Song: Theme From Midnight Cowboy
Original Composer: John Barry
The cows usually graze on the grasslands in my community...
from late Spring through Autumn.
This was just after I had left my mountain ridge...
and just shy of the main thoroughfare leading to the main road leading to town.
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I decided to eat a meal at The Pantry in the small mountain town of
Green Mountain Falls...
just this side of Manitou Springs...
after which I would try a small Korean / Japanese market in Colorado Springs.
On the main thoroughfare leading to the main road...
about halfway there.
I was on my way to the town of Green Mountain Falls to eat.
The town of Green Mountain Falls is just a few minutes down the highway from my
normal shopping spots of Safeway and Walmart in Woodland Park.
I arrived in the small town of Green Mountain Falls...
where one of the restaurants I decided to try today was located.
This is another restaurant I will try in the future...
located in the same parking lot.
The restaurants are located adjacent to my favorite small lake.
This is the same location where they fly the beautiful kinetic art near Autumn.
I had initially sat at a table which had a retracted umbrella.
I later switched to the one in the photo.
The sun...
while not unbearable hot...
would soon sunburn me...
so, when the pictured table opened up...
I switched to it.
The Pantry...
specializes in breakfast and lunch only.
A photo of my old table from my new one.
It was much better under the umbrella.
I love a cool place to eat.
I had ordered a BLT sandwich and Sausage Gravy over Biscuits.
They made excellent BLTs...
as they make their own bread fresh everyday...
and their bacon was done to perfection...
not overly crisp...
and not undercooked.
It had a smokey goodness which made each bite such a tasty pleasure.
Their sausage and gravy was good and filling.
The view towards the end of the parking lot.
After I had eaten...
I took a little walk around the backside of the lake.
This little park is just so relaxing.
During some days...
they have the lake's fountains going...
which really makes the mood of the park come alive.
I then departed the park...
on my way to Colorado Springs.
I arrived at this small Korean and Japanese market.
Although it was okay...
it was simply too small for my liking.
I just wanted to see what the other Asian markets had to offer
(there are many smaller Asian markets in Colorado Springs).
Although there is another huge Asian market in Denver...
which I will try later...
for the time being...
I will just stick to The Pacific Asian market for now...
as they have many items from so many different Asian cultures...
from Korean and Japanese...
to Chinese...
to so many of the Southeast Asian cultures
(from Thailanese, Vietnamese to Laotian and Cambodian cultures...
and Filipino and Indonesian cultures...
and even from parts of Polynesia)...
and so...
the name...
The Pacific Asian market :)
I had bought more snacks for my elder sister and her husband's arrival.
(I had initially misunderstood their arrival date.
They will be arriving in a few days).
I especially wanted to try this hot and spicy nori snack from Korea.
On my way home from the depths of Colorado Springs...
and rush hour was nearing.
There is quite a temperature difference between Colorado Springs and my home.
Colorado Springs is at an average elevation of around 5,500 ft (1,656 meters)...
while my home is at 9,650 ft (2,941 meters).
The temperature difference is between 15 - 25 degrees F...
depending on the heat of the day.
Today...
there was a heat wave.
The temperature when I had left home around noon was in the low 60s F...
but in Colorado Springs...
it was in the mid 80s F...
so I had to use the air conditioning as I drove through Colorado Springs.
Now...
it is in the mid 40s F at home.
I just love the mild temperatures of home that my elevation affords.
On my way home driving on the Hwy. near Manitou Springs.
Nearing Woodland Park.
Just leaving Woodland Park.
Continuing my drive home.
I usually do not drive into town in the midday...
as the traffic increases dramatically.
I was in the middle of rush hour in this photo.
Although the traffic was not bad...
especially as compared to most other places...
I am used to driving on almost completely empty roads...
as I pick days and times when they are usually wide open.
But...
as usual...
I still enjoyed my country drive.
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I am unsure as to how long my elder sister and her husband will stay.
Hopefully, it will be at least a couple of weeks...
as there are many places I wish to take them.
Besides places of natural beauty...
there are many restaurants to which I wish to take them.
It should be sometime in the next few days...
as they are driving back this way from the upper East Coast...
and decided to stop for the night in Ohio.
Once they start in the morning...
they will still have another over 1,200 miles (almost 2,000 kilometers)
to go to reach my home...
so...
most likely they will split up that distance with another night in a hotel halfway here.
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