The weather in Summit over Labor Day WE was beautiful and we took advantage of that with a visit from Matt & Eline for several days. The kids arrived Fri for dinner and card games. The drive was a bit brutal from Denver on the busiest car travel day of the year. We kicked off outdoor activities on Sat with brief hike into the Eagles Nest Wilderness on Sat AM. Then we hit the Keystone Oktoberfest for a bit. How is it Eline knew the songs from the oompah band? We also saw CB3 at the side stage; they are a decent local blues band. Sat night, Eline's sister Valerie joined our group and we has a nice dinner of ribs, corn, and burrata/tomato salad.
On Sunday we each did a little work while the spa repair guys worked to fix a popped line. Our hot tub is in a great spot for soaking and viewing but it's a tight fit to work on it. They repaired the 2.5" line that was popped but I have to wait several days to let the motors dry before really testing the repair. Soon enough they were done and we headed over to Dillon Rez for a sailing outing. After a fun but none too wild sail (wind was pretty light and inconsistent) we stopped at ORB for a beer. We got home in time to change before hitting Bistro North for dinner. We also had a good, but kind of long, game of "Oh Shit" to close the evening... Matt somehow crushed us.
On Monday we saw Bruno & Val off to the Front Range, then had a tasty breakfast at Mtn Lion before heading over to Breck to hike along Spruce Ck up to the Mohawk Lks on Labor Day. Kala did great hiking with an injured knee ~ she rested at lake #4 a smidge while we went up a bit further to get a peak at the top cirques and the Pacific Crest of the 10 Mile Range. We did about 5 miles and 1700 ft of elevation gain. Kaes loved the hike and the water stops. It was a great hike all around and it wasn't as crowded as I'd expected it'd be, but there were folks out with us. Eline was somewhat impressed with the Crusher Too on the 4WD road and saw the need for bit more off-road worthy, 4WD capable SUV: "whoa, I'm doin' Colorado with some Coloradans." On the way home we stopped at Broken Compass for some ColoRADbros and Helter Selzter.
Monday night was a free concert at the Dillon Amp! We picked up bro Brown and saw Shaky Hands String Band first and then Blue River Grass. Both bands were good and the sound was stellar and well-mixed. Kala & I have seen these local bands on other occasions and it was awesome to see them in a bigger venue with great amphitheater sound. Matt & I did enjoy some local Steep IPAs in a can at the show ~ who knew?
Steve & I got out fishing again on Tuesday ~ we went to the Blue River below Green Mtn Rez. Our weather luck continue and we fished all morning in all sunshine. I caught quite a few 14"-18" browns while long line nymphing with Perdigon (mayfly), Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear (drake nymph), and other fall BWO nymphs.
It was a stellar long weekend all around with friends and family... the kids had a nice vacation from work, the boys got to do some fishing, and we got to hang with Eline some more.
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