Changes, Storms, lightening and more trails....
This past Friday we found our dog Bella a new home. She needed a better place than we could provide for her. We listed her on our local craigslist and found a great home. A man in NM wanted her, so we loaded up a tearful Christina and Zachary and drove to meet him. Bella took a few min to warm up to him, and then gave us the saddest eyes ever as we got into the car and drove away. My heart broke, but I know she is much better there. He texted me later in the evening telling me how good she did at the store, and his roommates just love her. He was very sweet - telling me anytime we want to see pictures of her just text him and he will send me some. Lucy looked for her when we came back home, but has since been great. It has really changed the dynamic of our house.
Being out in the middle of nowhere really lets you see the storms roll in. The other night we started to go for our nightly walk/jog but after about 1/2 mile it got really dark and the lightening started in the distance. So we turned around and walked quickly back to the house! Kenneth grabbed the camera and started shooting. He got some great shots from standing on our front porch!
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| Just as the storm started to come in |
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| Lightening way off in the distance |
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| Looks almost like a tornado cloud but it wasn't |
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| Lightening up in the clouds, looks so cool |
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| Awesome! |
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| Yikes! |
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| So cool! |
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| With the time lapse you can see the cars driving down the highway in front of the house. |
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| Lightening was up in the clouds! |
Saturday we met up with a friend of Kenneth's who also recently moved to Colorado and hit some trails. It was fun to have someone else riding the trails with us, and Todd is great at spotting and picking the best lines. While waiting at "the wall" (there was a group of Toyota FJ's in front of us that took FOREVER), we met up with another couple that had just bought a 2012 Rubicon 3 days earlier. The husband was all ready to break in the jeep, his wife was not so excited. Kenneth and Todd spotted him and he went up the wall, she stood by me and cracked me up the whole time! They ended up riding alone with us for more fun! The bailed when the weather turned dark and they didn't have their doors with them. As we drove farther into the mountains it started to hail, and hail and hail! Soon all the mountain tops were covered in white! It was really awesome to see. One minute everything was green and lush and then it was all covered in white! We all felt really sorry for the other couple we had met because there was no way they made it to shelter before the storm hit. The hail was so loud on the top of the jeep, I can't imagine the pain as it hit them driving!
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| Kenneth's friend Todd going up "The Wall" |
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| He made it look super easy |
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| Kenneth getting ready to start "The Wall" |
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Todd is great at picking out the perfect line!
Kenneth went right up with no problems! |
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| Great Job Babe! |
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| Brad in his brand new - 3 day old Rubicon |
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| Just another part of the trail |
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| Apparently the kids where screaming inside! I was taking all the pictures! |
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| I just thought this little stream was so pretty! |
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| Clouds are rolling in |
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This looks like a Jeep Ad,
I took it of the couple that we met on the trails |
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| Hail Storm- It was so LOUD! |
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| 10 min earlier this hill was solid green grass, now its all white |
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| An old mine! They are so cool! |
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| Making our way up the trail behind our friend Todd |
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| If you zoom in you can see little tan dots, those are hundreds of sheep on the side of this mountain |
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| So pretty! The views from these passes are amazing! |
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Ending a great day on the trails. We had so much fun!
Can't wait to go out again! |
Over the last two days my family has been emptying out my grandmother's house before the closing next week. While I wish I could help out, I am really kind of glad I have not been there. I miss her more than I could ever imagine. My heart aches anytime I think of her. I know that she is watching us from above and is excited about what we are up to. I'd give anything to call her and hear her voice again!
I hope that you all have a wonderful week!
