Just kidding. Two weekends ago, we headed to the Aspen area (fancy) to ski with my cousin Lea. As all hotel rooms in Aspen are $3-400+, we stayed at the Days Inn in Carbondale. To make the most of our time, we wanted to hit some local hot springs while we were there. Penny Hot… Continue reading Fancy times
Tag: Outdoor Activities
Weekend with the Mankins
The Mankins visited weekend before last, and we were worried they wouldn’t make it due to the snow in Nashville! Good thing we have a lot more snow in the mountains here so they didn’t miss too much. After their most exciting announcement of their upcoming family addition (baby in August!), we decided to go… Continue reading Weekend with the Mankins
Fun with friends
Two weekends ago, the Fykes came to visit us. We spent a couple of fun evenings at a condo “near” Winter Park that we got at the YES auction. We spent the first day skiing, but they haven’t had much snow out there in a while. We hit numerous icy spots! Due to the weather,… Continue reading Fun with friends
Steamboat
Two weekends ago, we skiing at Steamboat Springs. A few college friends were coming in town, and we were able to stay with our friends Gabe and Nina. This was my first time at a “real” ski resort. Fancy place, fancy people. The slopes were great for me, as they have a number of runs… Continue reading Steamboat
We get around
Weekend before last, we headed to Echo Lake to snowshoe. The highlight of the day was our first experience on a frozen lake! We also headed to Evergreen, CO to Three Sisters Park. We had a great time hiking and scrambling up the 3 big rock formations. On the way out there, we saw a… Continue reading We get around
Snowboarding…hmm.
I made my stab at snowboarding over the weekend. Our friend Megan was nice enough to loan me her gear while she learns to telemark ski, so that was very helpful. However, just having gear doesn’t guarantee anything! We went to Loveland Ski Area, and I took a lesson while Joel snowboarded. The lesson was… Continue reading Snowboarding…hmm.
Adam came to town
Last weekend, Adam came to visit. Somewhat similar to when mom came, he brought terribly cold weather with him. And I mean terrible…it was the coldest we’ve ever felt in our lives. I think -10 was the lowest we saw! We made the most of it and still did everything we wanted to, but it… Continue reading Adam came to town
Fail 2
Joel was dying to get out to the mountains last weekend, so after scouring the internet, he decided our best bet was to head back out to Mt Bierstadt (site of my first altitude sickness occurrence and failure to summit in July). The pass to get there was closed due to a late summer rock… Continue reading Fail 2
Lately…
What have we been up to lately? Well, we went camping a couple of weekends ago. We were supposed to hike the next day, but unfortunately, the 1991 book I got from the library didn’t come through for us. Instead, we came across Cheesman Lake. It was pretty but not so great when compared to… Continue reading Lately…
Quandary, no doubt!
Weekend before last, we ventured to Quandary Peak. We camped (in the 20s!!), and summitted Quandary Peak the next day. There was a lot of snow up on the mountain, and it was SUPER windy at the top. The best part was…no altitude sickness for me! After both of my bad experiences over the summer,… Continue reading Quandary, no doubt!