Let It Snow, Let It Snow (But Just In the Mountains, Please)

One of the big reasons we moved to Denver is its proximity to the beautiful Rocky Mountains. This winter, Julia and I have been taking advantage of this, using our five mountain Colorado Pass to spend most weekends blissfully snowboarding. In support of our hobby, we even decided to rent a mountain house in Silverthorne with a bunch of people Julia found on Craigslist. Already this has saved us a lot of money and time (compared to getting hotel rooms or fighting I-70 traffic to and from Denver during peak hours).

I unfortunately had to take a couple weeks off, due to breaking my rib during an epic faceplant on Keystone, but I am almost back to normal. Julia and I took off from work Friday to take a trip to Vail, where we undertook the arduous journey to the snowboarding oasis known as Blue Sky Basin. It took us almost two hours to get there from the mountain base at Lionshead Village - there were surprisingly long lines for a weekday - but it was worth it. The vastness and sheer fun of the runs makes Blue Sky a destination we will definitely revisit (but only when we get an early enough start). I told Julia I felt like I was in a surreal snowboarding video game for most of the day.

I unfortunately forgot to bring my mini camera for the Vail trip, but I do have a few photos up from some of our previous snowboarding trips. As the season progresses, I will hopefully add more pictures to that gallery.

Obama Signs Stimulus Package... One Mile from our House!

I took this camera phone picture today on our way to work, as we turned from Montview Blvd. onto Colorado Blvd. There's not a whole lot to see, but notice the black SUV parked at the blockaded entrance to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. It happens to contain a Secret Service agent - we know this because we saw her leap out of the vehicle and vigorously accost a car that was trying to enter the parking lot (She was decked out in a black suit and sunglasses, just as you might expect!).

Of course President Obama was here in Denver to sign the American Investment and Recovery Act today, but I thought it was pretty cool that he was literally performing this historic task in our neighborhood.