Rocky Mountain High

I love the internet. The internet and the great team at Bluefish TV allow me to still get some Bluefish work done and not be in the office ... I don't even have to be in the same state. But the dial-up slowness of my wireless here in rural Crested Butte makes me only want to get my work done and not spend too much time in front of the computer with anything else. So here's a compilation of some fun stuff.


Marty & I on Joe & Toby with our own Red Mountain in the background.


Meeting up with Jeff & Terri to picnic at the top of the Almont Triangle. (They rode the jeep, we rode the horses.)


Canoeing and fishing with Jeff & Terri on Lake Irwin




The great rides with friends: Steven, Lee, Erica & Linda


Steven & Lee are gracious to allow Toby & Joe to live on the Red Dog Ranch in the summer. Red Dog Ranch is adjacent to our property, so we can all ride ride up to explore Red Mountain.


Taking a break with Erica, the Red Dog Ranch Manager, who takes great care of our boys.


Picnic at the base of The Castles with Mike & Cassie


Every day we see elk herds with huge bulls. We hear them bugle in their cows. And we count the points on the healthy buck near the house. This year we were surprised by this lone cow moose right by our house. A rare find.

And then there was the day Marty and I fished below the dam of Taylor Resevoir. It's tricky gold medal trout fishing that has frustrated me before. It frustrates many a fisherMAN. This day, I was thrilled with the over 18" first fish I caught and asked Marty to take a picture. I'm not posting that one. Take a look at this one!

This beauty was a good 24" and hard to even get in the net! And then I caught 5 more!

Today, as I hopped on Toby bareback, looping his halter as a makeshift bridle and rode the pasture, I thanked God, as I do many times, for creating horses. And I thanked Him for allowing me to have Toby. This wonderfuly horse/friend comes running when I call across a 90 acre pasture; he snuffles (horse kiss) my hair when I'm near. In the past 5 years, he's come to trust me and I trust him on any trail. It's truly awesome to see his personality in a herd, with his "brother," Joe and with Marty and I.


There's nothing like a day with Marty on Toby & Joe.

Happy Birthday, Mom & Dad

My parents, Henry & Beverly Ferguson, turn 80 this year; Mom in August and Dad in September. Marty and I traveled to Elyria, Ohio Labor Day weekend to help them celebrate in style.

We had a wonderful time at Pier W, a great restaurant that sits on the shores of Lake Erie and looks across a bay to the beautiful Cleveland skyline.

The next night, we cooked a special birthday dinner for them and a couple of friends, Helen Lou and Molly.

A little history ... my parents have lived in the same house for 43 years and the house also "turned" 80 this year. Helen Lou and Rorick have lived 3 doors down from my parents for all that time and their daughter, Susan and I grew up together. (Rorick or "Speedy" was out of town that weekend - we missed him.) Molly, now a widow, and her husband, Ward have also has known them for many, many years and has the same birthday as my dad. I grew up with her daughter, Grace. A lot of history and it's fun to go "home."

I had a great midwest upbringing with wonderful, loving parents. They are headed to Mt. Rushmore for an MIT reunion next week. I hope I'm as active and engaged in life as they are when I "grow up."

Thank you, Mom & Dad. I love you.