A cowboy works his horse at the Mesa County Fairgrounds as the sun sets in the west.

Grand Junction Rockies mascot Corky the Coyote does a cartwheel in the outfield after arriving by helicopter before Saturday’s game at Suplizio Field.

Neighbors watch another neighbor’s home go up in flames at 2320 Palace Verdes Drive over their fence. The home is a complete loss.

Scholtzsky’s deli was damaged by a fire Friday afternoon.

Riding his bike past a “No Fireworks” sign, 10-year-old Jaggar Wade of Grand Junction heads back into the Lunch Loop Bike Park to gather his equipment before leaving the area with his father Friday.

A little Grand Junction Rockies fan is excited after getting a foul ball during an exhibition game earlier this month. Grand Junction’s new professional team opens its home season Saturday night.

Dianna Friztler, right, and her daughter Carsyn Fritzler are raising funds for a two-month trip to Uganda where they plan teach art and volunteer through the Grand Junction-based nonprofit Light Gives Heat. Dianna Fritzler, a well-known local artist, will have a “100 for $100” sale — 100 8x10 original paintings for $100 each — Friday and Saturday, June 22–23, to raise funds for the trip.

Country Jam fans fill a parking lot as the festival begins Thursday afternoon.

A sunset over the San Juan Mountains above Silverton paints the sky in brilliant hues of pink and purple.

The lemonade was good for three of the four ladies at the second ANB Bank Farmers Market of 2012.

DJ Cordova, 32, stands next to the 1957 Ford he’s been restoring since he was 12-years-old.

Alison Krauss and Union Station close the opening day of the 39th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

A sign protesting Dollar General’s proposed store hangs on the wall of the bar at Palisade Brewery.

Chris Thile plays the mandolin on the opening day of the 39th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

The Daylight Donuts sign offers $20,000 to any player who hits a home run through the sign’s doughnut hole.

Joe Jacks, BLM Assistant Fire Management Officer, puts some sagebrush needles in to an oven which tests the moisture content trees and brush in the area.

Joe Ramey shows a model of how during a monsoon, which is the weather pattern that will bring rain to the area, moisture comes up from the south into Colorado.

A camper and barn burnt at 2958 D 1/2 Road just after 1 p.m. Initail reports on 911 indicated someone was in the camper but that turned out to not be true- all were accounted for. Grand Junction fire is investigating the cause of the fire which initial reports indicated started in the camper.

With a check for almost $3 million dollars at his feet, Dave Hartung, left, of Fruita discusses issues concerning the Riverfront Trail with Greg Linza, Mesa County park manager, after an announcement Wednesday at the Blue Heron boat launch that Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) will give $2,926,000 for construction to extend the trail.

Two-year-old Tristen Hansen from Grand Junction plays in the cool water of the Lion’s Club Splash Pad at the Lincoln Park Moyer Pool Tuesday afternoon. The pool is open 1:30p.m. till 7:30pm every day and Wednesday is free day with time of 9:00am-2:00pm, 3:00pm-7:30pm. Temperatures this week will be in 100s.

Miranda Ashman, project manager, laughs as her dog, Lupe, poses for pictures on her desk at Cobb & Associates.

Nick West, production manager at B&H Sports, was busy printing Grand Junction Rockies t-shirts Tuesday afternoon for the upcoming inaugural game.

Seth Arseneau from Albuquerque, New Mexico rides his hand powered bike along Highway 6 in Rifle Monday afternoon. Arseneau is an Army Veteran and one of about 18 vets riding from San Francisco, CA to Virginia Beach, Virginia.A ride on the road of about 3,700 miles.

Two canoers do some fishing on Enochs Lake on Pinon Mesa south west of Grand Junction.The temps are about 10 degrees cooler then in the Grand Valley.

Bryan Wade, projectionist for the Avalon Theatre, sets up Will Ferrell’s movie, “Casa de mi Padre,” in the projection booth at the Avalon on Monday afternoon.

A packed house enjoys the show at the Avalon Theater.

Charlie Rawlins, a superintendent with JE Dunn Construction, surveys the new five-story building at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs from a hospital helipad built in 2005. Among other things, the building will hold the Calaway & Young Cancer Center, scheduled to open in September.

A lizard suns its self on a old tree in Rattlesnake Canyon, west of Colorado National Monument.

The Frog & Toad Band play at the Kids tent at the Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Festival Sunday in Riverbend Park in Palisade.

Leonard Felix, owner of Olathe Spray Service Inc., works on a spray helicopter, one of which his son, Deven, flew to drop water on the June 8 Cedaredge fire.

Leonard Felix, owner of Olathe Air Service, walks around one of his plane used to put out the Cedaredge fire.

Yvette Campbell an artist with the Blue Pig Gallery works in front of the gallery Sunday afternoon.

Barbara Bikki owner of Boikki’s Ranch of Liberty Farmers loading up some very sweet Bing Cherrys on the first day of the Palisade Sunday Farmers Market on downtown Palisade Sunday afternoon.