Friday, January 02, 2015
Boulder for Christmas 2014
We went to visit Elizabeth for Christmas.
She lives in Boulder, and the elevation is significant - something like 5200 feet, one mile ish. It gave me a headache the first day or two, but that's pretty standard.
The second day - headaches notwithstanding - we drove to an XC ski place, Eldora, which was about 45 minutes out of town. I had to sit in back behind Bob with my eyes shut, because I knew the road would scare me - and I'd worry about slipping in the snow. Soren said, at one point - Oh, I can't believe how we've gone from no snow to LOTS of snow - which was not what I wanted to hear! not while we were driving. But, Bob got us there safely, and everyone laughed at me. Both good things.
We skiied for a few hours, and then Andrea, Bob & Soren walked around while Elizabeth and Javi skiied some more. It was a very pretty place.
Eventually, Bob drove us home - and I sat in back with my eyes closed again.
Another day, we went for a hike near Boulder. It was a pretty hike - but I had on the wrong shoes. EVeryone but me went for a 4 mile hike, I just did 1.5 or so. And, then Cait decided to look for something. So, we waited and waited and waited for her. Everyone else came back, but Cait did not. It started to snow. It continued snowing. We waited at 3 exits to the trail, and after an hour she called us - on a phone borrowed from a stranger - to say where she was. AARGH. But, after all, everyone was safe, if cold. Soren says - I'm not going hiking with Cait again unless she brings her phone!
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And another day, we went for a walk IN Boulder. Still pretty. We saw a snowman made with the 8 inches of snow that fell. And we went to "the imitation game" about Alan Turing. Very good movie. Very good snow. Very good town.
Christmas happened in there someplace. We were all together, we did things together, we had adventures together, and we all survived. What more could one ask for Christmas?
She lives in Boulder, and the elevation is significant - something like 5200 feet, one mile ish. It gave me a headache the first day or two, but that's pretty standard. The second day - headaches notwithstanding - we drove to an XC ski place, Eldora, which was about 45 minutes out of town. I had to sit in back behind Bob with my eyes shut, because I knew the road would scare me - and I'd worry about slipping in the snow. Soren said, at one point - Oh, I can't believe how we've gone from no snow to LOTS of snow - which was not what I wanted to hear! not while we were driving. But, Bob got us there safely, and everyone laughed at me. Both good things.
We skiied for a few hours, and then Andrea, Bob & Soren walked around while Elizabeth and Javi skiied some more. It was a very pretty place.
Eventually, Bob drove us home - and I sat in back with my eyes closed again.
Another day, we went for a hike near Boulder. It was a pretty hike - but I had on the wrong shoes. EVeryone but me went for a 4 mile hike, I just did 1.5 or so. And, then Cait decided to look for something. So, we waited and waited and waited for her. Everyone else came back, but Cait did not. It started to snow. It continued snowing. We waited at 3 exits to the trail, and after an hour she called us - on a phone borrowed from a stranger - to say where she was. AARGH. But, after all, everyone was safe, if cold. Soren says - I'm not going hiking with Cait again unless she brings her phone!
And another day, we went for a walk IN Boulder. Still pretty. We saw a snowman made with the 8 inches of snow that fell. And we went to "the imitation game" about Alan Turing. Very good movie. Very good snow. Very good town.
