Yes, yes. We went to Breckenridge...yet again. This place is seriously our dream town. Other than the fact that it's still too far from family (which is a big factor to consider), we would think about moving here. We actually already decided to buy a house in the mountains here when we retire..haha. So, what better an excuse than our simple love for such a beautiful place to make another trip?
Well, actually a concert at Red Rocks Ampitheater was the MAIN excuse. Red Rocks is a concert venue I've dreamed of getting to see, and we found out a couple months ago that The Fray (a band Cari and I both really enjoy) was playing there. The Fray is originally from Denver, so we figured it would be a good show. We drove up to Breckenridge Friday morning and arrived early afternoon after running into some snow (and almost running into a large herd of elk crossing the road!). After a leisurely stroll around town and an early dinner at Eric's, we checked into our hotel (the Skiway Lodge -- we've never stayed anywhere else, and probably never will...it's that good). Once settled, we hit the road to Red Rocks (1.5 hr drive toward Denver). The drive was pretty bad -- lots of snow, slush, rain, traffic, etc. We still got there on time and parked and hiked up the bazillion stairs to the ampitheater. What an amazing place! The seating area is surrounded by large rock formations ("Ship Rock" and "Creation Rock"). We suffered through a few opening bands (they weren't too bad; we were just cold and wet) before The Fray rocked out the stage. They played an amazing show and we couldn't have asked for more. The sound was incredible and the lights were fantastic thanks to the fog. NO thanks to the fog, however, was our drive home. I seriously have never been more terrified to be on the road in my life. Cari was a huge help, but for about 10-15 miles (which took about 30 minutes), we were driving in fog so dense, I couldn't see more than 5 feet in front of the car. Needless to say, it was a slow process. But, we made it and passed out at 2 a.m.!
Saturday was spent enjoying Breckenridge. We woke up late, drove down to main street, walked around/shopped for a while, then ate lunch at Lucha. Cari had the best burrito she'd ever eaten, and I enjoyed a pretty amazing quesadilla myself. After lunch, we walked around a little more and then went for a drive on some of the surrounding mountain roads (which presented good picture opportunities). We went back to the hotel after our drive and Cari took a nice nap while I watched soccer, played solitaire, and enjoyed some fine Maker's Mark! :) After our relaxing afternoon, we continued into the evening by going back to Eric's and watching a hockey game, then came back and sat in the hot tub for a while and finished up the night by watching Dan in Real Life (one of our favorite movies).
We woke up Sunday and (while trying not to get TOO depressed that we had to leave soon) packed up and went to Cool River Cafe for some great bagels. Post-bagels, we shopped a tad bit more and took a few more short drives before heading home. It was an amazing trip, complete with crazy weather, great music, fantastic conversation, and enjoyment of God's beauty in such an incredible place. We're already talking about the next time we can go back!
