After a wonderful weekend in Moab it was back to the real world and work. However, the real world is pretty wonderful in Boulder and with the warm weather it just keeps getting better and better. Going on a run in the evening turns into a scenic outing with the plethora of trails to choose from, many with prairie dogs running beside the path and a view of the Flatirons. On Thursday Katy and I took the dogs hiking in Chautaugua Park, which provides miles of various trails at the base of the Flatirons...oh yeah, and the park is only a 10 minute drive from our house!
It was a gorgeous evening and so we ended up hiking for over two hours, going all the way into the mountains to where it became unsafe to continue scrambling over the rocky paths with the dogs. It was a wonderful hike and one we will definitely repeat before leaving Boulder.
On Thursday we were hiking in shorts and t-shirts with evening temperatures still in the 70s. Friday saw a drastic change in weather and on my way home from work I drove through snow showers! That is all fine and dandy except for one small detail...we were going to an outdoor concert at the infamous Red Rocks Amphitheater that night! As we've heard multiple times, this weather is just par for the course here in Colorado, so we sucked it up, bundled up, and headed up to Red Rocks to meet up with Cyndi and do a little tailgating before the concert. We ate a wonderful picnic that Cyndi packed (from the warmth and comfort of the car, of course!) and waited until the last possible minute to head out into the drizzling rain and cold. The first half an hour of the concert was wet, but then the rain stopped and the fog settled in which actually made the lights from the show reflect off the mist and the rocks and made for a really cool effect. The concert was amazing as the group, The Fray, are all from Denver and so it was a special show for both the band and for the audience. There was not an empty seat in the amphitheater and everyone stood for the entire show! Despite the weather, it turned out to be a wonderful evening, and for anyone visiting the Denver area, Red Rocks is a must do!
On Saturday morning we woke up and drove to Cyndi and Carole's cabin in the small mountain town of Fairplay, about 15 miles from the continental divide and 20 miles from Breckenridge. Over the winter a lot of trees had fallen down around the property, and so we spent the weekend cutting up the trees into firewood. We got snow showers complete with thunder and lightning, a first for me and Katy, on Saturday night. The weather did not bother us this night though as we hunkered down in the cabin with the wood stove going strong and a delicious steak dinner to feast on. On Sunday we continued the work until calling it quits around two that afternoon, It was another good weekend and nice to spend Mother's Day with two very important women in our lives.
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| The dogs especially loved the weekend as they had free run of the cabin and the woods around it! |
After a wonderful weekend in Moab it was back to the real world and work. However, the real world is pretty wonderful in Boulder and with the warm weather it just keeps getting better and better. Going on a run in the evening turns into a scenic outing with the plethora of trails to choose from, many with prairie dogs running beside the path and a view of the Flatirons. On Thursday Katy and I took the dogs hiking in Chautaugua Park, which provides miles of various trails at the base of the Flatirons...oh yeah, and the park is only a 10 minute drive from our house!
On Saturday morning we woke up and drove to Cyndi and Carole's cabin in the small mountain town of Fairplay, about 15 miles from the continental divide and 20 miles from Breckenridge. Over the winter a lot of trees had fallen down around the property, and so we spent the weekend cutting up the trees into firewood. We got snow showers complete with thunder and lightning, a first for me and Katy, on Saturday night. The weather did not bother us this night though as we hunkered down in the cabin with the wood stove going strong and a delicious steak dinner to feast on. On Sunday we continued the work until calling it quits around two that afternoon, It was another good weekend and nice to spend Mother's Day with two very important women in our lives.
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