Silverthorne Days Inn

... vinna mot killarna tills slutet när vi av ett litet litet misstag fick i 8:an!

På torsdagen som var självaste Thanksgiving blev vi (liksom alla andra i byn) inbjudna till brandstationen där kommunens invånare bjöd på den klassiska måltiden. Personalen bestod av frivilliga från kyrkan, banken och andra ställen. Gästerna var byns personal, invånare och turister som vi. Precis som att någon donerat maten donerade vi i ...

... de flesta skidorter, men den ligger å andra sidan längre in på säsongen. Hade i alla fall en fantastisk dag med tre barn som älskar skidor (ja, om man får tillräckligt med mat på regelbundna tider om ni förstår vad jag menar).

Den minsta tjejen åkte mot slutet av dagen om sin brorsa, men det är som vi sager man är bra på olika saker och alla har sin utvecklingstakt. Och som bara en femåring kan säga (eller en amerikan) "- jag tror jag är bäst i ...

We got another early start yesterday because we knew we were going to have some pretty big hills to climb and the earlier the better. "Charlie" does not like to climb hills when it's hot out, and it's a good thing we left when we did because not only did it get pretty warm out but the summit we climbed was nearly 4000 ft. in a little under 4 miles. The elevation at the top was ...

... for Mt. Evans, which is just over 14K feet, the 30-something highest in CO. We passed Bear Creek Lake Park and there were people at it at this tiny "beach" area, it was really funny. I think it was actually a resevoir or something, haha! Definitely no Gulf of Mexico that’s for sure! Driving around this area is so nice, its so naturally beautiful. Its scenery that I’ve never seen before …totally different than Florida and Michigan and ...

... short outbursts about why we didn’t drive farther I was informed that it would be more work to hike back to the truck if we drove to the end of the road (ok I am somewhat of a dullard but really! Like there was only one way down off the mountain and of course we couldn’t possibly find a way to intersect the truck and the descent, hello then why did we bring a map). Those that hike mountains in CO will attest 14ers are well hiked with pretty good ...

... we parked our bikes and took shelter. Once it settled down we continued on our ride and shortly reached the Gore Creek Path.

This whole path rode us by beautifully gorgeous homes owned by the rich and famous...sadly we didn't have any celebrity sightings because that would have been fun! The path drops you off right in the Vail Village where we stopped for a ...

... that wetted my palatte, however the rest of the group were salivating at the selection of seafood. My options came down to either a Cobb Salad or an Asian Chicken Salad. I was leaning towards the Cobb, mainly due to my relatively new obsession with Avocados, however my husband Curt convinced me to do the Asian. It was good...but I seriously think I would have enjoyed the avacados more!

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 ...

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!

... otherwise you wouldn't be reading this. Unless, of course, you're all hackers! If you are, then well done. It takes practice, apparently. I'll try and update as often as possible (this free wi-fi in my room is fantastic), and I wish you all well for the summer. Bye now! PS. Today, the 10th, is my dear brother's birthday. so all of you go and wish him happy birthday. ciaran macdevette on facebook. go on, hop to it.