A few pics I took before the big snow fall in Colorado.

I woke up to low clouds here in Parachute. I had a few hours before my chains arrived for my truck. I had to purchase new ones because I had taken mine out and had left them in good ole' Provo. DUH.... I couldn't go up the mountain until they were on so I decided to capture some fall colors.

These pictures don't capture the beauty but I can remember what I was thinking and how it felt to be out here. I took some pics on top of the moutain as the sun started to appear and they turned out surprisingly well. I want to post them as soon as I can find my camera!

This pic was taken a few miles SW between Parachute and DeBeque. The Colorado River is prettier this time of year because it is more blue and not so brown.



As I've learned to do, [and because Cortney has reminded me to do so] I've taken the pic while in my truck...I wanted to capture the low clouds covering the mountains.

I wish I had taken some closer pic of the river as it winds arounds the trees.

Tickles from the net...

Some of the musical hits of the 60s are being revised with new lyrics to accomodate the aging baby boomers, like:

-Herman's Hermits: "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker"

-Bobby Darin" "Splish, Splash, I Was Having a Flash"

-Leo Sayer: "You Make Me Feel Like Napping"

-Helen Reddy: "I am Woman, Hear Me Snore"

-Willie Nelson: "On The Throne Again"

-Ringo Snarr: "I Get By With a Little Help From Depends"

-Marvin Gaye "I Heard It Through The Grape Nuts"

What words were replaced?

Hair makeover...

Okay kids, I did it. I had my hair cut which is an improvement. I'm just not sure it was enough.This is the before...{don't hurl}

I should have gone shorter, especially in the back but I was chicken.

Darci called as we were calling it a night and asked me to blog my hair so after our scripture reading Randy took a few pics. I will wash and fix it myself tomorrow before we go to work. I'm hoping I'll like it better. I had a different style in mind but I haven't given up on this yet.I was in bed so this is NOT what I'm hoping it will look like after I work with it tomorrow.

Heck, anything is better than what was!

Let me know what you all think. Love, Muver

Our search for the Great Pumpkin...

This is Bubba and Randy standing in front of a small country store in Maybell, Colorado. We were on our way back from Rock Springs, Wyoming. I needed a potty break so these two decided to go inside the store. I saw a Kodak moment and asked them to let me get a pic.

This is Scott in his twin steer bobtailing a pump on new end, Nabors M-11. The location isn't very crowded yet. He's just getting started. The haul trucks are bringing the rig from 21 miles away in DeBeque. You can see the mats on the ground that the rig sits on.

This is a motor that Scott is pulling off of a haul truck that he will put in place when the time is right. The mountains you can see in the background is across the valley and is Logan. I've been up there several times. What a rush!

I'm sitting about 10 miles from new location. The haul trucks would come from DeBeque and I but would take them the rest of the way. In this pic you can see the first crane on location. There isn't much there yet, or that you can see from this distance.

This is a snap shot of some of Tri States big wigs. Ryan, in blue on the left, Humday or David standing next to Ryan. I'm not sure who the man in red is, and then Mr. Bill. A pilot friend asked me if they were having a safety meeting and I replied, "I don't think so. I think it's more of a BS meeting." They're standing in front of the three generators for the rig.

This is Randy in a haul truck heading down the draw just before the new location.

These are the two cranes lifting the dog house off a haul truck. As you can see the location is getting crowded.

This is Scott again bobtailing a fuel tank. You can see part of the derrick in the background. This is the crown. The yellow on the derrick is the crows nest. The very top of the rig.

Another view of the twin steer unloading the haul truck.

This is new location before the big pieces arrive. The white truck is what Bill drives.

We had a rig that we moved up this mountain. The rig is gone now but it was on the top of the road you can see on the right. I was killing some time before a haul truck came my way so I took a pic of it. I'll post more pics tomorrow.

Garden Gulch with Randy and Aaron a few days ago...

As usual I've posted these pics backwards. This is me heading down Garden Gulch after piloting the guys up to the Jackrabbit Compressor Station. This is about 1:30 in the afternoon. I came down from the top of those mountains that you can see, and I'm still not down. Gotta a ways to go yet! It's a beautiful day. I've been up here in snow blizzards.

I can't get out of my truck to take pictures so I have to take them from inside my truck.

I'm on top of Garden Gulch ready to start down. Parachute is down there...[somewhere]

This is Jackrabbit Compressor Station. This was all brought up this summer by our trucks. They're just about finished building it.

This is Randy waiting to unload at the station. I'm about one mile above him and Aaron. I'm heading back down the mountain.

This is Aaron heading up Garden Gulch for the station...you can see the road behind him that we just came down...just to head up again!




...and another view of Aaron. Randy was behind Aaron so it was difficult to get pics of him. I need to stay a certain distance in front of my loads.

These are a few pics of some deer eating in the apple orchard I mentioned. The pictures are dark because it is pre-dawn. We are told NOT to disturb the wildlife in any manner so I was careful not to startle them. They're so used to people though. People rarely faze them. BTW, I did not kill the raccoon. Tee hee! The other day I had a truck driver hit and kill a rabbit. He announced it over the CB and I replied that he killed Thumper. "Make way for the rabbit killer!" [ He'll be known and called that for the next few rig moves...tee hee..my bad.]

The deer are always in my way...

A few misc. pictures of my day...

Remember the horse that was in the middle of the road yesterday? This is him. It isn't a very good picture because I had a four wheeler behind me and I couldn't stop.

Just me greeting the gang this morning. They missed me or so they said...

This is one of our truck drivers transporting the A legs from old location to new. He is twenty feet wide. Bill wanted me to get some "action" pictures.

Since we're into SPOOKY and SCARY things...how about my ankle?

Actually, Cortney asked me for an up date on how it was doing. Talk about ugly...Yeah, it still hurts and it's really stiff but I have a lovely scar for a souvenir. The grandkids only got stuffed bears...nay, na, nay, nay!

"It's poop again"! Thumbs up and a wink and a nod to Cortney on this post.

I hope I make Cortney proud...Today on this rig move I saw and passed by several different animals. Some of these experiences were very normal...expected. Some weren't. I saw goat farms, deer in apple orchards, cattle, wild turkeys, donkeys, llamas, raccoons, and horses. Horses are everywhere but usually in pastures. Today I turned a corner and one was in the middle of the road. I didn't get a picture of it then but on my return trip I got proof that he was there."It's poop again"!

I took a close up pic of this guy because of his stripes. They refer to this donkey as a biblical donkey.

I wonder if Cortney ever remembers seeing a dead cat on the road when we were traveling and commenting on "dragging it for a walk".
This raccoon is now ready...

This guys is grooming for his photo op.

This is Moody Girl....a girl I pilot with. You can see the rig we're moving in the back ground. You can also see a glimpse of my beautiful truck.

I really like how this guy looks. They are very friendly. The kids would love them.

See Darci, I told you they were real close to my truck. They can make a lot of noise. Anywhooo...It was a good day. Love to everyone!