Now picture this, you open up your wardrobe to find an amazing world that is full of magic and adventure!!! Well this fantasy is closer then you think…but probably not in your closet.

The first step to find this wonderful land of Narnia is to get in your vehicle and take a little drive to Almo. Now when you drive over that last hill, which i guess you could call the door to your wardrobe, it opens up to the magical place that I like to call City of Rocks! City of Rocks in an adventure all in itself! There are always more rocks to climb, more caves to explore, and more memories to make! Who would think that our own Cassia County would have its own Narnia!

So, the next time your cleaning those skeletons out of your closet and you decide to take a little trip to Narnia, head up to City of Rocks instead of the back of your closet !

p.s. you can add this to the list of  “Things to do in Burley”

-Kolby

Dedicated to Amanda Eggleston 

HELLO! It been forever since I’ve written a post. Partly because I’m lazy, but I would like to blame it on a little thing i like to call “The Devil Himself”. Now “The Devil Himself” is actually a computer virus called a Trojan Virus. And I can honestly say that I hate this virus with a serious passion. My computer had 180 viruses to be exact, I have no idea where they came from, but my parents think it has something to do with this music down-loader that I supposedly downloaded. because now we have to pay 20 bucks a month to some company in New York for music that I don’t even have. Something is missing here isn’t it? Because it says that I downloaded it from my e-mail, but the only time that I use my e-mail is when I write to my brother who is currently in Canada. Some things just don’t make sense on how they happen. But anyways I am alive if anyone was wondering

Okay so I was sitting in this meeting Sunday Night and all of the sudden I get this phone call. So I sneakily reached into my pocket without my parents noticing… and much to my surprise my good friend Leslie Fowler was calling me. So once the meeting was over I called her back, and she was all like ‘KOLBY!! LOOK AT THE MOON!!!’  and so i did! And it was nuts! There was a giant ring around the Moon! I don’t think I have ever seen this before. So I wanted to figure out what in the heck is going on up there to make this happen. So i went to my number one source of knowledge, my Dad and he says that the Indians said it meant that it was going to rain. But this wasn’t enough for me! I wanted to know more about it then just that. So I did a little research!

Ring around the moon!

So the ring that you see appears when light passes through 6-sided ice crystals that are way up high in the atmosphere.  The ice crystals come from high cirrus clouds around 20,000 feet.  The crystals in these clouds act just a sequence shirt does in light, reflecting the light in different directions and bending the light just like a camera lens does.

Moon Ring Weather Folklore :
Old folklore says that a ring around the moon signifies bad weather is coming, which in many cases can and will be true. Now the reason why we can be so sure is because the ice crystals that cover the halo signify high altitude, thin cirrus clouds that normally precede a warm front by one or two days. Typically, a warm front will be associated with a low pressure system which is commonly referred to as a storm. So be ready for some stanky weather this week! But hey at least now you can rely on signs from the moon for bad weather instead of your broken shoulder that hurts everytime the weather changes. I know from personal experience.

Australia Moon Corona (Non alcoholic)

Moon Bow yay!

Pillars

Now these ice crytals not only just form rings, but some times if conditions are right you just might be able to see different formations in the sky. Like a pillar of light extending from both the north and south ends of the moon, or you can see a moon rainbow which i have never ever heard of but i would definitley want to witness one of them for myself. And the last one which you probably won’t ever see unless you visit Australia is called Australia Moon Corona…hence the name.

Now don’t think that all of this makes sense to me…cause most of it doesn’t! But I owe all of my information to http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonring/. So if you want to learn more then check this site out!

-Kolby Beck

We live on an awesome town, but more often than not I find myself  at my house, bored to death, wondering what I should do!  And I realized that I’m not alone in the world of boredom. So i decided to check out what there is to do in Burley that is fun! So check out some of  these ideas!

1. Go to a High School basketball game. Burley High School has some very good athletes this year, which makes for exciting games both from the girls and boys basketball teams.

2. Go bowling! But not just normally dressed… Find some sweet costumes, wigs, or grandparents clothing and get crazy at the bowling alley! (but don’t get kicked out)

3. Go skiing and or snowboarding up at Pomerelle. Day passes cost $35 and night passes cost $15. And if you really want to mix things up try skiing if you snowboard, and if you ski try snowboarding! You can get great rental deals at Idaho Water Sports.  And for even more fun, wear a crazy snow outfit!  Maybe something from the D.I. or from your basement.

4. Check out the local shops on Overland.  There are some really cool shops around that a lot of people don’t know about.  So go check them out!

5. Find out about local concerts and plays.  Like the up coming plays “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” and ”Issun Boshi”.

6. Walk around Walmart. Personal Favorite

7. Take up photography. You can find some amazing shots down by the river or up on the mountain. And then once your done, make a collage of the pictures on a wall somewhere.

8. Make a movie! My friends and I love doing this! It’s a fun way to get to know people and there are some hilarious memories that come from making movies!

9. Go to the movie theater! We have both the Century Cinema and the Burley theater. They both show great movies (perfect for a date or family night).

10. Hang with friends and play Techno Twister! All you need is some techno music and a twister pad. And make sure every move you make is a dance move! And if you want to make things difficult, find an old mattress and put the mat on top of it! It makes it harder to stay on the dot, especially when your dancing at the same time!

Well that’s about all I have right now! But come on back to GoBurley.com next Thursday for some new date ideas!

-Kolby Beck

so when i say dance shoes...these should come to mind

There are 3 types of guys at a school dance. Those that come wearing their dancing shoes ready to party, those that are to “cool” to dance and just stand there with their hands in their pockets, and then those that like to get “dirty” with the ladies.

For those of you that come with your dance shoes.. kudos to you! You know whats up! Not only are you having fun, but you are helping those around you have fun!

Ok…so about you fellows you don’t “know how” to dance. Whats there to know? Just move around or something, and by the way jumping up and down for 6 songs straight isn’t considered dancing. But yeah just go with the flow, and if you can’t find the flow ask someone who has their dancing shoes on and tag along with them.

Now dirty dancing has become a national sensation… and a national problem. Schools around the country are banning it for many reasons. One, it is totally disrespectful towards the female gender. It makes you treat girls like an object instead of a person. Two, it can lead to “other” things, and I’m not talking about a nice game of Uno either. And Three, there are those of us who don’t want to have that image burned onto the back of our retinas for days to come!

So, remember when you come to dances bring your dancing shoes and be ready to party! and if you start to “dirty” dance just be prepared to get kicked out (just a fair warning).
Your fellow bro…

Kolby Beck