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« Cowboy Story | Home By PK | August 29, 2010 It’s 2:30 am and the alarm goes off. Ralph softly calls my name to wake me. I shot up out of bed, my adrelin pumping, my thoughts beginning to gather, but after that initial jolt, my body says, “You think?” We arrived as planned at 4 am, a crisp 37 degrees greeted us at the 10,000 elevation as we stepped out of the truck to begin our 2010 Hunting Season. The full moon assisted us as we packed on our gear for the long grueling hike... Read Full Story

« Photographs of Colorado | Home By PK | May 13, 2010 Thanks Mike for this re-post. Jake, the rancher, went one day to fix a distant fence; the wind was cold and gusty and the clouds rolled gray and dense. As he pounded the last staples in and gathered up his tools to go, the temperature had fallen and the snow began to blow. When he finally reached his pickup, he felt a heavy heart; from the sound of that ignition, he knew it wouldn’t start. So Jake did what most of us... Read Full Story

« Visiting ‘The Boat’ and ‘Riding Dino’ | Home By PK | March 26, 2010 Colorado State Flower, Columbine, Hiking Rabbit Ear’s, July 2008 Young Mule Deer Buck, Routt County  July 2008 South Routt County, Gore Pass  September 2008 Aspens Gore Mountain September 2008 Stagecoach area, Routt County Winter 2008 Old Town - Steamboat Springs, Colorado December 2008 The Big Daddies, Elk, Rocky Mountain National Park July 2008 Steamboat Springs... Read Full Story

Work today was business as usual, with Steamboat being 60% capacity with tourists, thats a little over 10,000 visitors. With only a few weeks left of the 2009-2010 Ski season, visitors are definitely having FUN. I had the pleasure of snapping this photo with a group of tourists. That is one of the fun parts of my job is interacting with the tourists and the locals. Read Full Story

I guess the one thing that really bothers me about spam comments, is they want something without having to do the work like us normal bloggers. I worked hard to achieve my rank and it bothers me that these spammers want to attach their links, leaving their garbled, multi-linked comments on your article and robbing you of your hard-earned rank. Read Full Story

The Flat Top Scenic Byway runs from Meeker, Colorado in Rio Blanco County to Yampa, Colorado in Routt County. It consists of 82 miles, of which 40 miles is unpaved dirt or gravel roads. I do want to mention some of these roads have a washboard effect, so hang on tightly and be prepared for a bumpy ride at times. Read Full Story

« Gore Pass, Colorado | Home | One Article; 18,000 Spam Comments; Gone in Two Seconds » By PK | March 28, 2009 The Flat Top Scenic Byway runs from Meeker, Colorado in Rio Blanco County to Yampa, Colorado in Routt County. It consists of 82 miles, of which 40 miles is unpaved dirt or gravel roads. I do want to mention some of these roads have a washboard effect, so hang on tightly and be prepared for a bumpy ride at times. This trip is accessible by car, except for a short hike... Read Full Story

With a bright, sunny sky over our heads we left for our first excursion in awhile. I’ve been managing a c-store since mid January, doing one of my ‘flips’ as I call it, spending many of my waking hours cleaning, ordering, adding new products and waiting for the hordes of customers to flock and see my hard-earned pay as I collect their hard-earned pay. Read Full Story

« Do YOU Remember??? | Home By PK | March 3, 2009 With a bright, sunny sky over our heads we left for our first excursion in awhile. I’ve been managing a c-store since mid January, doing one of my ‘flips’ as I call it, spending many of my waking hours cleaning, ordering, adding new products and waiting for the hordes of customers to flock and see my hard-earned pay as I collect their hard-earned pay. With the sound of melting snow dripping endlessly throughout the day as the sun... Read Full Story

« Winter Carnival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado | Home | Gore Pass, Colorado » By PK | March 2, 2009 Someone asked the other day, ‘What was your favorite fast food when you were growing up?’ ‘We didn’t have fast food when I was growing up,’ I informed him. ‘All the food was slow.’ ‘C’mon, seriously. Where did you eat?’ ‘It was a place called ‘at home,” I explained! ‘Mom cooked every day and when Dad got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, and if I... Read Full Story