First snowfall of the season.

It snowed today! It snowed off and on all day and the high tomorrow is supposed to be 49 degrees. I would have posted a pic but I had to work today. We're huddling by the fireplace tonight - not ready for winter yet.

Finally made it to the top.

 
We finally made it to the top of Mt. Herman, a 9,063 ft. mountain that we look at every day. We drove up Mt. Herman Rd. (scary, the road is falling away) to Trail 716. It was a nice hike up but we didn't start til around noon and clouds and rain were coming over the mts. Hope to do it again on a clearer day.

Aspen yellows!

The leaves are starting to change! We drove over Cottonwood Pass to Crested Butte yesterday and the golds are starting to appear. On the way home we stopped at the Global Cafe in Buena Vista for a great meal. They even had live music (songs from the 20's and 30's), which was really enjoyable.

The Clark's finally come to Colorado!

The Clark's came to Colorado for a short visit right before Labor Day. The guys golfed at Woodmoor while Sarah and I hiked up to the Palmer Lake Reservoirs. We did drive up to the summit of Pikes Peak (a first for all of us). I had been up there once before 25 yrs. ago (pregnant with Val at the time). The drive was pretty scary on the way up but it was beautiful at the top. On the way home we did a drive thru the Garden of the Gods. Todd and Sarah celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in Aug. as we did also in Sept. Sure hope they don't wait another 25 years before they visit again.

More berries!

Elderberries are ripe now and Meredith has been harvesting them in Boulder. She found a big bush right outside her old apt. Nobody knows what they are so she picked 6 quarts. She's going to make jam to sell at a friend's bazaar this fall. She's also going to make me an Elderberry Birthday Pie.

The Butte

Crested Butte with the Sassanos

We spent a few days in Crested Butte last week with Ron and Merry. This was the only wildlife we saw while there. We walked along the trail close to town (used as the cross country trail in the winter) and went on the Rustler's Gulch Hike. Unfortunatly the wildflowers were gone and the leaves hadn't changed yet but it was still beautiful. We found Lost Lake while driving for awhile over Kebler Pass. We'll be going back in a week or so and maybe there will be more color.