Blown Radiant & Wilkes @ The Nest 13Jan19-14Jan19

Yikes, I got an alert from one of my flood sensors that it was wet in the water heater & radiant heating closet. Fortunately we were already in Summit and I immediately went down to find a leaking PEX connector and water indeed on the floor. I went to Lowe's and bought too much stuff (as insurance) to repair what I thought was wrong. The fix was completed within a couple of hours by simply replacing the 3/4" male threaded to 3/4 PEX press fit connector. Woohoo.

Once back online and again heating the Nest, Kala and I settled in to watch some of the NFL playoff games and await arrival of our good friends Tom & Leslie. We had an invent-a-cocktail I dubbed the Partysian (gin, dry vermouth, creme d' cassis, and blackberry Izze) before heading to Aurum for another gr8 meal there. Tom & Dave whipped the ladies in CodeNames upon return. Monday we hiked into the Eagles Nest Wilderness on snowshoes. Fun hike on a chilly but nice day. We went through the burn area on the way and Tom and I went to the NE side of Buffalo Mtn below the cliff, which is a 300 ft loss we had to regain (and then trod the road back to the Nest).

I also finally mounted five Joseph Tomelleri limited edition trout prints I bought a while ago. I mounted them in the "office & tying room" at the Nest. Pic is a bit dark but the mountings and prints are very cool.