Remember Every Moment

I went to my first concert at Red Rocks last Tuesday. I got to see R.E.M., which is one of my favorite all time bands. The set list was great in my opinion. They played a lot of stuff off of their great new album. They also played some great deep cuts off of some their classic albums from the 80’s and 90’s. The crowd wasn’t that good. There were way too many casual R.E.M. fans there. Now that R.E.M. is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I think they expected R.E.M. would be apart of the Old Timers Touring Circuit that just plays the hits. R.E.M. still considers their music relevant. I was beginning to doubt their relevance with their previous three releases, but their new album shows that they are not a dinosaur act yet. The casual R.E.M. fans did provide me with some humor. There is nothing like seeing couples embracing to lyrics like “This one goes out to the one I love. This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind. A simple prop to occupy my time…” You would think after 21 years since the song has been released, one might catch the “simple prop” line:)

On Sunday, I went up to Rocky Mountain National Park. I drove up Trail Ridge Road to Rainbow Curve. The road was closed at that point due to the weather. I walked up the road for maybe 2 miles. It was very windy. I even saw a few snowflakes. It was nice walking the road. I’m usually driving and can’t really look around.



That me on Trail Ridge Road






Looking across Forest Canyon from Trail Ridge Road.






View along Trail Ridge Road






Looking towards Horseshoe Park







Sundance Mountain







On the way back home, I stopped at Lily Lake, which is also apart of Rocky Mountain National Park. I walk around the lake. The trail is supposed to be 1 mile, but it felt like a half mile. Pops, you can handle that trail. Click here for extra pictures from this day.



Mt. Meeker, Longs Peak, Estes Cone, & Lily Lake




The US Men’s Soccer team just finished a killer 3 game exhibition schedule against England, Spain, and Argentina. They lost 2-0 to England and were basically pathetic. They lost 1-0 to Spain and were somewhat respectable for a half thanks to Freddy Adu. And finally today, they tied Argentina, the number one ranked team in the world. It was a 0-0 draw, but it was an entertaining match. The US was able to get some decent chances, but I have to give goalkeeper Tim Howard the Man of the Match Award. He was brilliant, especially in the first half. The games count for real next weekend. The US has a World Cup Qualifier against Barbados. They have to score some goals for that game. GO USA!!!