Annual Hot Wing Cook-off

I competed this year in the hot wing cook-off at Kerry's place.  I made a chipotle lime hot wing with a chipotle jalapeno dipping sauce.  They were pretty good.  Good enough to tie for first place against the reigning champion.

Sorry no pictures of hot wings.  Only the sunset over Lyons CO.

Southern Colorado Tour de Cure

David, Ed and I rode in the SoCo Tour this year.  Great views, but we modified the route a little for our own pleasure.

We headed out on the 100 mile route, but skipped the rest of the route all the other riders rode.

We rode up and around the Garden of the Gods loop.  Great views!

Tour de Vineyards

 We headed west to check out a ride we have been talking about riding for years.  Tour de Vineyards.  Hosted in Palisade Colorado, riding through wine country...  Well Colorado wine country!

We didn't catch any photos on the ride (two hands on the handlebars you know)...  And yes there was wine tasting at the aid station, but not for us.

We did spend some time with Scotty.  Great to see him, it has been a couple years, but as you can see above, he still has some of that fabric from the White Knuckle All Mountain Swallow tail, an it is in his kitchen.

 It seems when we visit our ski friends in the summer, we always get to go check out the local ski resort, Sunlight Mountain.  Well they need a little snow!

 When in Glenwood, do as the locals do.  We stopped at the Oktoberfest and picked up a little food before heading to the hot springs.  Karyn's first time at these springs!

 And a casual (nothing is casual when it comes to eating with Scott.  We had to stop by his garden to find some fresh vegetables.

Cancer Survivor walk

Today is the Komen Colorado Race  for the Cure

http://colorado.info-komen.org/site/TR?fr_id=5441&pg=entry

I thought it would be a good time to post a survivor walk Karyn and I were invited to do while visiting Michigan this summer.

Congratulations Andrea, and thank you for asking us to walk with you!

It turned out to be a beautiful day for the walk, but we just barely made it there as a hug thunderstorm was downpouring.

SIPA2

End of August and time for bottling.  We have the SIP2 and the Big Fish ready to go.

The yeast cake was pretty thick!

Sanitize always sanitize...

And a little help?

We managed to get a yeast cake Scat in our garden.  That looks pretty gross.

3 weeks to wait until the bottles are carbonated.  We're going to have to watch out; the big fish might be 18% abv...  I suppose we should have calculated IBU, surely over 100.

US Pro cycling challenge

Karyn won some VIP tickets to the US Pro cycling challenge.  August 23rd Stage 7 Denver.

It was a great event right downtown in front of the capital building.

 We got to meet several team novo nordisk (diabetic racers) team members at the event.  I had them sign my cool new hat.

 It was over in a flash.  Luckily they went by 4 times.

 David's Birthday 'air' guitar...

Crazy Cat

But enjoying it!