Innsbruck Aspen

... my suitcase, along with almost every other piece of clothing that exists in my closet.

Oh yes. I can't forget to mention that this was all accomplished due to my father's superb packing skills.

Well, that's all for now! It's show time tomorrow night! I can't wait to perform everything again. Every aspect of this show is amazing. I know some of you have been wondering and the answer is yes! We are making a DVD of the show! When I know details, so will you :)

Before ...

Our resort offered a free shuttle service (departing at 9:00 am) to Leadville so that we could take the 10:30am Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railraod to the top of the mountain and then tour the town. It was perfect weather for the outing and I enjoyed the panoramic views during the
ride on the railroad. Afterwards we had lunch at Callaway ...

We drove scenic route 24 from Vail to Leadville for the day and walked around the old downtown.

Leadville has a 2.5 hour scenic train ride that we decided to take. The train ride included a stop to look at wild flowers. Susan de-trained to look at the flowers and I continued on a couple of miles to the molybdenum mine on Climax ...

... pool and had fun swimming. Late in the day Gabi helped Hannah tend to the goats and Bri read. Tonight we went to a rodeo and had a tailgate party there on a big flat bed trailer with a bunch of Carl & Wendy's friends. Bri & Gabi got into it eventually and were whooping it up and cheering on the riders.

If all goes as planned, we'll get going by 9 and I've got a 12 hour drive as we head towards Seattle.

... had dropped to 56 degrees. A far cry from yesterday in NM when it was near 100! The views were breathtaking from the top, and we managed to take some pictures before we got too cold.

After we made it down the pass we drove through Aspen on the way to Carbondale. It's a pretty town, and the ski mountains look great. We'll have to think about a winter trip here someday. My cousin ...

... to the pool at the Wynn. It also seemed like a MTV Spring Break party. Also lame.So... my point. Somewhere Near South AmericaI ended up texting most of my friends in NYC before getting on a plane to my now undisclosable location. That's how it went. But at the airport I bumped into some other fellow globe-trotters (you can always spot a Pelican Case a mile away). They were some National ...

... as you try to get onto the chair. I've been very close to striking blows! One night, 18" of snow fell on Highlands Mountain... and the sun shone while we tore up the powder. Eliza & I weren't confident to ski the famed "Highland Bowl". We sent Simon and Tim to tackle those double black runs by themselves! They came back with stories of waist high powder on an extremely steep slope. After closer examination of the trail map, Tim realised that he & Simon ...

... was to see the famous Maroon Bells. A picture was emblazoned in my mind of the view from the south side of the peaks, where the mountains have almost perfect symmetry as they cast their reflection onto the lake below. I wanted that picture. We wandered past the local high school and upscale rental communities to a little farm where the through road closed off due to snow. Barely managing to park my Mustang in the deep snow, coupled ...

... in Maine. Ugne met a Burmese man who delivered oranges to her hometown of Klapida, Lithuania. I am now sending information on biodiesel to a guy in Thailand so he can run his car on coconut oil. So many random details that enrichen life to the Nth degree. Chow, Brandon P.S. I will continue to use this travelpod for occasional updates before my next adventure, please let me know if you want to continue your free subscription.

... and I $235 US. All the boys were going over jumps in the terrain park. Adam mastered the last jump and Nathan the C Rail. I even went over the straight rail jumps. Much better going down the black this time but still very slow. Feel like I have improved on the blue. The view was amazing and the sky so blue. Came back to our apartment ...