Square Dancing

Give them a flat surface and a band, and let the square dance commence!

Country Church

Small churches are the backbone of small town America.

Lights over Delta

It can storm all around Delta at the same time, but somehow, the storms tend to miss town.

Class of 1997

So I am riding by this sign, and I think to myself; Nice of them to congratulate the seniors, but they just graduated, how can they drink?1997wait, that is 10 years ago..Perhaps they are using a old sign, and forgot to update the year..no waitIt must be that the class of 1997 is having their 10 year reunion! Yea, thats it, they are having their reunionin a bar.must be a small classToo much thinking going on, time to get the morning coffee before something goes really wrong in my mind.....so much thinking before coffee is dangerous.

Farmers Market

Nothing says summer like a farmers market!

Wedding Dress Sale

With prices like this, perhaps Delta will become the wedding capital of the world!

North Bound

Perhaps the best way to enter Delta is from the South, in the early morning.

That Time of the Year Again

Not all baths in Delta are done on Main Street, but this one was……

The Shady Side

As the sun began to get hot, the majority of the people coming out for the parade chose the shady side of the street as a place to enjoy the show.

Deltarado Days!

Every summer, the town of Delta throws a party called Deltarado Days. I have not looked into the origin of the event, but it currently manifests it’s self as various opportunities to eat, dance, play games, square dance, watch horses, mules, donkeys, and mud volleyball, enter a coal shoveling contest, or enter yourself in a parade for no particular reason except to basically say “Hi, I am hear”. Now I am sure someone will take this opportunity to explain the significance of the event, and I am sure there is a good history, but it looked to me a bit like an excuse to have a good time, and there is nothing wrong with that. It appears that it was successful! The highlight of this years parade was the Delta High School Marching Band, and they did sound good!

Sailors Delight

Not a lot of sailing around here, but red at night still provides some delight!

Canoe canoe in a canoe?

Grand Mesa is the worlds largest flat top mountain, and its top is covered with lakes. Grab a canoe and get out of the heat!

Down in the Valley

The ride from the high country into Delta is sometimes just straight down.

Plateau in Pastels

For a few days, the smoke from the fires in South Dakota made its way to Colorado, and had an interesting effect on the sunsets.

Found It!

I knew there was a lake in here someplace!

Another Day is Done

We are blessed with very interesting sky in Colorado.

Goat Heads & Hitchhikers

Yesterday’s shot was somewhat costly for me. I was out riding my mountain bike when I came across the drive-in, so I rode in. There is a type of thorn in this area known as a Goat Head, and even though I attempted to stay on the gravel, a number of them jumped on for a ride. I got about a mile away from the theater when my front tire went flat. I attempted to pump it up thinking maybe I could get another mile, but that was an exercise in futility. There were so many of these Goat Heads in the tire, I knew patching it was out of the question, and my wife was out walking somewhere, so I decided to do the same, walking my bike home another mile or so. By the time I got home, the back tire was flat, and when I changed out the tubes, the Goat Heads pictured were still hanging on to the tire!

As I walked my bike home, dressed in only the finest bicycle rider’s get-up, I was passed by at least 6 pickup trucks that could have easily given my bike and I a ride home. Now I was not sticking my thumb out, but did suspect someone would stop. One guy going the other way did wave, but alas, I guess my black mirror wrap around sunglasses gave me a “shady look” (pun intended) to all the others. It was a good walk, none the less.

So here is my question to you: When was the last time you picked up a hitchhiker or stopped to help some who looked like they needed help? Do you still do it?

Películas Silenciosas

Delta actually has 2 Drive-In movie theaters, but this one has been closed for some time. I have been told that it did all the movies in Spanish, which does of course limit your potential audience somewhat. In the days of old speakers hanging on posts, perhaps 2 theaters was the best option if you had a large audience that would enjoy the movie more if played in Spanish. It seems to me that with today’s technology, they could just broadcast a 2^nd station over the car radio. I love our old drive-in and would love to figure out ways to help them increase their audience, lest one day the land is worth more than the revenue it generates, and another one fades away.

Shade

The temperature in Delta has been in the high 90’s for a while now, and the sun is rather strong at this altitude. Getting out of the sun is necessary, and it looks like these old pieces of equipment got an upgrade just for this reason. The cost of new equipment can be the difference between profit and loss, so you tend to see a lot of older equipment still in use around here.

Not So Excited

After a long day of fun, not everyone was so excited that the Newsboys were on stage.