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A perfect place for a family reunion

The Colorado Monument, in the cliffs above Grand Junction, Colorado was conveniently located for my family reunion in nearby Fruita. I've never had the privilege of sharing a national park with so many of my relatives before. I'm usually out there alone with my camera. On this rare occasion, we had 3 cars of family members enjoying the park for the day. It gave us plenty of opportunities to get family portraits and to spend time together doing something a little more active than eating. ;-)

I was concerned that we wouldn't be able to get any decent photos in the middle of the day, but the mixed clouds provided some excellent lighting conditions. This goes down as one of my most memorable family gatherings ever! :-)

Heather, Mike and Mom (Sherri), can you remind me of who all went out on this outing with us? From my memory:

David, Sherri, Dan, Mike S, Bud, Donna, Janis, Tanner, Michael V.C., Kathy, Heather,... I see a few other faces including Heather's family, Michael's twins, Jody's sister and brother in law (who instigated this party at great difficulty), but I'm unfortunately, forgetting names... :-(

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Uploaded on Nov 12, 2009

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Over the Limit

Inside the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnel on I-70 in Colorado. It's quite the engineering feat. If you're not expecting it, it's quite a weird feeling driving directly into the side of the mountain with no idea where it will come out.

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Uploaded on Nov 11, 2009

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Snoqualmie Dreamscape

Snoqualmie Falls during a crisp November day. It's running well after recent rains and generating a huge amount of mist. Unfortunately, the boardwalk trail to the bottom was closed on my visit for renovation - taking a bit of wind out of my sails. :-( I love the view from the bottom of this waterfall! It was still an excellent day! :-)

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Uploaded on Nov 2, 2009

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It's a big fast world, and I'm only a little snail.

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Uploaded on Oct 25, 2009

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