Archives for October 2008

A New Feature-Lightbox

October 19, 2008 by bobcatou

I’ve added new code to my blog that will highlight photos in a really cool way.

The “Lightbox” plugin enables my blog to animate and highlight photos that I have added. See by clicking on the photo below.

The feature will also help me save screen real estate by allowing me to create a series of photographs to be shown, but only having to display the first photo of the set on my blog as by example below. (Note the “next” button in the upper right hand corner)

The above pictures were taken on a recent Fall day at my step-families’ farm.

Though this process takes some additional time to code, I think it will be well worth it.

This feature will only work on new posts for right now.

Balloon Festival

October 6, 2008 by bobcatou

Last Saturday I woke up early to see the launching of hot air balloons at the Albuquerque International Hot Air Balloon Festival.

As it turned out, the back up on the interstate to get to the balloon festival was too long for me to wait, so instead I decided to track down the balloons as they landed. This was much more fun besides.

Below are some of the pictures and people that I met that morning.

Breckenridge to The Great Sand Dunes Natl. Park and Reserve

October 4, 2008 by bobcatou

From Google Maps

From Breckenridge, Colorado, I headed south through Leadville.

Leadville is another ski town but less well know then Breckenridge or Vail.

As with so many towns I had ridden through in Colorado, the vistas have been beautiful.

After Leadville, I motored partially up RT 82 toward Aspen. The leaves were changing and the colors were intense. I didn’t ride all the way to Aspen though. I decided to just take my time today and enjoy the outdoors and make stops at my convenience.

At Twin Lakes along Rt 82, you could see many of the colors of fall in the mountain side.

I spent the night at Great Sand Dunes Natl. Park and Reserve near Alamosa. Evidently water from the mountains washed the sand down to this area. Over the years, the elements created the sand dunes.

Satellite image from Google Maps

It rained right after I set up my tent near the dunes. The weather was such that it rain down by me but snowed up in the mountains just a little bit away

The next day I rode back to Albuquerque to see some of the Albuquerque Balloon Festival before I head back east. I’ll get some pictures posted shortly.