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Re: Colorado trip
Looks like a blast!! So, how much did the three wreckers cost?
My brother and I saw U2 at RedRocks back in the late '80s (the concert they made the video of). We also saw Neil Young at Fiddler on the Green, another awesome outdoor venue in Colorado.
I don't think those were center pivot irrigation rigs you were looking at in the first picture....I believe you had some smutz on the lens and were taking a picture of a game of checkers......looks like you were losing, too!! Seriously, though, there's really not as much wasted space as you might think. Most farmers plant different crops in the "corners" of those fields to utilize every square inch. However, it's been a severe drought in that part of the state for several years now, and it's almost gotten back to "dust bowl" conditions. Each of those circles is a quarter mile across, meaning there are four of them per mile. Some systems now are big enough to cover the full square mile!
Next time you go, let me know, and we can plan a trip there together. My brother and I found a little town called "Tin Cup" (an old ghost town) that has an authorized 4wd trail leading up over the continental divide. We were in his '92 Corsica, so we didn't make the run, but I can still remember the sound of the engines whining in 4-lo, tires chirping, and metal scraping on rock!
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