Happy St Pat's Day ~ Oro Grande Views & Brews 17Mar19

Kala & I set out from Tenderfoot TH off #151 and enjoyed awesome views across the reservoir ot our homestake at the base of Buffalo Mtn/Gore Range/Eagles Nest Wild. Wow what a great day.

After recovering from the outing  we hit Baker's and shared an afternoon with excellent corn beef and cabbage (2nd to last plate) and many of Cory's fine brews... hosted by the brewer himself at our station - GR8 outing.

Soon, A Has-Been 18Jan19-22Jan19

Probably not but the juxtaposition of the timed notions in tight verse strikes me. I was fortunate to enjoy a day of a fresh 6" at Breck with DD before MLK WE. So cool we turned it into a dubl date at Aurum that night - so fun, so tasty... DD & I sampled nearly the entire happy hour of 1/2 price totties as we dined fine in one of the coolest new spots in Summit. No team pics.

Kala & I hit the trails on a nice Sat AM but soon encountered overcast and snowy conditions up on Peru Ck. NP... what a great outing on a somewhat clear trail given MLK. Remarkable electric buzz conducting the snow on the way back down on power line. Though, one of Kala's Atlas 825 snowshoes failed (bad design anyway) on the way back to the car and we spent a couple hours on the next day grabbing some of the best mtn shoes in the offing, 2018 Atlas Elektra Serrates. Yeah, 2019 colors were better for Kala ~ but not $100 better.

Sunday was a day inside avoiding the crowds on the slopes, and enjoying two gr8 OT NFL games. Bummer about the PI mis-call resulting in a Saints loss - and the inability of Andy Reed to clear the hurdle against the GOAT. Mon we had appointments and fun together inside but Tue, I got back out there and partook of a weak 5" in at Keystone. Super freakin' cold this day but good enough for another 15Kft of vert. I tried Citrus Mistress and a spa soak with both pumps running.

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.