I finally put the bike rack back on the Jeep yesterday and in the afternoon we went down to Country Road G and rode about a mile-and-a-half ... nice sunny afternoon on a broad, hard gravel road with little traffic and a beautiful view of the sweep of the Mancos Valley north to the La Platas.
I forgot to mention in yesterday's post that presentations of $3,000 checks were made Saturday night to both Medicine Horse and the VFW from the balloon festival ... a nice benefit for the community in addition to the money spent in town by those attending the event.
Back to the ride. There was a hawk watching from a fence post, a watch-llama guarding its flock of sheep, a couple of horses sunning in a field with a single golden tree in the forest beyond and, as noted, that beautiful view toward the mountains.
And in the evening, there was this big, harlequin-patterned beetle on the west portico ... a reminder that, while we love the sweeping views of this area, there's just as much joy to be gained from paying attention to the smallest elements of those scenes. tv
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