The Antlers At Christie Base Steamboat Springs

... in time for Boo to head out to his night class. Ski and snowboard tuning and he took my skis to work on yay!!! Free tune.
.... only he didn't finish them. So when he gave them back to me, he told me i'd have to get them finished. So much for a free tune.

After tuning class we met at the Ore House for dinner. It turned out to be a bit late to head out for dinner, but they stayed open for us and we had the place ...

I wanted to leave the town Rawlins after one rest day, and on the same day as the couple Nancy and Matty, but I wasn't ready. After seven days of hard riding I felt like stuffing around, writing my journal and sleeping in, which is difficult in a tent after the sun comes up. I went into town to get some food then back to camp to put the second hand tires on, having, no probs with the tires but discovering a broken spoke. The torn wheel may have been the cause, however ...

Had an easy morning. We headed into the ski area and took the Gondola up to the mountain top. We met Kelli , her son Dustin and her nephew for lunch on the top of the mountain. It was $9 for the ride and with that you got a $9 coupon towards lunch. Everyone was dressed up for St Pats. Afterwards we went back to the hotel for a nap and then ...

We journey up I-70 to silvercreek and then headed North on Hwy 46(I think!), Beautiful drives through the mountains. Drove over rabbit ears pass where there is snowmobiling and snow shoeing. We got settled in, shopped a little downtown and then headed to the slopes ...

... which the town is so named. They were 104 degrees farenheit (I can't convert so just talking in american!) and were surrounded by more simply stunning alpine scenery . Even saw a deer just wandering through the woods and another chipmunk in the carpark. Was simply brilliant! Off to a friends for dinner and on the way home saw a fox....not a pest here - crazy! Steamboat has been just an amazing adventure and I have seen scenery that I never ...

... and elegant boutiques. We wander Main Street , taking our mandatory photos and enjoying morning coffee at a sunny sidewalk café, then leave on lonely Highway 35 through the countryside, stopping on the way at Hanna for a bite to eat. Coincidentally Hurricane Hanna is at this moment tearing through North Carolina . We had ...

... officer, to his credit smiled and gave me only a weak "Ah come on..." A couple of days ago I stayed at a lodge in the mountains, run by a top lass called Kristen, which is well set up for people doing the route. I was well fed, given a beer as soon as I arrived and even got to watch the sun come up over the mountains as I did my morning stretches in their jacuzzi. The previous day, I had watched the sun come up over the desert. Tim told me that there was a stretch of road ...

... and photos with the stars of the show. Next morning up bright and early and off to the airport to catch the flight to Denver and then a flight from Denver to Hayden. We have arrived at Steamboat and the scenery is beautiful. Check out the limited photos. Hope you all pop back when I am in a better mood and not contemplating Divorce. Ok I have calmed down a bit and we have jsut been for a walk, it's currently about 8pm ...

I just went over my 1,000th hit/view on my blog. Who would have thought I would have enough interest in a little trip to Colorado? :O) Also, I haven't mentioned it, but I have found a place in my apartment where I CAN receive phone calls. I have to use the speaker option and not move, but I CAN receive phone calls. Yeah!!

Sunday. Sunday is the day we wash every towel, mat, sheet, pillow case and dust, wipe down and vacuum every corner in the cabins. My group finished our chores relatively early. And I won a sweatshirt for being done so quickly. Talk about motivation! Now all I need is the sweatpants to go with it. ;o) I completely have forgotten to tell you about Essie! Essie is ...