A Telluride Day

So how is life in telluride different from sugarloaf? There's a few things that stand out- some good, some bad and some just different.

First, we can go a month without driving and still go places. That's a hard thing to do- especially in the original camp chaos location.

Rent is 3 times higher. Groceries and other stuff cost more too.

Chaos goes to work in my office. It helps to pay for his dog food and treats. He also goes to the bank and shops in some stores too. He rides the Gondola like a pro but does love to bark and chase them given the chance.

The terrain is different. I would do bad things for a run on Narrow Gauge or Tote Road right now. There has been a lot more snow and a lot less rain. There's also more opportunity to play in the trees here.

There's some good open space out behind our house but gone are the days of letting Chaos out on his own. He's more apt to play in the road or chase elk here. This is bad on frigid days and great on bluebird days.

Mu-nee Kitty gets bath time just like Chaos!

She's one grumpy wet kitty. We're also working on the relationship between the cat and the dog... I am still determined that they will be buddies! Progress is good... she now sleeps in the dog's house on his bed as he tends to sleep on our bed.

We can ride the gondola to the grocery store instead of driving 5 miles. The store also has produce that is fresh and looks good. This was not a strong point at Fodder's Market.

We pick up a lot of dog poop.

Most things can be access by the gondola. Sometimes it's a pain but great for a night on the town and no one has to be a DD. In fact they have a safe ride home program that runs after the G closes for the nights we feel we may need to close a joint down.

I can now say I've had the best truffles ever-Telluride Truffles made right here in town.

We have more that 3 restaurants and bars- over 40 places to get a bite to eat here! There's even international cuisine like thai, chinese, mexican and italian. We do miss Bag burgers, D'Elies sandwiches and Gepetto's but it's hard to complain with so many options.

We don't have to wear 15 layers to go outside in January. We're down to 10 on a bad day and that's the only time we wear scarfs!

Our people aren't here. We're meeting people but good friends take time to cultivate.