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Good-bye Carbondale Hello Alaska
Spend the last week packing up CC (Country Coach) with everything from cold weather clothes to fishing gear. Tried to pack gold panning gear (pans, bags, shovels, etc.) but no enough room. This won't be a self-financing trip ... too bad, less money for the ...
Avalanche Ranch Hotsprings Resort
... to drive for a while. It is very strange to drive towards an unknown destination.
We arrived in Glenwood Springs around noon and went to the Glenwood Canyon Brewing Company for lunch. We had a great time tasting their beers and talking with the staff. At 1pm Eric had the world's shortest job interview. The company he applied with want him to move to Denver and he said we weren't willing to do that. He may end up ...
The Last Hurrah!
... gridiron match was taking place between the Denver Broncos and San Diego. Denver won, to many cheers from us as well as the locals as they pulled themselves up from a 3 vs 24 score to overtake and beat the San Diego team.
All too soon it was all over. We have to finish our packing as we are leaving early in the morning. They have forecast another nice day tomorrow, so we are going to take the Independence Pass route all going ...
Hangin' Around!
... boys put on a terrific concert.
We had missed the opportunity to go to Windstar, but we will do that tomorrow, as our next destination was the unique and quirky/kitsch Woody Creek Tavern in Woody Creek, not too far from Aspen. This is a little out of the way place used by many of the locals , especially the celebrities, so that they can kick up their heels and have a meal without being bothered by autograph hunters. ...
Winterskol - Aspenglow
... ones I took in 2009, when I was last at this venue. All too soon, the event was over and we had to make tracks, but not before Carolyn and Laraine were interviewed for a documentary that the local TV station were making. All in all it was a good day – so far…
We then proceeded down the road for a few kilometres to the ghost town of Ashcroft. As we wandered down the path, one would wonder why people ...
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