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One of my second cousins and I have made up newspaper names to use as the subject for our daily emails about what we are up to. Hers is Russell Road Dispatch. Mine varies because I haven't come up with something catchy that I love. For ideas I look at state lists of newspapers, and my current one is Drake Evening Tidings. I can't remember where I came across a newspaper called the 'Evening Tidings,' and maybe I dreamt it.

Looking today, I see that Woodland Park, Colorado's paper is

Anyhow, there are no casinos in Woodland Park, so the jackpot is the beautiful mountain scenery.

Here are some pictures from Rocky Mountain National Park, up in northern Colorado where I live.

posted on Nov 9, 2011 2:26 PM ()

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My favorite is the 3rd photo. And Pennsylvania has lots and lots and lots of hills and valleys! My last houseguest got carsick from a drive around town, up and down the hills. He had no idea Pittsburgh was a hilly city. And vegetation? So much rain here it would be hard not to be green-covered. My b-in-law can't breathe when he visits here, it's so damp. And low altitude, I guess. He spent the last decade or two in Denver.

comment by drmaus on Nov 10, 2011 9:41 AM ()

We had a college friend who did post-grad in Pittsburgh and his wedding was in Latrobe. I've always liked visiting there.

reply by troutbend on Nov 10, 2011 2:41 PM ()

I like the shadows of the clouds on the bottom pic. Thanx.

comment by jondude on Nov 10, 2011 6:28 AM ()

There are golden aspen dotted in the distance, but they don't show up very well.

reply by troutbend on Nov 10, 2011 2:43 PM ()

Your photos? High school newspapers often have unusual names. My high school's name was "High Life". With our team name of "Hot Dogs" (Frankfort), I would have thought they could have been more imaginative.

comment by solitaire on Nov 10, 2011 5:22 AM ()

No not my pictures, these were submitted to the Estes Park Trail-Gazette.

reply by troutbend on Nov 10, 2011 2:44 PM ()

I am surprised at all the color, knowing you had a dry summer. We have
hardly any.

comment by elderjane on Nov 10, 2011 4:47 AM ()

It was the long, wet spring that made the difference - snow in May. Mr. YouKnow was upset that he hadn't stayed in Las Vegas until June. We'll see what he does next year.

reply by troutbend on Nov 10, 2011 2:46 PM ()

Love the pix. You've got me thinking of newspaper names.

comment by tealstar on Nov 9, 2011 8:22 PM ()

You'll probably come up with some cute ones.

reply by kitchentales on Nov 9, 2011 8:34 PM ()

We have a hill--a landfill--does that count for anything?????LOL

comment by greatmartin on Nov 9, 2011 6:13 PM ()

Reminds me of a conversation I heard once about Pennsylvania - one person kept saying it had beautiful woods and hilly landscapes, and the other one kept insisting it was landfills covered with vegetation.

reply by kitchentales on Nov 9, 2011 6:24 PM ()

Breathtaking photos.

comment by nittineedles on Nov 9, 2011 5:48 PM ()

That first one reminds me of the beautiful tree in your front yard.

reply by kitchentales on Nov 9, 2011 6:10 PM ()

I LOVE, LOVE Mother Nature and her paint brush!

comment by greatmartin on Nov 9, 2011 4:41 PM ()

You are lucky to have the ocean and canals where you live, and I have the mountains.

reply by kitchentales on Nov 9, 2011 4:51 PM ()

Great color!

comment by jjoohhnn on Nov 9, 2011 2:52 PM ()

It was a good year for color here. Because our altitude rises from 5,280 to 10,000 feet the color season lasts a long time.

reply by kitchentales on Nov 9, 2011 4:49 PM ()

so pretty! I need to visit CO sometime...

comment by kristilyn3 on Nov 9, 2011 2:47 PM ()

The location with the water is called 'the Alluvial Fan.' Usually this kind of thing would take centuries to form, but this one was made in 4 hours as the result of an earthen dam breaking in the 1980s.

reply by kitchentales on Nov 9, 2011 4:54 PM ()

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