tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post6739663579148893619..comments2024-03-17T11:23:15.041-04:00Comments on Big Dude's Eclectic Ramblings: Go West Old Man – Up To Silverton, CO – 2012Big Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-86716374519303310902012-10-03T12:30:24.735-04:002012-10-03T12:30:24.735-04:00Wow the scenes over the passes and red rock were s...Wow the scenes over the passes and red rock were simply stunning! And could that sky be any bluer? Just gorgeous. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861482393432330011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-89308991353652885392012-09-26T22:11:33.696-04:002012-09-26T22:11:33.696-04:00Karen - I sometimes find it hard to believe this i...Karen - I sometimes find it hard to believe this is the same nation I live in as it's so different - but the people are pretty much the same.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-4284257910055316642012-09-26T22:10:02.778-04:002012-09-26T22:10:02.778-04:00Thanks Dave - look forward to sharing more when we...Thanks Dave - look forward to sharing more when we get home.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-36057216214891580052012-09-26T21:21:26.007-04:002012-09-26T21:21:26.007-04:00You are on my favorite mountain road! it IS scary...You are on my favorite mountain road! it IS scary in some spots - and I've been driving these mountain roads for 20+ years :) Good for you Larry and good thinking not taking the RV for this part of the trip. The aspens are beautiful this time of year. Onward to Oray, one of the prettiest spots in all of CO :)Andrea the Kitchen Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16896165794082554089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-32435214522817930772012-09-26T20:00:28.290-04:002012-09-26T20:00:28.290-04:00Larry, I'm so enjoying your trip as this is th...Larry, I'm so enjoying your trip as this is the same trip that my husband and his friends did on their Harley's.Karen (Back Road Journal)http://backroadjournal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-39832333800252344262012-09-25T23:43:54.257-04:002012-09-25T23:43:54.257-04:00Larry, Nice photos indeed! You've provided ins...Larry, Nice photos indeed! You've provided inspiration for our next Colorado/Western USA adventure. Isn't this a great country!! Take Care, Big Daddy DaveDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419231123238788903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-26007962039341770872012-09-25T17:39:52.800-04:002012-09-25T17:39:52.800-04:00Roz - we've had a great trip and now on the wa...Roz - we've had a great trip and now on the way home. The mountain posts in a day or two will break your heart.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-19748154326510014752012-09-25T17:38:02.695-04:002012-09-25T17:38:02.695-04:00Tricia - One of my life-long desires was to do the...Tricia - One of my life-long desires was to do the train, but we couldn't take the dogs and I didn't want to leave them in the RV all day. Maybe another time though.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-77890390560160328942012-09-25T14:38:27.518-04:002012-09-25T14:38:27.518-04:00Isn't that just gorgeous country up there? We...Isn't that just gorgeous country up there? We went river rafting somewhere near Silverton on the "Arkansas" river I think it was. Your photos of the blue skies make me home-sick for the West. But they're pretty blue here too! What a super trip you two are having!Roz | La Bella Vita Cucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213914189813413673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-46077458725878236012012-09-25T10:25:37.608-04:002012-09-25T10:25:37.608-04:00That is one of my favorite places in the whole wor...That is one of my favorite places in the whole world! You should do the train trip - it is amazing. And eat at the Chattanooga cafe if it's still there! I need to do this trip again. Such fun!Tricia Buicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505658467969665618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-9135770001062937472012-09-25T09:46:48.055-04:002012-09-25T09:46:48.055-04:00Thanks LA - We tried to get lots of Aspen shots in...Thanks LA - We tried to get lots of Aspen shots in varying coloors.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-16502793404092443292012-09-25T09:45:59.912-04:002012-09-25T09:45:59.912-04:00Jenn like I said to Sam - it's even more so li...Jenn like I said to Sam - it's even more so live.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-11786803031495959862012-09-25T09:45:25.662-04:002012-09-25T09:45:25.662-04:00Thanks Sam and the pictures didn't really do i...Thanks Sam and the pictures didn't really do it justice.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-817504906251608872012-09-25T08:48:15.972-04:002012-09-25T08:48:15.972-04:00ooooo - ahhhhhhh :) The scenery is spectacular. ...ooooo - ahhhhhhh :) The scenery is spectacular. I really like that photo with the orange Aspens going up hill. Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch)http://www.highlandsranchfoodie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-84656794348023742062012-09-25T08:30:48.393-04:002012-09-25T08:30:48.393-04:00The scenery is absolutely breathtaking!! The scenery is absolutely breathtaking!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976547731498214442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-511932079074193335.post-33959971978144593662012-09-25T07:03:17.398-04:002012-09-25T07:03:17.398-04:00I can be like a kid when I see scenery like this. ...I can be like a kid when I see scenery like this. Snap, snap, snap, each shot looking even better. Thanks for taking us along Larry.<br /><br />Happy trails.<br />SamSam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358601435867848753noreply@blogger.com