About The Sun Mountain Awards

I’ve been feeling a need to express my appreciation and gratitude to the people whose blogs strike me as outstanding.  But what to name the award?  About 10 miles (16 Kilometers) from where I live is a mountain the Native Ute People called, Tavakiev, which translates as “Sun Mountain”.

Sun Mountain, which peaks at over 14,000 feet (4301 meters), was so named because it is the first mountain along the Front Range of the Rockies to catch the sun each morning. So, as an outstanding mountain, I decided it fitting to name an award for outstanding blogging after it.

The Awards are given at my sole discretion to bloggers who in my opinion have created blogs that excel in one or more ways.

Each award is numbered in the order it was issued. Moreover, the specific reasons it was issued are posted in an article on this blog. Recipients are authorized to display the spiffy Sun Mountain Award badge on their blogs — provided they display the one that’s been customized just for them.  Sun Mountain Awards cannot be transfered or passed on from the recipient to other bloggers.

Here is the list of the Sun Mountain Awards issued to date (click on the Award Number for why that Award was issued):

Award 001 to Nita at A Wide Angle View of India

Award 002 to Rambodoc at A Twist of Word and Mind

Award 003 to Usha at Ageless Bonding

Award 004 to George at Decrepit Old Fool

Award 005 to Robin at Bountiful Healing

Award 006 to Ed at Not Exactly Rocket Science

Award 007 to Chanson at Letters From A Broad…

Award 008 to Gary at Follow Your Bliss

Award 009 to QuoinMonkey and ybonsey at Red Ravine

Award 010 to Les Jenkins at Stupid Evil Bastard

Award 011 to Lirone at Words that Sing

Award 012 to G at How to Survive Suburban Life

Award 013 to Hume’s Ghost at The Daily Doubter

Award 014 to Dr. Karen Rayne at Adolescent Sexuality

Award 015 to Dale at Faith in Honest Doubt

Award 016 to Ed Darrell at Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub