I turn pike and a hike

This last Friday I went with my friend Aaron to Williams Fork Reservoir to try and catch a pike on a fly. While it was windier than a bathroom in a mexican restaurant, we managed to push through and catch our first pike on a fly:










We later ran into some guys that caught this pike. They caught this submarine using dead bait, sitting on a cooler and drinking beers, while we worked our poopers off to catch what now looked like minnows. They were kind enough to give us this fish to take home and eat, and show our wives that there are better fisherman out there than us.



On Saturday, Sarah and I went hiking with our new friends Christen and Adrieane. We are still on our quest to go to all the open space parks in the area, so this time we checked out Mount Galbriath park and did a 4.8 mile hike there. It was hotter than an athlete's armpit, but we survived.

A Walk for Life, then for Food

This weekend was the much anticipated Walk for Alternatives in downtown Denver. This walk was for the Alternatives Pregnancy Center, where Sarah volunteers her time. The 1.5 mile walk was probably just long enough to burn of the free donuts we inhaled beforehand. As you can see, some of our friends joined us.

After the walk, several of us went to the People's Fair in Denver. It is ironic that the walk, sponsored by a non-profit organization had free food and drinks, while the "People's Fair" cost an arm and a leg for anything (except for the free water given out by another non-profit, the Denver Church). So why exactly is this a "People's Fair"?

I guess it is a People's fair because it gives ordinary folk an excuse to get snockered early in the day, dance, and make idiots of themselves. I expect more of this at the democratic convention here in Denver, minus the alcohol...:

Following the cut "So You Think You Can Dance?" auditions we went to the Denver Art museum to see "Outward expressions of inward emotions", or something like that. My favorite parts were the long hand rails that I could slide down...and leaving. Perhaps I would better understand and appreciate modern "art" if I had started drinking at sunrise. I do highly recommend seeing the outside of the building:

Introducing Baxter, and dinner

So did we tell you that we got a new dog? His name is Baxter. Baxter is a lab-collie mix that we got from a shelter in Denver. He is just over 1 year old and enjoying life.


Baxter has been equipped with a backpack for hiking, many toys that he destroyed like a donut at a weight watchers meeting, and a couple other outdoor living accessories. He loves to hike and fetch a raquetball or tennis ball.

Baxter and Sarah at Lair O the Bear Open Space


We took Baxter camping on the South Platte river near Deckers, CO, this last weekend and he did well. Other than going postal on some neighbor campers when they walked by with their headlamps on at night (I am sure they left a snickers in their shorts) he was well behaved. Fishing was decent, and Bax and I played fetch with this fishes head for a while before heading back out to the river.

Welcome!

Welcome to Colorado Souder's blog! Here Sarah and I we will post information and pictures on our lives: weekend trips, nephew updates/photos, jokes, funny stories and so on. Be sure to give us feedback...we need fuel for our fire!

I will start with a joke my dad sent me the other day. You can use this when someone asks you a question that you do not want to answer.

The Horse, Cow and Deer


A stranger was seated next to a little girl on the airplane
when the stranger turned to her and said, 'Let's talk. I've
heard that flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation
with your fellow passenger.'

The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed it
slowly and said to the stranger, 'What would you like to talk
about?'

'Oh, I don't know,' said the stranger. 'How about nuclear
power?' and he smiles.

'OK, ' she said. 'That could be an interesting topic. But let
me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all
eat the same stuff - grass - . Yet a deer excretes little
pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse
produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?'

The stranger, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence,
thinks about it and says, 'Hmmm, I have no idea.'

To which the little girl replies, 'Do you really feel qualified to
discuss nuclear power when you don't know sh!t?



On a more somber note...

Today is the last day of the presidential primaries (loud "awwww"):