Mountain Biking Purgatory

We drove back to Purgatory Ski Resort just over 2 months after we last skied there. It actually snowed a little on us during the ride. The forest roads allow you to drive right to the top of the lifts before they open for mountain bike season.

There's the Subaruiser. Sick.
Of course Goose hunted the whole ride. She found a new species.... Marmot.

Tons of clean mountain streams, one mud puddle. Goose found it.

Keep your butt behind the seat when bombing down.

Goose trying to keep up with her momma.

Mesa Verde National Park

May 20, 2009

We headed just over the border to Colorado to check out Mesa Verde, but first we had a hike that ended at Guy Drew Vineyards in Cortez.
Up in the park this tree looks down onto Cortez.

The Balcony House. An ancient Peubloan group occupied these cliff dwellings just after the Chaco Canyon people from the near 1100 to about 1300.

The Cliff Palace & a ranger group.




Meg showing off some mad hiking/climbing/tourist skills!

This is seriously a walking path through man-made and natural rock.

I miss Yesterdog. Mainly the Kraut Dog.

UGA Graduation

May 9, 2009 University of Georgia
Meg's cousin Anna graduated this weekend and we had to visit her at Athens before she left town. The Deep South was an experience for us Yankees (meaning anyone from the North).

Proud parents, Aunt Kim & Uncle Doug with Anna's boyfriend Robert. Next stop, speech therapy school at Florida State.

Jenga is a great idea towards the end of barhopping.

After graduation we road tripped to Jekyll Island on the Atlantic Coast. This is where the Fed was conceived. The Reserve was actually here that weekend. Here we are getting ready for a Low Country Boil at the Jekyll Island Marina.

Nature's art.