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    Another weather report - with pretty pictures. i hiked into the cabin this week, at least another week before i can drive in. One 4' drift might be an issue even then. Old dudes love the weather.

    https://durangoherald.com/articles/2...will-take-time
    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CactusCurt View Post
    . Old dudes love the weather.
    This old dude is cold at 75 degrees in the house!
    This is your mind on drugs!

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    Snow=runoff. This is the crossing to get to the cabin.
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    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    My sons german shepard Gus. He's my buddy.
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    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    The view around the lake is purty these days.
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    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    I believe this is larkspur. Never seen this much before. Pictures do not do justice.

    Peace out bro's.
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    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    I think you are correct. It is not only lovely it is toxic.

    I often saw it on the high meadows of eastern Utah.
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    Quote Originally Posted by mgrist View Post
    This old dude is cold at 75 degrees in the house!
    Amen to that. My landload wants to keep it at 70, told her I was moving, she recanted and we live at 75 with me wearing sweats and a flannel shirt.
    This is your mind on drugs!

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    Well fall has come and gone and I am in the gloomy process of winterizing things. Today the high will be 40 with lows in low 20's on both ends. Soon it will be frosty in the basement so I have to drain and clean the cistern tank. Picture ladders, bungee cords, vacuum cleaners, hoses, duct tape and beer cans.

    I pump anti freeze tru everything after learning the hard way that you just cant blow it out and get everything. Thats a pretty easy job that me and the dogs did last weekend. But, I have been battling with a squirrel who decided to take up residence there. He came up the drain line (since covered with wire) and drags buckets of leaves and organic crap in. I chase him around, clean up, set traps, and we repeat a few days later. Lately he started getting more aggressive with his hoarding and has included nuts, bolts, spray paint cans, my mouse traps, and even a hammer to his collection. Bastard.

    While I was filling things with anti freeze, the german shepherd Gus insisted that I move some boards so he could chase the mouse. I chit myself when I picked the board up because what appeared to be a kangaroo jumped out. And the chit hit the fan. Me and Gus had us a rodeo.

    And we proudly present the biggest packrat in Colorado.
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    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    It looks like Gus is having a good time
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    Yes, Gus is enthusiastic about each and every day. He needs something to do and I need someone to boss around so we make a good team.

    We worked to make sure he was gentle around kids and kittens and such. But he loves it when I start hollerin for him to "get em!". Like those dogs on cops when they get to drag someone out from under a trailer.
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    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    4th try
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    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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