Last Friday I went to the Alamosa Round-up, while Leo stayed home and watched RFD-TV on our newly installed Direct TV. I'm sure he enjoyed Hee Haw, while I watched real live critters buck and run. Here are some highlights:
Opening Ceremony
Bareback Bronc Riding
Saddle Bronc Riding
Steer Wrestling
Women's Barrel Racing
And, of course...BULL RIDING
With the rodeo behind us, the Leos joined our friends Ron and Sooky for a Sunday Jeep Trek "across the mountain" (Ron's words). Ron enjoys taking his Jeep and roaming along the Forest Service roads in the National Forest.
On Sunday, we picked up Forest Service road 107 near Osier. This took us west through the Rio Grande National Forest roughly parallel to Colorado Highway 17. According to the map, 107 connects to 108 near Spruce Hole, which would bring us out to Highway 17. So that was the plan.
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| Ron..."Now where is that intersection with 108?" |
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| Now just where is that intersection to 108? |
And, Sooky and Leo enjoyed getting out into the wild.
As we headed further west, we reached an elevation that gave us a view of the area around Wolf Creek Pass where the West Forks Fire Complex is burning. This was Sunday afternoon and even from our remote location, we could tell the fire was growing by the steadily increasing billow of smoke.
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| That is NOT a volcano. |
As we worked our way along 107, our path was crossed by a herd of elk. There were about 40 of them, including several calves. Fortunately, I had a tight hold on Leo's leash, so he couldn't give chase out the window. Unfortunately, the camera wasn't within reach.
Eventually, we came to an intersection that had potential. Fortunately, Ron had a field artillery FO along who knows how to read a map instead of smoke signals, so we turned left and found we were on 108.Twenty minutes later we were in Highway 17 about 8 miles from Chama, NM. Nice Sunday drive.
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