Steamboat Springs Days Inn

... fresh coating of snow made everything pretty and white. The trip took less time than we thought so there was time for us to check into the hotel before heading off to meet Boo after his afternoon class. He took us to his favorite pizza place where we grabbed a slice and caught up. Afterwards we headed back to his place and watched some Ghostbusters and ski movies for the rest of the afternoon.

Movie time ended ...

... wheel has been through hell and back so all the spokes probably need replacing. I was set for another night at the camp site which was fine by me. The duchies dropped by to see if I wanted to go out for dins with them but I’d eaten. Martin had an emergency flexible spoke he said I could use but it wasn’t needed as I went to the bike store in the morning and borrowed their tools and work shop to put a new spoke in. It was nice they let me do it and not ...

... kelli again around 5:30 back at the base of the ski area. At 7:30 there was a parade down the slopes by the ski patrol. They held a red light in each hand. it was very cool! Afterwards they had fireworks at the top of the mountain. Steamboat is easy to get around in because they have free bus service anywhere in town. They run until 1:30 am.

... find Kelli. We met at a bar called "Slopeside". Everyone was sitting outside at tables set on the snow. The sun was out and it felt really warm. I think I saw Jessie from the Batchelor there with some of his friends. We partied the night away and got home aroune 10.

... friday we went for a walk along the little creek at the base of their place, searching out skunk (which we smelt), racoons, chipmunks, elk, bear and anything else that might be hiding out in there. Unfortunately nothing showed itself but the walk was beautiful. A wine with the neighbours and then we headed into the high school to watch the Steamboat Sailors (in the red) take on some other team. High school football and there is 50-odd guys on ...

... it has been gentrified from its old west days and is now principally a ski resort, so our stroll down the main street holds no surprises. The usual plethora of expensive boutiques and restaurants. We finally plunk for Mahogany Ridge restaurant, which is an excellent choice. My lamb in spicy sauce with quinoa and cheese is exceptional.

... to cyclists, as they were resurfacing with dangerous chemicals. Tim, and every other rider this year, had been driven 6 or so miles over the dangerous bit. I have no intention of driving to mexico, I will be riding it. So, I rode up when I arrived in the town in the evening and asked a worker what the deal was. Tim was right, no riding. The worker told me that they started at 6 in the morning, when the sun came up. So, I awoke at 4 and at 5 in the morning, in the pitch black ...

... hour this afternoon. Boy were there some drinkers! It's funny, cause I could have totally seen me on the other side having a rita or two. ;o) Afterwards, the guest played what's called pasture golf. I didn't stick around to play it. As you can imagine there's a lot of dodging mounds while playing golf. Instead, I went for another run tonight down the road. It's about a 2-3 mile run when you run ...

A great day driving around the Rockies -- gorgeous weather, gorgeous views, limited traffic. We began with a walk from the hotel to "downtown" Vail -- a distance of 1.5 miles, but along the bike path that follows the river. The first part of the walk was lovely -- the chatter of the stream, the vast fields of ... well, dandelions, but, still colorful. But after a half-mile or so, the bike path was closed off due to construction. Instead ...

... an excellent DJ. (Z, you should look into this)
We got into Boulder about 5pm local time and decided to ask around about cheap campgrounds. We went into a store called Outdoor Divas, which catered to ________Women! They recommended this campground about 90- minutes away. Too make a long story short....The campsites were full and we almost ran out of gas. Luckily I was able to get in touch with my friend Dave and he and his girlfriend June took our stinky hides in ...