I am having a good time in Burlington, Colorado. I have decided to make the best of my temporary home here, and I have been having a great time exploring the local wilderness area with the dogs.
Part of my job as a landman is to "dig up" people, and sometimes that means going to the local cemetery! I made a trip to two cemeteries to confirm that someone had indeed passed across the Great Divide, and I couldn't resist taking some pictures.
Date(s): May 21, 2012. Album by Hurricane Deck Kennels. 1 - 27 of 27 Total. 239 Visits.
1 The view outside of my hotel room.
2 A grave marker at the Cheyenne Wells cemetery.
3 There were so many unknown and unidentified grave markers that it was very surprising to me, as the cemetery is very small.
4 This is about 1/3 of the Cheyenne Wells cemetery.
5 My friend Sue loved the windmill and the cows that were etched onto this marker; I was more amused that it looked like an EKG that was flat lining!
6 I wonder what his marker looked like.
7 Not finding what we needed in Cheyenne Wells, we headed out to Kit Carson to visit the cemetery there.
8 A jackrabbit was hanging out - he was HUGE!
9 While the Grojeans weren't much for conversation, they did give me the information that I was looking for.
10 A small herd of whitetails that we saw on the way back to Burlington.
11 And they are off! The dogs love our morning runs.
12 Beautiful Miss Jada, just after she explored the culvert.
13 Fritz tried to dig up a vole hole he found in the road.
14 He loves running though the grass as well, but doesn't enjoy the fact that most of it is taller than he is!
15 Yucca plants.
16 A Western Kingbird.
17 Red-headed Woodpecker.
18 Another Western Kingbird.
19 The South Republican River Wildlife Area was formerly known as Bonny Lake. The lake was drained as a result of a water fight between Kansas and Nebraska, and Colorado was involved due to the location of the Republican River Basin.
20 A boat ramp - never to see another boat.
21 It is an interesting dichotomy to see a drained lake on one side of a road, and an old windmill on the other.
22 Red-tailed hawk in flight.
23 Red-tailed hawk again, resting.
24 Landing on a branch, and showing off his namesake.
25 Sniper and Jada were looking for a ground squirrel that was making a racket!
26 Jada and Fritz - their goofy faces make me laugh!