Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Of Wolves and Hops

Spring is here and it's time to live some more. I'm overdue for a day trip so there ya have it. Wolves are fascinating animals and due to their dwindled numbers they arent exactly seen often. 


Life is good. No responsibility. Just lay around. 


Gross. People. 


Someone feed me!


Food!


Size comparison. Definitely bigger than your average dog. Seemingly docile when in captivity. 


Group howl fest. Nothing less than amazing. Bring a chill to anyones skin. 


Gray wolves come in all sorts of colors. Including gray. Go figure. 


Life is simple when your only goal is to acquire food. Perhaps there is a lesson to be learned. 


This big fellow had a peculiar look to him. 

 
Eyes bigger than the rest and eerily solid black. Turns out he is 100% blind. After finding that out it was pretty obvious when you watched him move about. The sanctuary was a cool place, well worth the drive and small cost. 


On the way home there was a mandatory pit stop. How could I not?


Crocs are not allowed everywhere!


One can only imagine what the scrap value of this copper sink is. Whats worse is that is the first thought I have when I see a nicely crafted copper sink. 





The brewery itself in action. 



Thats a lot of beer! The bottling machine is quite the site. I dont remember the numbers but it pumped out a lot. 


Government. Has its hands in everything. Next came some history. 


Retired barrels and the machine that filled them. All locked up in a century old man made cavern. 


Caves are pretty cool. Approximately 50 degrees. 


100 years of moisture will wear away anything. I still wanted to climb it. 


On my way out this caught my eye. Its scary yet amusing how we can predict our future, as that right there is describing exactly where this country is now. 


Its only natural to follow up beer sampling with chicken wings. Successful day trip complete.