Homebrew project

My buddy Ian is helping me learn to brew my own beer. 3 weeks later, we'll have about 5 gallons. $40 for ingredients, and a heck of a fun afternoon that devolved to playing RockBand at midnight. Can't make beer without drinking some beer, right?

the yeast colony is setting up shop

a couple of work pics

A few curious sights encountered during work lately...

Denver cops rollin' a Vette !?!

there are likely better ways to walk your dog

the city gave me a bike lane on my street. Yay!

Community garden work day

The growing season is getting rolling so we brought everyone out for the second group work day. April & I are the 'garden leaders' this year, so we're stepping it up to keep everyone motivated & involved. It's working. This is our third year at Mitchell Garden, and previously a majority of gardeners lost interest or gave up midway through the growing season. An abandoned garden is a sad sight, and we're hoping to reverse the trend of ambition turning to apathy.

Frisco BBQ Fest !!!

I'd heard of the annual Frisco BBQ Fest before, so this year on a whim we jumped in the car after work on Friday and went to see for ourselves. Simply amazing, if you like a good BBQ. We sure do, and were fat & happy. Festival folks take to makin Q with a serious fierceness, and most of it was absolutely delicious.

You can buy small tasting size servings for a buck or two to try what each booth has to offer. Some were out of this world, others not terribly impressive, but all very tasty regardless.

This booth was Biggins' BBQ.   whooda quessed?

Not a bad way to enjoy a warm Friday sunset. I'll be back next year!

June 11-13, 2010 --- Strawberry Park Hotsprings

April's getting old, so we packed up and hit our favorite hotsprings retreat to celebrate her birthday! Chilly, rainy weather made for a super cozy weekend. A steady diet of decadent yet simple food on the grill and tasty wine makes for general good livin' in these parts.

We tried to drive home over Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mt. Natl. Park, but the same storm that brought rain to the hotsprings had also brought snow to the high country and the road was closed higher up due to ice. However, we drove in partway, and were able to hike towards the headwaters of the Colorado River.

Colorado River

A few miles further up, the river is barely a creek and you can straddle the mighty Colorado. I'll have to make it up to the actual headwaters someday, but today we got chased back to the car by an approaching t-storm.

'Old Testament' ---- my photos prior to SkinnyTraffic blog

In the olden days, I kept up a lazy flickr.com account.... which amounted a trickle of content, usually covering fun outdoor trips & adventures. See this link for the history:

www.flickr.com/photos.com/billyelliott

This includes my first ever solo bicycle tour - in the southeastern Utah desert. And a few vacations, various mountain jaunts, some work stuff and a bit of domesticity. So check it out if you're curious, and I'll try to keep this here blog updated and at least mildly interesting.