Pooks Canyon

Today I am channeling my inner Shelly Hartman by running my refrigerator shelves through the dishwasher.

We went to Palo Duro Canyon with my sister-in-law and her family this weekend. Highlights included steep canyon climbs (on bikes), hiking, geocaching, avalanches, and turkey sex. We also played cards well into the warm nights... Hearts can take a very long time when you misread the rules and everyone trusts you know what you're talking about. We hiked to Sorenson Point, a nice rock outcropping that hovered largely in the view from our campground. A painter even set up her canvas on the edge of our site because of the nice vista. Once up there my brother-in-law, Richard, mentioned there was a nearby geocache. A search ensued and after about 15 minutes Jon found the cache. We took a slinky for the kids and left a wood carving Jon had done back at camp. Robert insisted on scaring the womenfolk by hovering dangerously near the edge. Val and Richard check out the scene. The carving on Jon's hat is the only record we have of it since he left it in the geocache. On the last ev

Axel was hard at work in the yard this morning deadheading dandelions for me. What a guy! Tomorrow morning we embark on the Lava Lamp camping trip to Palo Duro (the Grand Canyon of Texas, yeehaw). With a burn ban on most of the state we'll have no campfire to stare at so we are bringing the Lava Lamp instead. Yes, there is electricity at the site which I find somewhat embarassing. Today we get to pick through our dusty car camping crud and see what has made it through the winter intact. Since we no longer have an appropriate vehicle to tow it with, we'll also be going through Squatting Turtle to harvest any useful gems. Anyone need a 1200 pound pop up trailer?

Ok, well he is more reciting than reading... he has heard this book often since we bought it 4 days ago. But according to Grandma Mimi this is the first step to early reading. So smart.

Pooks about to drop into some sweet pow turns at Loveland.

Posted by Mr. Pooks: Just got these sweet white leather toe straps for my track bike. The Boulder indoor velodrome is a good alternative on the intermittent snowy days we tend to get out here in the early spring.