Quite a few items to report this time: Motorcycle rally, kitten news, family news, and general updates. Last weekend (July 14 – 17) our motorcycle group held a rally in Kremmling, Co. Kremmling is near the west entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park and via Grand Lake.

Our group consisted of 16 riders and a couple who came up in their Toyota to visit. Weather was warm (of course!) but the riding was very good and the socializing was excellent. I had met 14 of the 16 riders at previous rallies; it is always good to see friends again and the new attendees were welcome as well.

Below are a few photos. I will put together a gallery page later that is more complete and will contain photos from some of the other participants.

Kremmling entrance sign

Socializing at campground

Burgers on the grill. Spatula is a pair of pliers and an electrical junction box cover.

A stop at the Forest Canyon overlook off Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. (I am 3rd from right.) Photo: S. Hanson

I put on just under 1,000 miles this trip and it was a good way to spend the weekend; riding  and visiting with friends.  I enjoyed the outing very much.

Turning to family news, my mother had an episode that put her in the hospital. She is now in a care facility recuperating from a loss of blood compounded by taking an aspirin-based pain reliever on top of the blood thinner meds she is on; aspirin also acts as a blood thinner and taking the two together is not a good idea! It has yet to be determined if she will be able to return home after her care is completed. At 88 years old it is getting difficult for her to keep up her own house and independent lifestyle. We will learn more in the next few weeks as her treatment continues.

We have sort-of acquired another feral kitten; Devon was found beneath our back deck in pretty bad shape and is currently at the vet. Problem is leg damage; she had an exposed bone and several sores on her legs and may yet lose a foot although the vet is trying to save it. We don’t even have a photo of her at this point but the vet says she is doing well, particularly over the last 24 hours. Devon is now walking (although wobbly), eating, and eliminating and seems to be getting quite comfortable with humans thanks to a volunteer worker who is working to socialize her. We hope for the best.

In general news, both of us get new glasses later today. Expensive but it had been several years since the last pair(s) so it was time. Firewood cutting continues some evenings and we are about half-way though the current load of logs brought home from the last lot visit. Heat has been an issue; we work for an hour or so then clean up for the evening. This is not a critical task but I would like to have the trailer empty for the next trip to The Lot.

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

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:

Having Fields out of the house for a long weekend was my vacation too.

Happy Trails.