Austin Daniels, 9, of Grand Junction concentrates just before spinning out on the Green Machine he’s pedaling in a riding area front of Brown Cycles during Saturday’s party thrown by businesses in the 500 block of Main Street.

Jerry Talley wistfully recalls his years as owner of Talley’s Restaurant, the popular Main Street mainstay, as he leans against a counter in front of a mural of his late wife Liz.

Chad DeVries of Wheat Ridge accelerates through a turn on his second run Saturday morning August 14, 2010 on the Lands End Hill Climb course.

Guitarist Cam Vilar, left, sings along with Zac Grant of the Grand Junction group Zolopht and the Destroyers Friday evening August 13, 2010 during a Reggae Festival at the Elizabeth B. Harris Amphitheatre next to the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens.

Kim Schriver, right, of the Garfield County 4-H extension ofice listens as Sue Tuffin of the Mesa County Workforc Center lauds her work with students during the 2010 Governor’s Summer Job Hunt appreciation lunch at the Doubletree Hotel Friday.

Street performer Aman Sircus of Grand Junction juggles a crystal ball at the market.

Clifton Protection first responders clean up the scene of a wreck which sent three people to the hospital, two in serious condition at F 1/2 and 31 1/2 Roads Friday. Witnesses said the Honda ran a stop sign southbound on 31 1/2 Road when the truck heading westbound on F 1/2 Road broad-sided it. Two women in the car, the driver and passenger,  were injured seriously. A baby riding in the back seat appeared in good condition according to witnesses.

“Awen the Harpist” (Marianne Goodland of Denver) plucks the strings of her harp at the 10th annual Ravenshire Renaissance and Pirate Faire taking place this weekend at 312 29 Road.

Jacob Jameson, 12, of Grand Junction rides over vivid graffiti along a curve at West Lake Park’s skateboard park Thursday during the last few days of summer vacation from school.

Fruita resident Vincent Lee Porter writes a statement on the side of the Spending Revolt bus, a vehicle traveling the country promoting less government spending Thursday at Lincoln Park. The bus is sponsored by the Americans for Prosperity movement which stated that government spending is currently at $112,000 a second.

Grand Junction police investigate the scene under the Fifth Street bridge after a body was spotted in the river Wednesday evening by a passerby.

Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon is almost ready to reopen to the public after being closed most of the summer due to reconstruction and restoration projects.

Naggy McGee cook Jacob Littlepage makes some flames, not from the fire from Wednesday morning at the St. Regis, but by cooking a helping of flaming peas. The popular restaurant was open for business later in the day.

Ray Scott is congratulated at Dos Hombres after hearing results from Delta County.

Candidate Bob Hislop, right, watches the primary results scrroll across the screen with supporter Paul Rundle at the Blue Moon Bar and Grill Tuesday. Hislop was running against Ray Scott for the Colorado House District 54 seat.

Scott Tipton talks with Larry and Rose Mary Hegstrom of Grand Junction at a election party in Grand Junction. The couple recently moved her from Pueblo.

Katie Langelier from Grand Junction takes a cruise in her kayak Tuesday afternoon on one of the lakes at the James M. Robb-Colorado River State Park, Connected Lakes section.

A sushi chef at the new Hereford Steak and Sushi prepares strawberries for a gourmet roll.

Three-year-old Quinn Tolomei from Oswego, Illinois plays in the fountains of the Splash Pad at the Lincoln Park Moyer Pool. Quinn and his family were in the Grand Valley to visit his grandmother. The Moyer Pool’s last day for public swimming is Sept 6th.

A crew at Carlson Vineyards sorts out fruit while preparing to make plum wine

Jane Norton presents Arizona Sentor John McCain with a pink Vote for Jane Norton tee shirt during a rally for Norton’s U.S. Senate bid at Mesa State College Sunday afternoon.

An overlook of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon’s basement rock provides a place to contemplate the canyon’s geology and beauty.

It’s not a long drive from Grand Junction to Carson Lake on top of Grand Mesa. Once you make the trek up Lands End Road, you;ll be rewarded with beautiful scenery, lots of wildlife to watch, and you can check out the view from the Lands End Observatory. Don’t forget your fishing gear: There are plenty of wild fresh brook trout in the lake.

Davin McAlister, a 16-year-old archer from Palisade High School, is making noise as one of the best female competitive freestyle bowhunters in Colorado.