Tellluride 2

Telluride Power House, built in 1904 on the

edge of a 1.000 ft. cliff (operational until 1953).

People actually live in it, at least during the

summer months.

Pretty turquoise tailings pond, and me

The first thing you see as you drive into town.

This old shack is a revered artifact, which sits

across the street from a piece of land the townspeople

purchased to prevent condos from being built on it.

Power to the people, yo.

Free Box.

Telluride

Dog days of summer are long gone. It was sweater weather in Telluride this weekend.

Telluride, Colorado is a little ski town that sits between huge, in-your-face mountains. It is a highly relaxed community of bike riders, mountain athletes, a well-known celebrity here and there, and most noticeably, more happy dogs than you can shake a stick at.

We went to soak in more Colorado mountain magic before the winter comes. We ended up soaking in a little more than that, however-- on Sunday we experienced a stupendous thunderstorm, which drove us into the local bookstore and coffee shops, where we listened to the thunderclaps echoing off the cliff walls of the valley....

#9 Dream

A tribute to the affinity I have with #9

I am the 9th child,

born in the 9th month

and I have had 9 lives (at least).

Happy 09/09/09!

The Ol' Lone Ranger

Old sign posts outside Rifle Colorado, on route 13

on our way home from Land's End. 

Rifle is an old western town, full of tumbleweeds, cowboy hats, and whiskey bars. I imagined I saw the Lone Ranger hitchhiking at the freeway on-ramp heading out of town-- Silver and Tonto, nowhere in sight.