texans can handle 3-5 hour drive getting in/out, 2 hour drives for daytime excursions and 3 minute drives for liquor runs.

Dates not fixed yet. Trying not to shift to the first of the month.
And I put in a quote request from YMCA of the Rockies

You might also look into the YMCA of the Rockies, again. Their website looks better than it did 5 years ago. And that place looks pretty awesome.

Are those dates fixed? Because this place in Estes Park is available but requires a Saturday start date. It's not one big house, but 4 condos instead, with common area in the middle.

How far away from Denver are we willing to drive?
The front range is mostly booked (as mom discovered).

I like the Colorado ideas as well. Denver is a pretty easy airport to fly into and rent a car. The Minneapolis house looks fun too.

love the colorado ideas. those houses look great, llamas not absolutely *mandatory* for ohlerama.

We might have better luck
in Lincoln, NE
Rathbun Lake in IA
90 miles west of
Minneapolis

just wondering if you like the idea

The one in Durango looks good, the two in Estes Park aren't
available in July if I'm reading the calendar correctly. The
llama place doesn't have a calendar, and the Divide isn't
available for part of the time on the dates you gave.

How about this for Ohlerama?
Durango area
Estes Park
also Estes Park
or maybe you like llamas
perhaps Divide
also inquiring about this, though it is a little further away from Denver

And how about July 22-29 for Ohlerama?
(Sorry folks, my June is already gone...gone...gone)

Happened on a podcast about The Future Library Project. I liked the idea. Maybe the youngest of my grandkids will be around to read one of the books.

Views:
Brussels from an EXKi
Brussels from the Atomium
Rotterdam from Oma's*
Beehive Basin from a rock

*Tycho and Merel are both in photos on the windowsill

Quilt show and railsplitter festival at the fairgrounds and Shakespeare at creekside this weekend

Sandy is always challenging us to learn new things. We now know what shingles look like.

On my flight to Denver, The 19 year old next to me asked if it was my first time flying. "No", i said smiling "is it yours? " we talked through take off to ease her fears but mostly she just laughed at how strange it felt. Then i got to help her find her connection. She also had two owls tattooed on her feet, She likes giraffes and dream catchers.

Went to a dentist I know and trust this morning then re-met my
Lincoln ccd best friend at an event this evening. For those
that know both names Christine Short is Chrissy Roche.

The city is installing a stop light on Beaver Grade Road. Daniela saw the construction filling in the median and cried, "Oh, no! I loved that piece of land!"

They used to plant flowers there.