew in every direction at one time or another.  Missed a thunder storm, looked like it might have been nasty too.  well, nothing else to add so I am outa here to do something.  going to  get permits and memberships tomorrow to get that out of the way, might go check point bar out while I am down there to see how crowded it is or not.  The river is way down from last year, the locals are saying its the lowest they have seen it this time of year  in many many years.  Might be good for the prospectors, be able to get in behind those big boulders in the river where a person couldn't before.     anyway.  talk later to you all,  be safe.  

Heading out today for another summer of gold :O)

  Yep, headed out finally.  Was starting to think this day was not going to get here!   Packed the last of things in the rv, doing all my laundry up, made me a huge glass of cold ice tea,  think I have done everything I needed to get done, if not then it will just have to wait or I will have to do without lol   Have said  my goodbye's  and I am outa here!!    will keep you all updated as much as I can on here and will be posting alot of pictures again.   maybe even some videos (no promises on those though)   see you all later  :O)   

sunrise

The last few mornings this is the view that has been waking me up.  Not too bad huh?

The other night when I was driving home from Clayton and Penny's place I saw a amazing sight. It was a meteor that was burning green and blue leaving pieces of it behind in its tail while shooting across the southern sky.  It also shot down through some clouds and it would fade in and out as it passed through the clouds. It was really cool to see.  Wish I could have gotten a picture of it...

Took this pic at Clayton and penny's a while back when we were working on the transmission in the RV. I made that birdbath/dog water dish :O)

When we were at the missile silo we found these in one of the rooms, didn't know what they were at first then realized they were bottle caps of all types.

See?   lol   no idea how or why.

Then while walking around outside the silo area we came across these killdeer (sp) eggs.

and then.....

Down the road at the pump houses for the missile base, we started into the second pump house and it stunk of dead things badly  and I was just stepping inside and there was a ruckus inside and I jumped back out and Clayton slammed the door shut and we watched a buzzard fly out one of the other broken out windows.  wow  lol  had us going for a minute. We went back inside with the smell   uggg  and under a piece of steel there was this little buzzard just a hissing away..     Ugly little shit  lol   

until the next time,   you all be safe :O)

more silo pics

This is the main door that they used to protect the missile after it was inside. As you can see it is HUGE..  Its also about 18 inches thick. 

This is standing at the top of the ramp looking down to the above door.  Its about 100yds long.

this is looking towards the door and ramp from the rear. This "Hole" used to be covered with a huge huge door that was mounted on rollers so when and if the time came to launch the rocket, it would roll to the left and then the rocket would rise up from a laying position to upright over top the exhaust tube.   I have no idea where the door went, or how they got it off to carry it away.  Must of used a lot of oxygen and acetylene!!!

picture does no justice, but this is inside one of the machine shops that kept everything ship shape back in the day.

the walking tunnel that connects the control room to the missile silo area.  its 150 ft long with a branch tunnel that goes to the outside just outside the big door.