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Elk – about five miles from the house!
Notice the horse…the elk were in a horse pasture.
They started chasing the horse and the Bull Male is as big as the horse…so cool!!!!
The women at the end must be super cool. They must be the lovely ladies…because the male heard only go after the young ladies in the front! However there are [...]
Life is Short….
One of the nicest guys I learned to paraglide with passed away in a motorcycle accident today.
Rest in Peace Svein…you were a hell of a nice guy. Boy life is short.
Colorado Pine Beetle
The brown trees in the above pictures were caused by the pine beetle….
The beetles kill the trees by boring through the bark into the phloem layer on which they feed and in which eggs are laid. Pioneer female beetles initiate attacks, and produce pheromones which attract other beetles and results in mass attack. The trees [...]
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The recent weather is a mess. I had two great paragliding flights at Lookout Mountain this morning in 80 degree weather. Now it is hailing. CRAZY!!!! My friends across the country tell me it has been raining virtually everywhere in the United States.
What is the story?????
Gondola Anyone????
Keystone is replacing their current River Run Gondola. They are giving the gondolas to employees. My girlfriend Lisa has always wanted a gondola and just so happened to know an employee willing to give her their gondola.
Seeing how a few hundred gondolas hang from a rather small cable and zoom up and down [...]