Felicity flew to Denver from the East Coast on Thursday, July 6. A college friend drove her to Morrison (west of the city) from Denver International Airport, where I met them, and then she and I were off to The Lot for the evening.

The morning of the 7th found Felicity helping me chip brush. A clip (1:24) of this activity was recorded for posterity:

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The chipping took up some of the morning. Other chores, including getting a load of wood ready to bring home, took up additional time. Early that afternoon we headed home to De Beque.

Felicity spent Saturday just kicking back, reading, and doing laundry. Pam prepared a delicious dinner of [crock pot] roast beef and fresh corn on the cob, a good ending to the day.

Here is a family photo taken to document the visit:

Felicity with her parents Pam and Jerry

On Sunday, July 9th, I took Felicity to the Grand Junction Amtrak station where she boarded the California Zephyr headed for Denver. (I’ll be interested in getting her report of that trip!) In Denver she will make her way from the Amtrak station to DIA to board her flight back to Portland, Oregon, and home. After almost 4 weeks on the road Felicity is looking forward to getting back to her own place. It was timely to have Felicity in Colorado for a while to catch up with her news and events.

Felicity’s visit was not the only activity I enjoyed the last few days; I took an ATV trip into the Lead King Basin.

I’ve done this route a couple times before, always a favorite of mine as it combines rivers, waterfalls, mining history, flowers, and excellent scenery into a single trip. Below is a 5:40 clip — but it is a little different for me as it combines still photos with video footage.

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This upcoming weekend I will be off to a motorcycle rally that is being held in Kremmling, Colorado. So far there are about 16 people who have made reservations; it should be a good group. My next post may be a bit later than average!

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:

(Who are those old people leering out of the photo with Felicity?)

Felicity helped socialize the kittens during her stay, an activity that will greatly aid those little furballs as they move forward toward adoption. She begins the European portion of her year later this month; I generally track Felicity’s whereabouts when she’s abroad, so those details are of particular interest to me. Plenty of information was exchanged this visit!

Happy Trails.