Lovell Family Reunion 2008 - Page 1

We arrived at our lodging, Savannah Suites, in Arvada Colorado around 1:30 pm on Friday, August 1. We decided to get a bite to eat, so my sil and I took a walk down the street to a Walgreen to pick up a few things, then across the street from the suites to Popeye's for some chicken and sides. We stopped at a convenience store for some cold drinks on the way back. When checking out the facilities at the suites we ran into a couple other cousins that said there were others at the hosts home so we decided to drive over and visit.
When we got there, everyone had gone. We figured they had gone out to eat because of the hour we arrived.
Below is a shot looking down the end of their road.
Early on Saturday morning we all gathered at the hosts home and caravaned out into the mountains...

...through tunnels...
...to Silver Plume.
Here we got together to ride on a narrow gauge railroad called the Georgetown Loop.
I took many, many pictures, so I've tried to cut it down to just a few...
The train took turns that allowed a view of the cars ahead. You can see in the shot below a picture of one of the cousins taking a picture of us taking pictures of her. I haven't gotten a copy of her picture yet.

Just a shot of mountains ahead.
Here we're approaching a bridge that we're getting ready to cross.
This bridge is a recreation of the actual bridge that was originally here.
Can you see the town in the valley? I think this is Silver Plume.
This one is looking down from the bridge. See the track? A road runs under the bridge also.

This shot is looking back at the bridge as we descend down the side of the mountain.
Here we come back around and travel under the bridge.
Below the engine is put on the the other end of the train and we head back to the Silver Plume depot.
Back over the bridge.
Here's another shot of the town. Can you see it?

On the trip back our tickets get punched.
I took lots of pictures of the streams that we crossed, here's just one of them.
If you click on this one, you can see the engine better. One of the engineers is standing on a step on the side. I'm afraid I'd get vertigo standing out over the edge of the mountain like that.
Here's another cloud shot. What does it look like to you? (cont. below picture)
My friend watching the house while we were gone said the same thing I did initially. It looks like a butterfly. But when I looked at it again, it looks like a "W", which is the friends first initial.

Below is an engine pulling another engine from the engine house to move it to the other side of the engine house.

One of the passenger cars setting on a side track.
Some of the pretty little flowers growing around the depot.
Walking down a side track in front of the depot I came to the end of the track and a pile of rail spikes. Growing next to the rusty spikes were these pretty little daisies.
And the engineer waves goodbye as he heads out with another load of tourists to see the mountains and maybe visit the silver mine.
More Lovell Reunion to come...

On The Road Again

Left to attend another family reunion yesterday. This time it's on my husband's side of the family. Started out poorly with our car not being ready, there was a possibility that we were going to have to rent a vehicle if we were going to go. But Lubber's in Cheney KS pulled through for us and got us on the rode, assured that our car was fit for the journey. Stayed the night in Goodland KS, this is where my mother and her family lived for many years. This is where mom lived when she met my dad.

We stayed at the Motel 6 and for the cost, we were pleased with the accommodations. Our room entrance had a large flatbed sitting in front of it, but that was just a minor inconvenience. That's our room with the door open.

Toto! I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore!

The Colorado sky sent me a message of Love with this lovely cloud heart. It was much better shaped when I first saw it but it took me a moment to grab my camera, and I was driving.

Here's a closer shot,but it started to fall apart even more.
The hubby didn't think it such a good idea that I try to drive and take pictures, so he took the camera and started shooting. Below is a new church that he assures me is "so new, God doesn't even know it's there."
Can you see the mountains starting to show in the horizon? It was a bit hazy, so they were difficult to see.
There's a better view, but still in the haze.
Here it's a bit clearer. Do you see the Denver Sheriff in front of me?
O.K. Now you can see them a lot better. We've reached our exit and not far from our lodging.
Here's a picture of a yellow bug on the roof of a building.
All for today. Not sure how much I'm going to be able to post, the reunion starts tomorrow. May not get anything more up till after it's over.