Went to Lobar (one of two sushi restaurants in Crested Butte) finally. Only open for dinner and after 9:30 turns into the only nightclub in town. It's tiny, and I think Crested Butte's attempt at "cool" - you go down the stairs into a very dark room with tv monitors that loop fish scenes. Good sushi and we enjoyed although didn't stay for the changeover - don't do much nightclubbing as you probably can guess...
Lots of haying going on around the valley. I'm definitely a creature of habit, so it feels good to have such predictable cycles - you grow it, you cut it, you feed it to the animals over the winter, and then start all over again.
Had to take this photo of the giant moth on the petunias. Hadn't seen it around and a hummingbird thought it was large enough to be a threat and chased it away. Anyone know what kind it is?
Went for a drive all the way down Carbon Creek - first time this summer. A pretty drive and Mark was surprised at all the new beaver ponds that have developed since last year. Busy little creatures! We were also looking to see where the mine people purchased property for future "staging areas" and diverting water for a reservoir. If you don't know about the mine, it's been in the planning stages for years now, with passionate opposition from the locals. It's to be built outside of Crested Butte and is nicknamed the "moly" mine for molybdenum - a mineral that is used in many things, machines, etc. so valuable. It's supposed to have the largest supply of the mineral in the U.S. Goody - there are many many promises that minimal damage will be done and the actual mine will be all underground, etc. etc. We'll see - anyway, the mine won't be close to us, but this peripheral property for water storage, and goodness knows what else is within a few miles. We saw no sign anything is happening. Next summer we think...
Okay, one more mushroom picture - they are growing up through the road - called shaggy mane, and supposed to be edible. I don't think so...
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