His fame keeps growing…………….

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This picture appeared along with an article in the local daily paper, The Montrose Press  a couple of weeks ago.    He's known around the PB crowd as a generous and very nice coach.    Now, if all that advice would rub off on his wife.     He plays almost everyday unless we are hiking or jeeping.

Earlier in the week, we headed out on an "exploratory" hike with Jessica and Lynn.    The hike was recommended by the Silverton Visitor's Ctr and had not been done by the Hiking Club.    So we went along to see if it was worthy to be added to our extensive list of day hikes.       Near the trailhead, we came across this car outfitted with a metal skirt.     Can you guess why?      Marmots !!     They crawl up into the engines and eat the wires and rubber stuff.    The HC has had to avoid certain hikes due to the history of packs of marmots causing large problems.  

Much of the hike was following animal trails along the mountain.   We started above 11,000 ft on a beautiful sunny day.    The barely visible path was narrow and a bit rocky as it wound along.   Our destination was 2 alpine lakes.    But at times, we had to bushwhack our way in dense brush, grasses and bushes.    Could have used a machete !    We did have a guide book and it did say that the trail disappears frequently.  

We saw numerous waterfalls below us and eventually came to this steep climb.    Jessica and I opted to take advantage of a nice log and have lunch while the guys continued upward.   They found the lakes but said they were not worthy of the climb.  

A group vote decided that the trail was not worthy of inclusion in the Cobble Creek Hiking Club.    But it was a nice outing…. we saw a lot of evidence of elk and I'm sure they saw us but we only saw a marmot.  

On Sunday, we drove over to Crested Butte for an art show.    It is almost a 2 hr ride but pretty and we had never been there.     The town has preserved it's quaint , vintage 1800's  buildings.    It has a western feel and altho I didn't capture any of it with my phone, it was a delightful way to spend a few hours.    And all we bought was lunch.   The art show was very high end.    There is another one this weekend over in Ridgeway that we will have to check out.    Crested Butte is known as the "Wildflower Capitol" but they were fading .  

We came back a different way, thru Kebler Pass , known for the largest stand of aspen in the world.     It just goes on and on for miles.    I'm told that in the fall, when the leaves turn, the traffic is bumper to bumper.  










I'm still trying to get decent pictures of the house and the landscaping.    Still no grass but he promises by Monday……..
Stay tuned……..