A virtual cornucopia of random things tied together by the common thread of happening in our extended 3 day weekend. Jill, Sarah & I book ended the 3 days with two days (albeit short days) at Winter Park in the snow, but under very different circumstances. Mix that in with a trip to Fort Collins for some free beer and you've got a good weekend.
Friday was a quick trip to Winter Park where we got out of the cold, gloomy skies above Denver to 50s and sunshine. Temps were nice, but snow suffered from so many warm days. Slushy stuff that wasn't great (I've become a snow snob), but it was good to find sunnier skies regardless.
Saturday, first and foremost was Jill & I's 6th wedding anniversary. 6 crazy years before we were just two young Oklahoma kids getting married at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, then fast forward to today and we live just down the hill from there. Life has been good. Gifts? We decided to buy another Thomas Mangelsen photo as our mutual gift, one that we had been eyeing for a while now. So we bought The Prize to compliment our other two, and we really love it.
So how did we spend our 6th year anniversary? Just like all couples, we joined our friends Scott & Kim Turner and my sister Sarah in a trip to Fort Collins to check out some of the local breweries, New Belgium and ODells. Both have tasting rooms where you can try out the various beers on tap, including the new seasonal beers at each place. New Belgium had a party atmosphere, free tastings and coasters that you could mail out as postcards. I apologize in advance to any of you that might get a beer smelling coaster in the mail with some illegible scribble. ODells was more laid back, but fun and with lots of beers that I really liked. New Belgium's new Spring seasonal, Springboard is also very tasty so check it out if you get a chance.
Today was the likely the final ski day in the 06-07 ski season for us and the snow was abundant. The snow report was saying 7" new, and even as we arrived at 9:30 the parking areas were empty and runs barren. 7" was a pretty conservative estimate, as I continuously found knee deep powder even on normally groomed blue runs that get lots of traffic. Sarah & Jill didn't care for the deep stuff, especially with Sarah only being 4 days from major knee surgery. We got in some runs, then ultimately called it an early day as the snow was falling furiously and the long season had taken a toll on the waterproof nature of our soft shells, leaving us all pretty saturated.
My season totals were down from last year, but that's what happens when you get a real job...
Days: 15
Miles covered: 436
Elevation Dropped: 251,680 feet
Max Speed: 54.7
Average Moving Speed: 10.6 mph
Now its full bore cycling time with hiking/camping/etc thrown in for good measure.
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