Hotel Jerome, A Rockresort Aspen

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Vi tyckte skidåkningen var helt ok, men många Coloradobor tyckte det var sådär. De vill ha riktig snö och puder och den kommer efter nyår! Trots det vill vi påstå att det var fullt i backen!

Resten av veckan bestod av skidåkning, bad i hot tubs, monopol, och halvok mat. Märta tränade med Breck's skiteam och hade en riktigt bra dag (tills ...

Så äntligen kom vi i väg till Bergen. Barnen och jag tog ledigt halva torsdagen för att testa skidorna. Allt funkade bra och det var härligt att göra sig hemmastadd i vår lilla skidort Breckenridge. Vi kanske kommer tillbringa halva vintern där. ..

Märta fick också prova sin nyinköpta begagnade fartdräkt ($ 40 från Team Brecks försäljning av begagnat). Själv kör jag fortfarande i ett hopplock och telemarkspjäxor som är tolv år gamla.

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... 500ft. We were kinda looking forward to going and spending some time in Vail, which was the town right before we started that climb. We decided that we'd save that visit for another time, didn't want to put "Charlie" through that pain again....

We arrived in Copper Mountain Resort area around 1:30 and did a little walking around. We soon realized that this town ...

... pretty close to University of Denver in the cutest little bungalow house. It was a very charming pad and her backyard was so nice, complete with a bad ass brick patio and rose garden! She made us a wonderful salad and this light pasta dish, and you know I had to accept her offer of beer. We were all exhaused by the time we got there but Sue’s upbeat personality woke us up quite well. We stayed for a couple hours and headed back to Bern’s.

Mt. Evans, Colorado, United States kimmytravels

... are short lived as I become one with her 70’s retro green couch. So I’m not sure what these girls are drinking but if Squeaky Fromme and C Manson started a 14er commune these girls would have been disciples, they have drank from the hiking well and I really don’t think we can cure them without shock treatment and a 12 step program, that being said I would hike with these wonderful women anytime I just will have to adjust the shock collar so we can park closer.

... surrounded by snow and ice which is strange in august but gives you an idea of temperatures!! The views the whole way up were absolutely stunning, and, like Mt Kenya, ever changing all the way to the top.

Now it is time to go and wake the campers from their rest and get ready for the last Vespers and Dance of the summer. More to follow.

Pip xxx

p.s. for this entry the picture will hopefully tell more of the story too!!

... kids. When at camp we slept in the tents at ‘Push camp’ which is a permanent campsite on site and while we were out with the BOEC staff who were leading our trip we set up our own tents wherever we were camping that night. Todd and I were not told anything about the activities we were doing, we were just told that we would be needed for our ‘mum’ and ‘dad’ voiced to keep the kids in line so we probably wouldn’t be liked!! As it ...

This weekend seemed like one of the longest I had experienced. It was almost like I had quit my job and began living a real life. In fact, I almost did quit my job, until I came back down to earth. It had been since last Wednesday that I worked (sick Thursday and Friday), and I knew we did not have to work in the office on President's day. It was time to do something new this weekend. For some reason, a seven hour round-trip road ...

This year we skied for two weeks and both spring skiing and some good snow. We skied Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, and Arapahoe Basin. One day Peter and Ron took the day off and went fly fishing with a guide in Silverthorne. It was cold and they caught one fish but they still had a good time. Mike and Laurie joined us for a couple of days which was great!

... animation laid over real footage. Ugne loved (without reading the subtitles) a documentary about the Chechyan wars and journalist who documented them called Three Comrades. I'll spare you the details of the third movie we saw . We caught up with a Bob, McKenzie and Darcy who have been volunteering at the festival for a few years know and are part of the Shambhala crowd. This also gave us the ...