Friday, July 24, 2015

For Maryanne's 80Th = Arizona > New Mexico > Colorado > Nebraska > Iowa > Minnesota > Wisconsin > Minnesota > Iowa > Nebraska > Colorado > New Mexico > Arizona

 What better way to start a three week trip then by going riding where you live?

Then, off to WI to celebrate D's mother's 80th birthday, no missing that!

 Perfect.

 Deer's Ears

 And off to the San Luis Valley!

 A stunning place - Great Sand dunes National Park


 Biggest dunes in the Western Hemisphere!






 750ft tall!

 Loaner!


 Osa was *so* stoked on this place.



 Pretty damn cool.





 D. scaling a minor side dune





 An amazing dramatic landscape!






 And then off to the Arkansas river valley - we'll be back!



 A nice paddle at near 10,000ft elevation







 In-laws!


 A Summit County paddle



 Osprey



 D's sis Michelle has one!

 WI = GREEN

 D's bro Joe


  Largemouth above, smallmouth below

 Brian & Jim

 N. Pike


 House on the Mississippi River


 I think they want breakfast?!?



 Water is what's going on.



 A nice smallie & a bunch of turtles


 Joe & Steph get a big one………then a bigger one!


 Red Horse Sucker & a nice Bluegill


 Black Crappie & a nice smallie

 Nancy & Nicole

 Family float!




 Fish fry!


 Family tradition, so good……..

 Grandmother & granddaughter

 Maryanne, Montana, Joey, Nicole, Mattie.


 Wisco Style


 Mom, three sisters & granddaughter Roxie

 Michelle, Mom, Denise, Nicole


 Love that pose - a daytime Channel Cat

 More bass!


 Trempeleau River float


 Glad we brought the flotilla!


 Sweet Fulbot


 Bald Eagle, Osa with Roxie



 RAIN!!!


 Back to CO on the way home.


 State flower Colorado Columbine, and Rosy Paintbrush.


 Parry's Primrose.


 Man………getting there, about 11,500ft





 Slightly delirious
 Leadville!
I used to spend allot of time here.



 In Salida for fun, D got to ride the Monarch Crest too.


 What a show!!



 Marcus, Windy & Avvie

 Mt Shavano going off!




 Taylor McKinnon

 Scot Banks


 Now down to the Sange de Cristos - very beautiful there.


 11 switchbacks

 The valley is 75mi x 155mi


 Sego, Penstemmon.

 Bumpy ride to Crestone where we had a great meal




 Last stop got rained out of Penitente Canyon - we'll be back, it was awesome!


To all we didn't see, we'll see you next time, we fit in allot of stuff!