In the Mountains

Two weekends ago, Charlotte and I took a little jaunt up into the Rockies to explore a bit.  We began in Breckenridge, which offers skiing during winter, and no skiing during summer.  However, they offer other events (like the beer festival we attended) that provide great excuses to visit.  Breckenridge is beautiful, and with abundant beer, everyone we encountered was in a great mood!

The main reason we attended, however, was because one of our favorite bands from New England, the "David Wax Museum," was headlining the festival.  We were very happy, because we got a great spot to watch them from!

After lots of good music and exploring, we needed some sustenance.  We found a little creperie (not that it was much of a secret-there were at least a dozen people in line before us).  There, we got a bite to eat, and then managed to catch a beautiful sunset while listening to live classical music along a river.  Not too shabby!

Afterwards, we needed a place to stay, so we camped in the nearby White River National Forest.  All the reserve-able sites were full, so we ended up stuck in a "first-come, first-serve" campground.  However, as you can see, we didn't exactly suffer! 

Anyway, after exploring Breckenridge, we returned to Laramie by way of another mountain ski town: Steamboat Springs.  While not exactly a "cowboy ski town" as it had been described to us, it definitely had a bit more Western feel to it than Breckenridge.  It's pretty darn nice in Steamboat, too!

Anyway, we had a great time exploring some new spots in our current "backyard."  However, what we really enjoy out here is the hiking, so in our next post, we'll be bringing you back to the Snowies, where we recently took our first hike to a summit above 12,000'.  It might take a few days for us to post, though-we're still catching our breath!