Saturday, July 11, 2009
Starting to hear a chorus
Starting to hear a chorus of "are we there yet". And the answer is no. 492 miles. Near Roanoke, Va.
Biggest Pencil
Longest rest stop in history.
Longest rest stop in history. First lunch at the mall. then a potty break, then gas, then another potty break. moving now 343 miles
Grand Guitar
Traffic Jam
Rest Stop
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Stopped to get gas. Should
Stopped to get gas. Should have stopped last night. Gas is $2.45 per gallon.
On the road at 05:03am.
On the road at 05:03am. A very uncivilized time of day to be doing anything.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Tie Dyed Gone Wild
About a year ago, Jake decided to make a few tied dyed t-shirts. He did this for no particular reason. He just woke up one day and decided to make a couple of shirts. Just a little summer fun so to speak. Jake and his helpers made their first batch of shirts using Rit dye of the variety you can find in many hobby stores. This is the type that comes in a small box. The shirts came out fine, but boiling a vat of dye was a lot of work, and the dyed shirts didn't stay dyed for very long. Jake did a little research and discovered Procion MX dye. This technique uses dye in a squirt tube. Not only is this technique easier to use, but the resulting shirts are a lot more vivid and the dye stays on the shirts after many washings. Jake has now made several hundred shirts and has given most of them away. His momma always told him that there are only so many tie dyed shirts a man needs in his life and the rest are just for showing off. So Jake makes the shirts and gives them away. Before he gives this batch away though, he thought he would take a picture to remembers his creations and the fun he had making them. If you would like to learn to make these shirts, here are the directions that Jake uses.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Seven Fall (Colorado Springs)
Jake is normally able to talk his co-workers into a little hike when they are on business trips. This week, Jake's power of persuasion seemed to be lagging because he was unable to get a single taker on a hike. Not to be deterred, he decided to go it alone. Today's destination was Seven Falls in Colorado Springs. It was a really nice day for a hike. It was partly cloudy and the temperature was in the 70s. 
Seven Falls is a series of seven cascading waterfalls in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The sum of the height of the seven falls is 181 feet (55.17 m) and there are a total of 224 steps on the staircase from the base of the falls to the peak. On December 5, 1872, Nathaniel Colby homesteaded the 160 acres (0.65 km2) that included the present day Seven Falls and South Cheyenne Canyon. Colby did not want the possible value of his purchase, for nine months later he sold the land to the Colorado Springs Land Company for $1000.
Other Colorado Springs Attractions- Mount Manitou Scenic Incline Railway (Colorado Springs)
- Garden Of The Gods (Colorado Springs)
- Manitou Springs (Manitou Springs)
- Mount Cutler Hiking Trail (Colorado Springs)
- Pikes Peak (Colorado Springs)
- Ghost Town Museum (Colorado Springs)
- Helen Hunt Falls (Colorado Springs)
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Colorado Springs)
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