McGinnis Cottage Bed & Breakfast
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Need oxygen, altitude is 10,152 feet
We started Thursday with a little medical emergency. I was having a large floater in my right eye for the last 2 days. Also I could see thousands of tiny dots when I looked at something light colored. We drove to Salida and found an eye doctor. They took pics of my retina and he told me that it was part of the aging process, that all people …
Sunshine!
Today we woke up ready to roll. We made it to the lift right when it opened at 9am and were some of the first people to make it onto the trails. The weather was much better than Monday; sun shining and no snow falling. We ventured out to peak 9 and tried out some blues. Unfortunately, about 3 hours into our adventure, someone's leg muscles started to give out (no names mentioned). For the safety ...
Hitting the Slopes!
We woke up excited and ready to hit the slopes. Our cottage is in the perfect location; on Main St and only 1 block away from the gondola. Once we got to the lodge at peak 8, we quickly realized we needed to do some shopping. Glove liners, check, second mask, check. We're ready! Or so we thought... Turns out, skiing in -25 windchill is much more miserable ...
Changes in Altitude
Just woke up at the Inn of the Anasazi; drinking coffee by our adobe fireplace. We're gonna get ready, pack up and try to walk Sadie. She has been reluctant to potty since arriving in colder weathers. Its forecasted to snow all day today and we will be driving over 5 mountain passes so hold onto your hat! Breckenridge, here we come! After driving ...
First Week
... fallen all year, and I was hardly going fast at all. The control is really quite straightforward once you work it out, and by the time I had a few runs Nien was ready for her turn up the bigger run. We caught the lift and crashed into each other at the top as we dismounted, easily ...
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