Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Wisconsin 2009 july

Joey and Brad showing how stoke they are to see each other. Michelle, Greg and Brad did a little side tour from glacier national park to WI to see all of us before heading home to Denver. What a great surprise.....
Hiked up brady's bluff with Montana....views from the top....great day cloud cover cool and no bugs....



beautiful sunset in Trempealeau , WI- Nice 3 fishing boats...


Mom, Michelle, Steph and Nancy....


Maddy, Michael and Roxy


Greg and Nicole....another good night....


Does it get any better? Beautiful view, drinks and family....


a common evening in Trempealeau...

Boy Lothar and Marianne picked a great place 38 yrs ago to build a beautiful home.


A family feast of yummy fish.....


Team work on an amazing dinner....Michelle and Nancy have it down....


Mom....


Brian is already 20 yrs old....wow time flies.


Good old wisconsin fish fry....

Jimbo cooking the fish to perfection....

Greg taking advantage of being in the back....


Jim with 3 chicks fishing.....that is a look of a happy man...


Nice catch michelle....I think Joe has ya though on the big one...


Joe with the Roxy and Maddy catching fish.


Nice northern pike Brian.....


Jimbo and Michael......we had a great day on the river. 2 canoes and 2 kayaks for a good fishing adventure and paddle...


Another view shot from the house. I love just hanging out looking at the water...




three great guys....enjoying a day out.. Nice northern pikes....




A great father and son shot....Joe and Joey...




Brian, Montana, and Ebb in one canoe and Jim and Michael in the other....We did a great paddle that day down the Mississippi and up back waters.







Notice the kayak in the back. Steph and I got a ride back on Joe's boat with Greg and Steve. Dinner time was soon and we had a few beers that day...



click on the picture to enlarge it....check out the snake....a great day fishing and drinking....Steph & I enjoying the kayak...




Another nice Pike Joe....








Jim , Mom and Brian. Great day on the Trempealeau river. Steve and I were in our kayak..





Nice cat fish...


I think that is a small rock bass Joe has



A boat of serious fisherman....My sis. Nicole can definately hang with the boys....






What a great trip.....I have to say I am so lucky to have such a great family....thanks again for all the team work from everyone on making it such a great time....Steve and I look forward to next year.......



































Monday, June 15, 2009

one of the best rides of the year

Cole, Annie and Deanne....Trail off Gimpy's Gully-Mace's revenge
Field of irises

Healthy year for Deer's Ear


Iris

Cole at the top of a steep climb to Hochderffer Hills



Hochderffer trail-It burned here about 6 yrs ago. Amazing not a down tree on the trail...




Looking at Little spring it is tucked back in the corner


Just put your water bottle to the pipe and drink yummy cold spring water


Another shot of little spring. lots of good memories of hanging out with Steve here being exhausted thankful for the cold water....


super steep hike a bike behind little springs to Bismark lake-Cole, Annie and Eric


Bismark Lake


Close to the end of the day-finishing a section of Az trail by snow bowl road.


Did a great loop yesterday...A good old one Steve and I would do. Trails are in best shape ever and lots of work has been done by someone to remove all those down trees.

Start at Freidlein Prairie road-rocky power line climb- Gimpy's Gully-Mace's revenge-hart prairie trails-Hochderffer trails-little spring-Bismark Lake-Az trial-flying fish-Veit Spring-back to rocky power line. Wow and all Clear of trees...My thanks to who ever cleared all those trees on Hart Prairie trails and I couldn't believe it Hochderffer trail....I really wish Steve could of been there with us.....A ride he would of been proud of....We used to ride those trails when they were really tough-down trees and faint primitive single tract....Now I would have to say it is one buffed out trail system...
















Sunday, June 14, 2009

Corallorhiza Maculata - An Orchid















I was mt biking on a mission yesterday to find more of the Orchid in bloom. Most of the time it is just a stalk- then it blooms many of these tiny flowers...It would be easy to not even notice the beautiful orchid..