Got to go back on a business trip, visited Northern Virginia, Denver, and Cody, Wyoming
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Walking around a neighborhood near my hotel in Sydney, I saw an Ibis on a fence. Apparently it wasn't popular with another local bird.
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One of the first places we always visit when we're back in NoVa. Our favorite computer store.
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Getting snowed on was quite exciting, seeing I had left weather that was around 95f. Unfortunatly, it stopped snowing shortly after this.
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These were some of the first photos taken with my new 70-300mm lens.
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I hadn't seen mountains in as long as I hadn't seen snow, so first chance I got I headed west. This was taken from the lookouts at Lookout Mountain (Pahaska Teepee), with my 300mm lens, handheld.
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Yup, there's two of them. The other's on the North Fork near Cody, my next stop.
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Looking over Denver from Lookout Mountain.
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Looking down at Boulder, CO. The Coors factory is just on the right, in the trees, I think.
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Sunrise view from the hotel parking lot.
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Bald eagle, taken on Hwy 120 near Clark, WY.
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Jodi's Seat - a spot of rocks on our property, I sat here for a while, enjoying the quiet, mountain views, from our very own property. Also enjoyed the Dr. Pepper, hadn't had one in years.
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Clarks Fork Canyon National Recreation Area, which is only a couple of miles away from our place. This is where the paved road ends, though there's a 4WD road visible down by the river.
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Sad story. Some years ago, a car full of local youths drove off the end of the road, and died here. I remember these memorial sites, scattered among the yucca, from years past.
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Heart Mountain, from Hwy 120 between Cody and Clark. This is an interesting mountain, as the rock at the top is an erratic (left by a glacier) and is older on top than underneath.
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The barn at the equestrian center of Northwest College. It has undergone some major improvements since I went to school here, though in actuality it looks nearly identical. I used to keep Tanina in one of the stalls on the left that has bags leaning against the walls.
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Northwest College Equestrian center, looking back toward the college. When I went to school here, there was only one round corral.
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Part of Northwest College. That big Carillion was built after I left, but the rest of the view looks pretty much the same as it did in the 80s.
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I love this! This is my first computer, a Commodore Vic20, which has ended up in the college's 'antique computers' display. I know it's mine because I stuck on the piece of paper, containing a peek command (don't remember what it did), back in the late 70s.
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Bridger Hall was the all-girls dorm when I lived here. Later it was coed, but sadly, burnt down in March 2004. Nobody was seriously hurt.
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Downtown Powell, Wyoming. Spent a lot of time between Hansels' and what's now called the Peaks (used to be Granpa's). Hansels would open for breakfast as it closed for alcohol, and for what I remember being about $1.90, you could get a gigantic plate of Hansel's Fries with "secret seasoning" (probably Old Bay) and little tubs of Roquefort dressing. That and a pitcher of beer and we were all set. Granpas had live music and a dance floor.
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Early morning view of the Rockies, from Hwy 120 on the way to Clark.
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