Nothing like a family vacation with son #3 to clear the head. Son, Nicolas and I had an amazing week's adventure visiting in an around Denver and Chyenne, Wyoming.
Son Nick!
Broadmoor Resort Hotel
Manitou Wilmot Castle
Zoo Tour
Girl Tattoos
Man did I see some girl tattoos and above is an example of a YL security guard at the Chyenne Frontier Days. Perhaps with her shorts off other unseen parts of the tattoo may provide a panoramic view of a rare art montage. But we will never know.
I heartily endorse those who feel comfortable in engaging in body art and piercings. Though I must wince at the prospect of where some of the piercings may be located. It is not my body and so let the sleeping dogs lie.
That said some were very artful while others took on the aura of the rustic Russian prison tattoo. There were just so many to be observed that I thought it important to mention.
Coor's Beer!
Some statistics 1st. About 65,000 cases produced per week, a can line rate of 4500 cans per minute. World's largest single site brewery with a shelf life of 119 days. Drink Up!
The Brew!
Shortly before heading to the airport for our return, we visited the Denver Mint and Ham Radio Outlet. After some knob twiddling, I concluded I would not buy a FT-710 or FTdx-101D. At this store the FT-710 seems to outpace the IC-7300. My Hermes Lite 2.0 with Thetis SDR Software will do all the FT-710 does and more.
We visited many museums as well as Breckenridge (Took the Chair Ride) and Vail where we watched rich people. Idaho Springs has the Argo Gold mine where we went inside the tunnel and later put our hands on some Dinosaur tracks on Dinosaur Ridge.
N6QW at the Argo Gold mine.
Sunday was spent at the Air and Space Museum (Lowry AFB) where I got to see some products from my former company, the AV8B Harrier Jump Jet and the F4 Phantom. One exhibit was of a Mechanical Mule. See Below
Mechanical Mule
The MM saw service in South Vietnam hauling supplies to the troops. At the very end of the cart are some stacked cardboard boxes. The lower (larger box) is a Case of MIC's (Meal Individual Combat). The smaller cardboard box is an individual meal, in this case Turkey Noodle Loaf. The metal boxes contained ammunition.
F4, Phantom, Logo from McDonnell Douglas.
If you are into military airplanes, you have heard of the Kelly Johnson, Skunk Works (Lockheed). Well, my former employer has a comparable unit known as The Phantom Works and has a distinct logo similar to the one above.
Stay tuned for the reveal on Project X.
Oh, sitting at my front door when I returned was a box from Amazon. In the box was a Proster LCR Meter. I did not order the unit and can only assume some kindly blog reader sent it to me. I have no idea who but Thank You!
Them that know can make things go!
73's
Pete N6QW