Coons

I heard a noise outside a few minutes ago. These two were russling around.

Elk hunt, 2008

A good day before Christmas:

Mason working

Mason's first bowl from MarkB on Vimeo.

Monkey(s) on my back

 

Second batch of Costa Rica pix

Sara's Costa Rica

First batch of Costa Rica pix

Here's some pictures from our video camera. It does a decent job with stills:

Zipline

Zipline from MarkB on Vimeo.

Rio Celeste falls

Rio Celeste Falls from MarkB on Vimeo.

White Faced Coati

White Faced Coati from MarkB on Vimeo.

Arenal Volcano boulders

I could have sat and watched this for days.....

Arenal Volcano lava boulders from MarkB on Vimeo.

Costa Rica

We're back from Costa Rica. Great trip, we would leave again tomorrow if it weren't for jobs and kids and the real world. Here's a few video clips I've been working on.

Keel Billed Toucan from MarkB on Vimeo.

Apple picking

We picked our apple tree today. Unreal how many we got. The house smells of apple butter and sauce.

Eh, Yeah, about that tarantula.......

MISSING:
Small furry arachnid.
Last seen in his aquarium in the living room just before story time.
Answers to "Hairy"
If seen, please call Dad (Mom is not taking calls on the topic)

and he's NOT under the couch, we already looked.

Rescued from the highway

I found this guy crossing the highway on the way home yesterday. "Rescued" to our house for a few days.....
They highway may look good after we get done 'loving' him for a while.

Muh new boards!

Flippin' sweet!
Got em at the ski sale in Pagosa yesterday. The are like an inch and a half wider in the waist than my other ones.

First Tooth

Lost it Sunday

Sorry reader

Sorry readers, our home computer has been down for about a month. Can't even start Windows on it.... I'll take it in for repair/retirement next week.
In the mean time, here are some pictures from up in the pass above our house from today. The fall colors are just starting to come out.

Latest

Apricot from Scott's garage site. I love this wood, but it splits when drying.

Daddy's little project

My project over the past couple days...

Sawyer

Sara's pictures from Marble

Some more off Sara's camera:

Insurance Fraud

Edmond thinking about that big insurance policy he holds on Olivia....
Marble, CO

New friends

We were down at the river yesterday and found 3 baby snakes. They have been well loved.......
Release date is today.

Marble and stuff

We met Edmond & Olivia and a couple of their worthless children in Colorado. We went to Eagle and Carbondale and Marble and had fun. More pictures later:

Ride em' Cowboys

After an entire week of begging...... "Dad, can we ride horses tonight after work?" (asked on my way out the door and then again as soon as I got home)
We finally went down to ride at the woman I ride to work with's house. Happy kids and sane parents.

Peregrine Falcon

This guy has a broken wing and was brought in to Game & Fish. I only had my cell phone for a camera, so not the best images......

Penitente Canyon

A few pictures from my trip to Penitente Canyon last weekend. I went up to meet little bro and Mandy and do some climbing. It ended up raining after we got 3 climbs in.

It's a dry heat.....

 

Driving home from Idaho

Here's a few shots from my 872 mile day driving home from Idaho.

Gramma's car

Arden in the rearview cam.

Lewis Falls

Yellowstone National Park

Lewis Falls, Yellowstone National Park from MarkB on Vimeo.

Scenes from the far East

Mostly shot video. I'll have to edit some and post it.....

Polyphemus Moth

Found this guy at work this morning. Polyphemus moth (Giant Silkworm Moth)

A trip to Texas

The wife and I drove to Texas and back this week. The mission was to see a well-loved dying uncle one last time.
15 hours of driving puts you in Dallas/Ft. Worth if you don't get distracted on the way by interesting abandoned buildings, ranches, towns, and mansions......

Happy Birthday

 

Bikers

Biker Trip from MarkB on Vimeo.

Another 8760 hours older.....

For a grand total of 350,400 hours..... or 21,024,000 minutes.

Pictures from the bike trip

We've been planing a motorcycle trip through NM and CO for over a year. After months of anticipation, we finally got rolling on Wednesday. Roger, Garett, and Kevin drove across country in about a day and a half and the rest of the crew flew in on Tues. I rode down to Espanola to meet them and then we rode north to Chama and on to Pagosa Springs for the night. Lots of good times and I did about 875 miles and the rest did over 1000.

Be watching

Our big motorcycle trip is over. 875 miles and a lot of good times behind us.
Watch for some video in the days to come.....

Behind the waterfall

Behind the Waterfall from MarkB on Vimeo.

Ducky takes a bath

Duck 2 from MarkB on Vimeo.

Colorado Moose

On our way home from Lake City last night we saw this momma and her calf. Never seen one in Colorado before!

Cow Moose and calf from MarkB on Vimeo.

I can't take it anymore....

Goodbye Cruel World from MarkB on Vimeo.

A fine day in June

We woke this morning wondering if it was June or December. Snow on the cars and mountains. Life at 8000 ft. I guess.....

Owww

Talon to the nose from MarkB on Vimeo.

Just ducky.....

Click on the link (the title) to go to the Vimeo page if you want to watch in High Def.


Ducky from MarkB on Vimeo.

Duck in a cup

Mommy's new baby.

Piedra River hike

Scenes from our hike on the Piedra River trail today.

Crow Canyon

We drove over to Crow Canyon today. Really nice Navajo petroglyph panels at the end of a moderate hike.

New videos

Opening day from MarkB on Vimeo.

Plaza Blanca, NM from MarkB on Vimeo.

A good day

We started the day chasing the train up the pass through the snow. It was opening day and there was a big crowd to see off the first train of the season. When we got to the top of the pass there was about 3ft. of fresh snow on the tracks so we weren't sure if the train would make it up and over to the other side.










From train chasing we headed south to Plaza Blanca to take Nana & Grampy to do some exploring. Mom stayed home and painted the bathroom floor. We had a nice adventure and got back home at 10pm. A good day......