My Colorado Travelogue

14000rpm · 23rd July 2010, 04:54

i seriously never thought Colorado would be as beautiful as this. trip was worth it I guess.

akbaree · 23rd July 2010, 06:48

Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing. You would have great time.

Indian Ranger · 23rd July 2010, 12:22

Wonderful pictures and drive there Idlebrain. Fantastic pictures of the maroon bells lake. I am sure pictures does not speak 100% of beauty of the mother nature.

I appreciate your time and patience to take time to share this wonderful experiences with us.

Thank you and keep sharing.

idlebrain · 26th July 2010, 07:14

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Originally Posted by sami316

Hi Idlebrain,

Awesome pics you got here. Just going through this TL. My idle brain is idle no more.

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Originally Posted by kraft.wagen

lovely pics again idle brain. Now i jus cant resist going to Maroon bells, looks absolutely beautiful and green.

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Originally Posted by 14000rpm

i seriously never thought Colorado would be as beautiful as this. trip was worth it I guess.

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Originally Posted by akbaree

Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing. You would have great time.

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Originally Posted by Indian Ranger

Wonderful pictures and drive there Idlebrain. Fantastic pictures of the maroon bells lake. I am sure pictures does not speak 100% of beauty of the mother nature.

I appreciate your time and patience to take time to share this wonderful experiences with us.

Thank you and keep sharing.

You are all most welcome, thanks to all of you you who patiently read this and responded. Thats the end of our 7-day colorado trip's travelogue.
Before I sign-off I would like share something.

Does anyone know what the cylinder (shell) type of things in the below pics:

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akbaree · 26th July 2010, 09:17

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Originally Posted by idlebrain

Does anyone know what the cylinder (shell) type of things in the below pics:

Those would be for a fireworks show.

The Naked Science series on Nat Geo recently aired extremely interesting episode on fireworks show. It is actually a lot of electronics as well. After watching the fireworks show on 4th of July, I was wondering if we can have similar shows in India. It would be extremely difficult as, like everything else in the US, even these shows today encompass century of learning and evolution.

May be you have already watched one or many, but if not, I will strongly encourage you to go and watch one whenever the opportunity presents. From what I have heard, the Disney weekend fireworks show and Baltimore New Year show are great - apart from the other popular ones.

aargee · 26th July 2010, 09:26

@IB - Wow, beautiful pics there; yes I remember Aspen for its snow & skiing from the famous movie Dumb & Dumber.

RMNP is also as beautiful as Aspen

Any idea why a public transport is encouraged between 9 to 5? Two things that I can think off...
1. Revenue
2. Control pollution

Anything apart from this?

PS - So you took 7 days off from work is it?

arunsasi · 26th July 2010, 09:34

Thanks for an interesting travelogue. I had lived in Denver Colorado for around 3.5 years and this brought back some memories.

idlebrain · 26th July 2010, 18:33

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Originally Posted by akbaree

Those would be for a fireworks show.

BINGO...you got it...

On July 5th when we were touring RMNP, we reached the west-end city Grand Lake and just before the night they had a fireworks show & some workers were clearing the stuff. I didn't know what these stuff is and spoke one worker. He said they are used to fire the fireworks. I am attaching more pics.

Being in US from last 5+ years I had opportunity to enjoy fireworks at different places during different occasions including Disney's.

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Originally Posted by aargee

@IB - Wow, beautiful pics there; yes I remember Aspen for its snow & skiing from the famous movie Dumb & Dumber.

RMNP is also as beautiful as Aspen

Any idea why a public transport is encouraged between 9 to 5? Two things that I can think off...
1. Revenue
2. Control pollution

Anything apart from this?

PS - So you took 7 days off from work is it?

Exactly, those two are the primary reasons I can think off.

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Originally Posted by arunsasi

Thanks for an interesting travelogue. I had lived in Denver Colorado for around 3.5 years and this brought back some memories.

You are welcome.

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idlebrain · 26th July 2010, 19:34

@ aargee - PS - So you took 7 days off from work is it?

No, I took only 4 days off, then weekend + july 4th(monday holiday) = 7 days of vacation

akbaree · 26th July 2010, 20:30

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Originally Posted by aargee

Any idea why a public transport is encouraged between 9 to 5? Two things that I can think off...
1. Revenue
2. Control pollution

Anything apart from this?

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Originally Posted by idlebrain

Exactly, those two are the primary reasons I can think off.

I would say reducing fossil fuel consumption is also a primary objective.

23rd July 2010, 04:54	#91
14000rpm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Helsinki Posts: 2,338 Thanked: 5,535 Times View My Garage	i seriously never thought Colorado would be as beautiful as this. trip was worth it I guess.
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akbaree BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 613 Thanked: 107 Times View My Garage	Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing. You would have great time.
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Indian Ranger BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 243 Thanked: 29 Times	Wonderful pictures and drive there Idlebrain. Fantastic pictures of the maroon bells lake. I am sure pictures does not speak 100% of beauty of the mother nature. I appreciate your time and patience to take time to share this wonderful experiences with us. Thank you and keep sharing.
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aargee Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TSTN Posts: 6,233 Thanked: 9,615 Times	@IB - Wow, beautiful pics there; yes I remember Aspen for its snow & skiing from the famous movie Dumb & Dumber. RMNP is also as beautiful as Aspen Any idea why a public transport is encouraged between 9 to 5? Two things that I can think off... 1. Revenue 2. Control pollution Anything apart from this? PS - So you took 7 days off from work is it?
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arunsasi BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kochi Posts: 68 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Thanks for an interesting travelogue. I had lived in Denver Colorado for around 3.5 years and this brought back some memories. Last edited by arunsasi : 26th July 2010 at 09:34. Reason: typo
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idlebrain BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Atlanta, US Posts: 117 Thanked: 16 Times	@ aargee - PS - So you took 7 days off from work is it? No, I took only 4 days off, then weekend + july 4th(monday holiday) = 7 days of vacation
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