Take a BERRY Break (40 photos)

Plus, the entire eastern portion of our state is just a big-ol' continuation of Kansas/Oklahoma until you get west of I-25. Then there are some pretty views! (except for the burned parts… or the beetle kill mountainsides.)

I also live in Colorado. This looks like the entrance from the western side near Grand Junction

I'm also a (western CO) native as well…and yes…the drought has hit us hard. Fortunately it's been raining buckets lately and the White River National Forest will lift it's "burn ban" this weekend because the fire danger has eased up.

This looks like the eastern slope to me. On the Kansas border. We used to drive back and forth to Junction City, KS/Fort Riley a lot. It looks familiar.

Someone here is a buuuuzzzzkiiilllll

I immediately looked that up too

I think it's about the "cult" movie of that decade, although it came out in '78 (I think)

Super easy. Fill a skillet with water, bring to a simmer. DO NOT BOIL! On an electric stove, around a 7. Don't start on high then try to cool it. Doesn't work. Once the water has small bubbles that form and rise rapidly, crack the eggs into a bowl, (it's just easier this way), and slide them one by one into the water. Let them sit until the whites are fairly set and the yolks do not look yellow. Remove with a slotted spoon and get crazy with the cheese whiz…

They're called Eggs Benedict.

I had the hardest time poaching eggs on a stove you can do a fairly good "poached" egg by putting an egg in a mug filled 1/3 up with water and microwaving it for 30 sec-1 minute.

stove top always seems to taste better though

Lucky they lasted that long!

Most of it is very colorful. The base of the name is Spanish for the color red. (The Colorado River turns positively red during the runoff.) Between the trees and the sky and the mountains and the lakes and the streams and the animals and the flowers and the snow, there are a plethora of amazing hues to choose from.

Unfortunately, we've been having a drought. Several hundred homes were lost due to fires. Some people died too.

"Knock knock"
"Who's there?"
"Banana"
"Banana who?"
"Knock knock"
"Who's there?"
"Banana"
"Banana who?"
"Knock knock"
"Who's there?"
"Banana"
"Banana who?"
"Knock knock"
"Who's there?"
"Orange"
"Orange who?"
"Orange you glad I didn't say 'banana'?"

Yes, it's lame, unless you're 6…then it's awesome.