2026 Hot Rod Rock & Rumble (Part 5)

So far I've been sharing only Pat's take on the event, but here are a handful of photos that I took in between my duties with the pin up contestants. Thanks for your patience with my inconsistent blogging these last several days! Enjoy!

2026 Hot Rod Rock & Rumble (Part 4)

Why yes, more awesome cars and trucks from last weekend! Pat took all of these. Sorry I missed blogging yesterday, I'm pretty immersed in processing all my work from last weekend and I'm on a deadline to deliver the entire event in a short amount of time. Hopefully I'll have more of Pat's car pics for you tomorrow, but if I don't, I'm sure you'll understand.

2026 Hot Rod Rock & Rumble (Part 3)

We had an awesome time at the Hot Rod Rock & Rumble last weekend! Here are some more great shots taken by Pat with my Leica. Enjoy!

2026 Hot Rod Rock & Rumble (Part 2)

More awesome photos by Pat! Enjoy the cool old vehicles and I'll have more to share tomorrow!

2026 Hot Rod Rock & Rumble (Part 1)

Some fabulous shots were taken by Pat on Saturday at the PPIR Hot Rod Rock & Rumble while I spent the day hanging around with and documenting the pin up contestants. He did great! I'll share more of his awesome photos over the coming days.

Sunday Style!

I don't get the credit for this great shot -- Pat took it at the Hot Rod Rock & Rumble yesterday. Love the whole outfit, especially the awesome boots! Pat actually took a ton of excellent photos at this event and I'll be featuring them for you here on the blog over the next few days, starting tomorrow, time permitting. I've got a lot on my plate but I'll do my best.

Bring on the Hot Rod Rock & Rumble!

Every August the Pikes Peak International Raceway puts on a multi day event called the Hot Rod Rock & Rumble, and it features a vintage car show, tons of rockabilly bands, endless drag racing of said vintage cars, about a zillion food trucks, and last but not least a pin up contest. It's my job to photograph the pin ups and their activities, culminating in the crowning of the new Miss Hot Rod Rock & Rumble on Saturday night, and it's hands down my favorite assignment of the year. Sadly, PPIR has recently announced that they are shutting down in the near future, so this may be the final Hot Rod Rock & Rumble although they've hinted that they hope to continue this event (and others) at another location at some point. So this is bittersweet for sure.

Today I dropped by the track to pick up my press credentials, and while I was there I grabbed this shot of a rare 1961 Galaxie Starliner. When I say Galaxie, I actually mean Ford. They only made this model for two years and I've never seen one before. Isn't it cool? There were lots of folks arriving with their vintage cars and trucks, about a million trailers and RVs queuing up to park for the weekend. This is going to be a great Rumble! More pictures to come I'm sure!

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I still haven't had a chance to get out there with my camera lately, so here's an old snap that I took in Denver way back on March 8, 2014.

Los Angeles Chargers Colors -- Or Ukraine National Colors, You Choose

For lack of a better photo today, here is one of local artist Chris Weed's big sunflower sculptures. This was taken in one of the city's demonstration gardens back in May. I do love the combination of bright blue and yellow! I guess we'll go with Ukraine, since the sunflower is their national flower.

The Sheepherder

Fifteen years ago the Broadmoor was sold to a billionaire named Philip Anschutz, and it hasn't been the same since. It just lost some of its magic. He also bought out the local newspaper around the same time and somehow managed to make the Gazette even more conservative-leaning than it already was, which is some feat. I really miss the days before that guy became a household name around here. When it comes to Mr. Anschutz, let me just say that I have some opinions. I will give him, however, that he has augmented the Broadmoor's art collection with some very nice pieces, mostly 20th century paintings depicting the American West, like this lovely one by Thomas Hart Benton. It's just gorgeous.

Sunday Style!

Seen at Cameraworks a couple of weeks ago. Every subculture has its particular visual attributes; for fans of the Grateful Dead it's the familiar dancing bears.

Kodachrome's Got Nothing on Monochrome

This was taken in Cheyenne Cañon a couple of weeks ago, and it even though the water is clear, the rocks and stream bed are so brown it just looked kind of "blah" to me. Don't believe Paul Simon when he sings that everything looks worse in black and white. He's full of baloney.

And now, for your listening pleasure...

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The crown jewel of downtown, our lovely Pioneers Museum in high summer.

Another Scorcher

As I type this it's 97° F (36° C) outside, even hotter than yesterday. Here's a shot from a much chillier afternoon, November 16, 2014, when the temperature apparently peaked at about 28° F if my online sources are to be trusted. Hopefully this will make us all feel a little cooler. Incidentally, the beautiful woman in this photo is one of the many friends I've made thanks to this blog. Her name is Nicole and she's a former competitive and professional ice skater. After chatting with her before taking her picture we became buddies, and are friends to this day.

August 2026 Theme Day: Purple

The first day of a new month means it's Theme Day for participating City Daily Photo bloggers, and this time the theme is purple. Since I'm sure you've seen enough purple flowers on this blog (ha!), I decided to find another subject for the theme. For as long as I can remember, this liquor store on Fillmore Street has been purple, although it seems to have faded to more of a pastel lavender in recent years.

For more depictions of purple by CDP bloggers everywhere, click HERE. Enjoy!

Meh.

A meh picture of a pretty subject. Consider this a test shot while I was on a shoot in Palmer Park a couple of weekends ago. By the way, about sixty seconds after I took this, a cactus spine pierced my shoe and embedded itself in my big toe! Fun times.

More of the Same

Just another view of Helen Hunt Falls, maybe a little more arty farty than the one I posted yesterday.