A GThing Science Project

I was sure to bring my camera home for Thanksgiving. My plan was to make a cool/fun/awesome trip log. It wasn't until we were driving home, however, that I finally purchased batteries for my camera and started taking pictures. This happened in the most awesome town on earth - Parachute Colorado.

Brikon drove to Utah for Thanksgiving, while we drove to Colorado. We left on different days, so did not pass each-other. But on the way back, we passed one another at Parachute. We decided to stop and get lunch. We ate two-day old gas station pizza. It was delicious.

Dan spent some time with the long loved
classic Area 51. Yes, he is playing both players
and was actually surprisingly good at it.

Parachute's mascot is apparently a cardinal of some
sort. I assume the GV stands for "Grand Valley" which
is what the town used to be called.

This wasn't the only cowboy in Parchute, but this was
the only cowboy made of wood.

The Robbery is an exciting tale of a robbery
committed near Parachute. It is presumably
the town's only crime. Ever.

Unfortunately to find out the ending to the
robbery, you have to hike like 20 miles.

Brian might be a really real robber guy.

The blue jean team.

Brikon, Dan, and Ian standing around at
Parchute's famous "rest area." Notice the
table in the background - the one with
the canopy shaped like a - you guessed it -
parachute.

I have learned from Wikipedia that the name Parachute comes from the fact that 3 rivers intersect at the base of a nearby mountain. The rivers, along with the mountain itself, make a giant parachute.