Day dreaming
Nothing's going on lately, just hot days in the low 90s and high 80s, with enough clouds to keep the humidity in the 30-40% range. Sounds like a bad time to be in the Denver area, but a great time to be in the mountains.
And since nothing is going on, it gives me plenty of free time to relax and daydream about being in the cool mountain air, far away from the hot buildings and even hotter concrete and asphalt. Those five or six days in Cripple Creek gave me a taste of the good life, with highs in the 70s and nighttime temperatures in the 40s. But it was just a taste, although it was enough to make me want more.
But hopefully, one day soon, I'll be up in the mountains, turning off a dirt road into a boondocking area with a beautiful view of the mountains, and enough clouds in the sky to give me hope of a spectacular sunset, and a temperature that requires a light jacket while outside taking that sunset picture.
On a different subject….There are several swimming pools in the area close to the house, so the grandkids are taken swimming fairly often to escape the heat. I never cared much for swimming myself. When I got in the water, it was usually for skin diving, spearfishing, or scuba diving. It never occurred to me to go out in the water and swim around for no reason. The same goes for my boats; I never went out in one to ride around. It was always to fish or dive.
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Plenty of backpacks at the Bass Pro Shop. When you’re walking down the road with your thumb sticking out, trying to catch a ride, and everything you own is in one of these backpacks, then you are well and truly free…because freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose.
Thanks to the late Kris Kristofferson for writing that song, and the also late Janis Joplin for singing the best version.
A clean Harley was parked in the Bass Pro Shop parking lot. To me, Harleys look their best when there aren’t many doodads hanging on them.
The Butte Theater, where they present plays and other performances. Cripple Creek had numerous playhouses and theaters in its heyday; people were starved for entertainment that didn’t include a public hanging.