Go Turtle....

So every time I drive anywhere in Colorado-other then our shopping trips to M-town- it snows. Yesterday rang true to that. I always told my parents it was a good thing I drove in every storm the first year I had my licence and this is what it was preparing me for. I did have a good drive despite the sketchy start. It was fun and I got to stop and get a great smoothie from the coffee shop in Gunni and drive by the house on Georgia Ave that I lived in for my junior year. I even got a shot of this crazy phenomenon.... the one arch McDonald's.

Yep- that's no joke. I even saw another today in Denver but had to work on my city driving skills and not take photos while shifting the truck.

In a somewhat related item the truck has mascots from our trip last spring. Here's our McD's turtle navigating for me... in my defence of my ramblings and silly pics I'd like to let you all know that Denver happens to be a bit of a drive. It would be like driving from Sugarloaf to Boston and halfway back all at once. But this is the fun of living out west in wide open spaces.

The turtle does have a bit more history as well... this winter when our dear friends from Sugarloaf came to visit Mother Nature presented them with weather challenges the whole time... snow before they left Maine, delays, lost luggage and other challenges. Chaos & I ended up driving to DIA to ensure that they would make it to see us. Of course it snowed and I drove across the state to find roads closed so I took a more roundabout way to get to Denver. Once I hit the interstate I thought I'd have smooth sailing... turns out that I went 5 miles in one hour! Our friends (who had been through a lot already) were hanging out in DIA trying to entertain themselves. Sara looked over at Farva and asked what could be delaying me. Farva explained to her that I was getting ready for a big turtle race and ensuring the rests stops were all in order for the turtles. (if you don't think this is funny then you need to get delayed in an airport or have a 6-7 hour drive take 8-9 hours!)

I'm here until Friday then I head over to Summit County and meet up with my puppy monster and Dave. Then Sunday it will be time to hop in the truck for another drive across the state. Who wants to bet it snows?

Bear Creek Falls

Today we hiked with some friends to Bear Creek Falls. We met them here in Telluride but they are Sugarloafer's too. The hike is about 5 miles round trip and the trail was snow packed. Chaos was very excited to put his pack on again today and go out to play. They have a lab named Tahoe and Chaos had fun with him.

It was another bright sunny day and we did get a bit of a sunburn but that's ok as the rest of the week is suppose to be yucky again.

The falls were frozen but still a great day to be outside. I know it looks like a snow covered cliff behind us but it's the frozen falls. The photo below is looking the opposite direction towards the town of Telluride.

saturday mornings

I love Saturday mornings after ski season. Chaos and I woke at a decent time and cuddled. We made Mu-nee Kitty cuddle too. After I've sufficiently upset the kitty I throw on my carharts and find a leash and we set off outside. Today we put Chaos's old puppy pack and went to get the mail before playtime in the woods.




The mountain closed last Sunday but someone forgot to tell mother nature as we've had snow all week. Today is the first day of full sunshine in a while.

The monster was just happy to be outside eating snow and playing. He loves wearing his pack and looks darn cute in it. We're going to get a new one soon as the old one is a bit snug in spots.
Chaos doesn't know it yet but Budo is coming to dinner tonight so I'll have one tired and happy puppy tonight plus good dinner companions and conversation. Dave went to Silverton today ski. The problem I find with Silverton is that you buy a lift ticket, ride up one lift, then hike a lot. I'd rather have a good Saturday with my monster around Camp Chaos.

off season

so telluride has officially entered what the locals call "off season". The ski area closed Sunday afternoon and many of the locals have cleared out of town for a much needed break before the summer festivals start up on Memorial Day. Camp Chaos will be staying put save a few trips on the weekends. Moving cross country is a fairly big endeavor we're not at the point where we can go on a big trip. Plus there's the fact that my job is year round.

So what do we do for fun? Well before the mountain closed we took Chaos to a street party in town where he saw his buddy Budo. They played in town park and then were cool dogs and hung out. It's not easy to get good pics of 2 puppy monsters so this was the best I did the other day...

Other great forms of entertainment include tubby time for chaos.

Awww...

Kitty therapy- no seriously I saw this on the dog whisperer- Cesar told me that I can show the kitty that the puppy is cool. We do this by making them sit near each other. This is what happens when I release the kitty.

Don't worry- no critters where harmed in the making of this photo.

Mu-nee Kitty has her fun too... we bought her a catnip plant the other day. She tried to kill it within the first 10 minutes then spent the rest of the night spazing out.

deep in the heart of Texas

I've been in Texas since Friday and can now say that I've had enough Mexican/TexMex food to last me for at least a year. I'm not a big fan to begin with but there aren't many Thai restaurants on the river walk in San Antonio so I had to deal.

Frozen Margs are another story... I had a few today with peach flavoring which were very smooth, made for a great evening in the sunshine with an old pal from Maine. I know at least one person will be a bit jealous that I also had some fresh Shiner Bock while in SA and it rivaled the Fat Tire that we had the first night.

I wish I had brought the camera so I could do some pic posting for y'all of my cheap pink cowboy hat and the river walk. It's been a pretty good trip. The ski industry is all about friends and this weekend I caught up with old one and made some new ones.... we always talk about how we're going to ski at each other's mountains but truth be told it's hard to get away during ski season so it rarely happens.

To top the trip off we found out today that Texas will be coming to Telluride next year- yee-haw!

Must jet- early flight tomorrow....