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An astounding collection of art depicting Russian folk life carved completely from different gem stones by Vasily Konovalenko. They were amazing. I didn't know gems could be carved and sculpted like this. |
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Matt and I look pretty cool in infrared with our glasses, no? |
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Another fantastic meal (and milkshake) at Watercourse Foods. Matt ordered the same thing he had last time because it was so darn good. |
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Sunset over Red Rocks State Park. |
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An informal jam as we waited to go inside Red Rocks Amphitheater for the Furthur show. |
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The never-disappointing Red Rocks Amphitheater and a very happy, expectant crowd of concert-goers. |
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Furthur! |
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Doesn't everyone have steamed artichoke with melted butter when they go camping? No?!? |
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Heading down to the waterside at Chatfield State Park. |
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Watch your steps! |
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We found a crab's pincer. I guess I didn't know that crabs lived in Colorado. Or maybe it wasn't a crab, but just some crab-like critter. In any case, it was a neat find. |
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Ring-billed Gull at the swimming beach at Chatfield State Park. |
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We took a dip. It was cold! But, it had been so hot and we were tired from dancing and needed to be revived. Mission accomplished. |
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American White Pelican and Ring-Billed Gulls. They were both quite plentiful. I never cease to be amazed by those great big pelicans. |
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A short hike along the Trading Post Trail at Red Rocks State Park. |
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Those rocks are just fantastic. So red and pretty. So strangely carved. |
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Matt found a little cave to duck into. It was much, much cooler in there. We picked what seemed to be the hottest day to go on our Red Rocks hike. Oh well. |
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We've been to concerts at the amphitheater dozens of times, but, for whatever reason, we'd never gone hiking about in the park. We'd surely been missing out all these years! |
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It was amazing. |
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The plants were still green. The sky was so blue. |
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The rocks are SO red. What a remarkable place! |
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We saw a scrub jay--brilliant blue with a striking white eye brow. A very pretty bird. |
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We had to wonder how all those little fragments of rock ended up on top of that one rock column. But, then again, those peculiar rocks will make a person wonder about a lot of things. |
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Matt cautioning me about a very, spiny trail-side cactus. |
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I love it when man-made feature blend so well with the native landscape... |
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...like these stone constructions along the trail and near the Trading Post. |
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Time. Gravity. Amazement. |
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Getting ready for another night of boogie! |
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Furthur! |
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Furthur is going on hiatus for the next year so this was our last chance to experience their magic for a little while. They didn't disappoint (never have) and boy, did we enjoy ourselves. |
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The final bow for Red Rocks 2013. Thanks for the music and jubilation! |
Red Rocks. Furthur. Matt. Camping. Life is good.
Your photos of red rocks are just stunning! I love it there, too. So grand and energetic, yet so peaceful....
ReplyDeleteThat is a perfect description, Jamie. It is just an outstanding place on this great earth.
DeleteRed rocks looks amazing, I need to see it in person! I bet that pincer you found is from a crayfish, or a crawdad as we called them. Freshwater crustaceans, they live in MT too so I'm sure they call CO home.
ReplyDeleteI looked it up and I think you are right about the crayfish.
DeleteAnd Red Rocks is amazingly beautiful. You can tell Phil Lesh thinks its a magical place to play. I have to agree with him every run. I'm glad we got out to see the rest of Red Rocks this trip though.