Today was graduation day for the Air Force Acadamy here in Colorado Springs....the acadamy is just a few miles from me...they had the jet fighters, a precision team i believe called the thunderbirds , do an air show......they pictures dont seem like they were close but believe me they were.....and by the way yesterday i saw my first few elk with one huge bull not 50 yards from me....sorry i didnt take my camera...ill try and not let that happen again...believe me!

Here are a few more pictures where we hiked this evening. More from the garden of the gods but a different section. Check out the rocks they call the siamese twins......

Today maggie and I went to the top of rampart range and got some pretty nice pictures and also maybe a little light headed while hiking....not any more than usual though! We were a little higher than we have been hiking the past few days....I saw more bighorn sheep, ewe's this time, but they were clear across on the next ridge...I also saw quite a few mule deer and will try and get some pictures tomorrow if the nice weather holds out.....the mule deer seem to be everywhere.....

just a few more pictures from our hike this morning.......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.....HERE ARE A FEW BIGHORN SHEEP FOR YOU....HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. I lucked out today and had seen 4 Bighorn sheep early on my hike with maggie and I wasnt able to get very good pictures of them, but on my way back I saw some others coming up the hillside so i followed them till they began to bed down and then I moved up closer.....There were 12 Rams...I guess a bachelor group......How cool is that!!!!!!!!!!!!!Check out the third picture...He was the largest and the closest of all......

Well we went to cripple creek to play the slots and give my money to the casino! It was a great time.....the one picture is of the cripple creek area where they mined for gold during the gold rush era and still actually do. The other is a picture of the continental divide......

I can't describe the scenery out here and these pictures dont do it much justice. Maggie and I went for a 2 hr hike today in garden of the gods. If you look at the picture without a date on it you can see a guy climbing the rock...He is in the center of the picture in the crevice...although its shaded you can still see him....the other picture without any of the red rock is a distant picture of Pikes Peak. Its about 10 miles away yet and is 14,110 ft tall.....Im working my way up slow......Maggie and I are going back tomorrow and go on one of the many other trails in the garden of the gods.....Later

Garden of the Gods photos. sorry about the quality, i didn't realize my lens of the camera was dirty......

Here are a few pictures of the red rocks of Garden of the gods just minutes from my apartment. And also one view from my apt......Maggie and i are going hiking tomorrow at the Garden of the gods and should have more pictures then....

Well by now most of you know im already in colorado springs. Jarrod and maggie enjoying a little time together before i left. Kansas sure was flat and LONG. And last but not least is maggie giving me the look of CAN WE PLEASE STOP, I HAVE TO PEE!

Whether visiting with Aunt Deb in Ohio or chillin with Maggie you see how devoted Kiley is to one team...Ha Ha Ha...with her Nittany lions and OSU Sweatshirts on....and believe me I had one on too....ITS NOT FLORIDA WEATHER.....although I am kinda getting use to it..I better before heading to Colorado or Im in trouble.....

Here are a few more pictures from Game day at Pittsburgh. Including the famous Pirate parrot and the Gateway Clipper.

Well the weather was nice enough for some friends Karen, Mary Grace, Angela, and I to enjoy a Pirates game at their new stadium...Even though they lost by 1 run it was a great game. We also had to stop at the famous Primanti Brothers for a sandwich loaded with steak, cheese, cole slaw, and fries.....don't knock it till you have tried it...We finished the day at station square along the river front and took in a show at the funny bone, a local comedy club....OOOPS i forgot, sorry Karen wasn't there, that is not her in the light blue coat, she was sick and not able to work that day or go with us..lol........What a fun day that was.......

Here's one for all the Penn State fans....but dont get too excited....depends who's winning whether she has a PSU shirt on, or OSU.....It's been raining most of the time since i got here in PA but that doesn't matter, it's great seeing my kids...Jarrod started working today for a veterinarian....as most of you know he has decided to be a vet instead of an anesthesiologist......I think he will enjoy it much more.....and Kiley has a horse show coming up this weekend...hopefully the weather will hold out....so i will have more pictures by the weekend.....

Well I am on my way to Colorado but first stopped of to see the kids in Pennsylvania. I found that people in PA feel the same as a lot of us do. I found most of the stop signs in town said the same thing......I will add more pictures soon....