Dinosaurs and bicycles are Fruita's twin themes.
Lots of dinosaur remains were found in the area in the early 1900s.
There is no evidence whatsoever that dinosaurs actually rode bikes.
The bike shop owner said these high tech mountain bikes go for $2-6K. $6000 for bike? Holy crap!
Big bike. Little dog.
Here's a well done tribute to Vietnam vets, with names of western Colorado KIAs. The bronze figures: a soldier being greeted by his parents, titled Welcome Home. Welcome home, Bro! That's what Nam vets say to each other these days. And it feels damn good, both to say it and to hear it.
I, like thousands of other returning vets didn't get a 'welcome home' back in the day. No ticker tape parade. No brass band. No acknowledgement of our sacrifice, of putting our lives on the line. Instead, we were spat upon, called 'baby killers.' bad-mouthed and villianized by the masses and the media, unfit to associate with the public. It hurt.
The Huey helicopter was the workhorse of the war, and I logged lots of hours. I love the sound of choppers to this day. Hearing one approach over the jungle was always good: resupply, medevacs, gun ships, reinforcements, getting hauled back to base.
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