Peaches #4: All Foods Welcome

More than just peaches

Peaches #3: We are Eco-Friendly

Recycling is strongly encouraged.  After all this is Boulder County............

Peach Festival #2

Sometimes it seems more like an arts festival............

But we know why we are here!

Lafayette Peach Festival through a Fisheye

Last Weekend featured the Lafayette Peach Festival.  Not sure that peaches were actually grown here, but any excuse for a party, right? I had a peach smoothie and it was great!

Taking a look at the crowd

About Lomography:

Peru Creek: End of the Day

Soon we'll take a look over that mountain ridge at another Off Road Adventure

Peru Creek: Wages of Sin

The Pennsylvania Mine is the largest regional source of acid mine drainage.  Click her for info on the cleanup project and monitoring.

Peru Creek: Dam at Coyote Gulch

Washed out dam at Coyote Gulch

Peru Creek: Keeping your Powder Dry

Stone Shed near the mine entrance, probably used to store explosives.  The roof is totally gone, so it may have blown up.

Peru Creek: More from the Stamp Mill

Stamp Mill Gears

Peru Creek: All the way from New York

A long journey from upstate New York to the gold fields of Colorado.

Peru Creek: Beauty amongst the Ruins

Colorodo State Flower, the Columbine at Peru Creek

Peru Creek Tram

Trams or suspended cable car systems were the most efficient way to bring ore down steep mountain slopes.  This is where the tram entered the Stamp Mill.

Further up the mountain steam powered the tram.

Peru Creek: Pennsylvania Mine Stamp Mill

The largest and most interesting ruin is the old Pennsylvania Mine Stamp Mill.  A cable car system brought the ore down the mountain to the mill.

Off Road Adventures: Peru Creek

Recently we visited the Peru Creek Mining District.  We'll spend a few days taking a look around.

I've been waiting a week to share this with you. New DSL modem was the problem.

Serious Computer failure

Greetings All

I haven't forgotten my blog.  My usual blogging computer seems to be on its last legs.  So I'll have to transfer my photos to the PC.  Yes,  my PC is more reliable than my MAC!  Hope to post later tonight.

A Very Attentive Dog

My baby dog Andy, Now two years old and very photogenic as well as attentive.  Andy is a shepherd-norwegian elk hound mix

Calendar 2010: Mt Evans August

Yellow Paint brush from Mt Evans.  

For my newest followers catch up on the Calendar Series.

Sorry we've been gone.

A bit under the weather lately.  Summer colds being horrible!  Look for anew post later this evening....