Mar 20, 2012

Early Spring


We had lovely weekend away from the house, camping at Elizabeth Furnace, hiking and mountain biking. The weather has been crazy warm for mid-March, with daytime temps in the 70's. This snake was enjoying the weather!

Activity#1: Hike up Shawl Gap. Here's Bob fixing his foot.

Activity#2: Mountain bike up Mudhole Gap.

Activity#3: Eat hobo meals cooked in the fire & drink wine.

Mar 11, 2012

We finally went skiing!


We were able to go skiing in Colorado again this year, even though Anna just started a new job and has no official vacation days (but it was negotiated as time off as part of accepting the job offer).

You never know what you'll get, but our timing was good. It's been a light snow year in that part of Colorado, but we had several days with fresh snow, reasonable temps, and generally pretty good conditions. The views from the hillside condo were jaw-dropping (like the sunset above).

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Anna is ready to ski!

View from Keystone Resort's 3rd mountain, looking toward Breckenridge Ski area.

The Blue River, with Buffalo Mountain peeking over the horizon.

Unknown animal tracks

We did an apres-ski walk up an intriguing road in Montezuma, on President's weekend to escape the crowded lift lines.

Self portrait riding the ski lift.

Looking down the Pali lift at Arapahoe Basin, with Rt. 6 winding its way up the mountain to Loveland Pass.

Hanging out at A-Basin with the East Wall as a backdrop.

Annual gathering of Colorado friends.

Scraping the inside of the windshield....



With our favorite dog, Knobby.