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At the end of July my friends Mike and Lonnie were passing through and stopped for the night to visit me! They had a crazy day with 2 front tires blowing out one after the other. When they finally made it here a huge storm moved in. It was the biggest storm we had since I've been here! We rode it out with some beer and pizza. It was great to see them!
The storm hit just as we got the pizza (delivered)
That storm did a lot of damage in several areas of Colorado. It dumped a ton of rain in a very short time. It created mudslides, the worst being east of here on I-70. It also cause big mudslides at one of our state parks in Rifle, Co. I ended up going up there with another guy for 4 very long days. We brought the mini excavator and the skid steer. I got a lot of seat time in the skid steer clearing 3 to 4 feet of mud off a road to make it passable and cutting ditches along the roads to divert water of future storms.
Buried gate on the right....I started clearing the road
Finally got a road cut through
Co worker clearing debris and cutting a ditch on the hill
This doe just sat there watching us
Threw the track (I didn't do it!!) a lot of rocks out there! I am inside working the controls (can you see me?).
I was getting pretty good cutting ditches, not as easy as it looks
Last day there went to check out Rifle Falls!
It was a good experience and I was glad to help!
I got "home" just a few hours before my sister and brother in law were due to arrive. They stayed almost a week. It was a fun filled, action packed week to say the least. Here's a few pictures. It was great seeing them!
We walked in to town....
I took my sister out on the SS Minnow, put her to work. I was fishing. Didn't catch anything but it was fun!
We went on a bike ride...
Took them up on the Monument....
We did a trip up to the Grand Mesa.....
We went to a fun hometown rodeo!
We hiked the monument canyon loop...really nice!
Their last night here we walked to town for dinner and the final concert of the season in the park.
Once they left it was back to "work".....
We sprayed all the fences! 26 gallons of stain!
Had to clean all the mud off the skid steer from Rifle
This guy came out to meet us while spraying the fence, not scared at all, kept following us!
Had a tree down at our other park....
THen we have also been dealing with a beaver that has been attacking our trees! We are gonna have to trap him.......
Fresh tree kill by the beaver, not good!
Still loving the views here....
Soooo now that it's been well over a year that I have been RV full timing I decided to get rid of my storage unit in Nevada. I have no plans of moving out of my RV in the near or distant future! So off I went on the 2 day journey to get there(700 miles each way). I spent the first night at a casino hotel. Upon check in they gave me this free cocktail coupon!
So after I got settled in my room I headed for the bar. I picked a spot to sit down, ordered my drink and then noticed the machine in front of me still had $20 on it!! So I of course hit "Cash Out" LOL!! I never have this kind of luck. Then the bartender gave me another free drink. So I had 3 drinks for $5 and walked away with $20. Which paid for my dinner!!
I got to Nevada the next day where I met my sister. She helped me with the storage unit which we sold everything we could and donated the rest!
I stayed with her in her little camper van "lulu". It was very cozy LOL! It was good to see her again!
Well that brings you up to date. I am getting ready to spend the winter here. It is supposed to be really cold, so we'll see how it goes.
Stay well everybody!!! Until next time.......
