Elizabeth Colorado Rodeo 2014

The Dude on a Horse just wrapped up another rodeo. He is getting pretty good at these things. He will definitely be coming out of the gun club as a well-rounded Marine! I love that he is able to experience this side of the Marine Corps and America! He has been able to meet another sector of the American people on their stomping grounds doing what they do best and in their comfort zones. He has also been able to see quite a bit of America as he travels around with The Mounted Color Guard. This rodeo was in Elizabeth, Colorado. He said it was beautiful but everywhere you went there was just a cloud of stench because of the legalized marijuana law. He had Colorado on our list as a potential place to retire, it is now crossed off the list and I no longer have to argue with him presenting why I don’t want to live there. He was also surprised at how cold it was there! He had just come from a rodeo in northern California where it was in the triple digits and now he had to actually go and buy himself a coat! The drive out was a little rough. They had taken 2 additional horses so they were driving 2 trucks and 2 trailers. They blew 2 tires on day 2.  Thank goodness all was fine, but it is just a hassle unloading horses and securing them while changing tires on the trailer each time on the side of the road.  The weather was not pleasant during the duration of the rodeo. There was rain which meant mud. Lots of lightning and thunder which spooked the horses.  Dean went crazy on the Saturday afternoon rodeo.  The Dude on a Horse managed to NOT drop the flag while Dean insisted on staying on his hind legs for several minutes. There were tornado warnings on Sunday so they had to secure all the animals and put everyone into shelters. This delayed the rodeo until later. The tornados did not hit, thank goodness, and all ended up going well.  They blew 2 more tires on day one driving back…..i will do a follow up post when The Dude on a Horse returns to his barracks room in the desert as he has pictures for me but can’t get them to me until he gets to his computer. I rely on stocking Instagram and other social media sites for photos in the interim while he is on the road!