Volume 11 , Issue 21

Dear Duchess

For the past few days (since thursday) it has been cool, cloudy and wet with rain here in SW Colorado. AND ... It is raining on this Sunday afternoon.

Also ... the different varieties of Lilacs (dark purples, dark blues, light blues, and white lilacs) have been blooming since we have been back. There is nothing sweeter, cleaner smelling in the air than the smell of blooming Lilacs in the cool mountain air.

The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic race is going on this Memorial weekend (Saturday) as the bikers raced Steam Engine 480 from Durango to Silverton, Colorado. I think the Bikers won!

Each year the race includes two climbs topping 10,000 feet at Molas and Coal Bank passes. Racers take on 34 ascending miles and 13 descending miles on the steep mountain passes on U.S. Highway 550 between Durango and Silverton.

Last year's race was canceled because of 14 inches of snow in the high country, and snow looked likely in extended forecasts for this weekend's race for weeks.

Is it just me, or is Memorial Day a week earlier than usual? I guess I am just used to Memorial Day still being on the 30th of May. It should be next weekend!

Remembering the Veterans from Past to the Present on this Memorial Weekend, as always!
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