Riding

Of all the times not to have the camera handy . . . We are in Steamboat now, enjoying some early wintery weather. Coming over Rabbit Ears Pass, there was a nice 1/2" layer of slush on the road with the threat of more snow in the forecast. Fortunately it sounds like Denver is supposed to be hit harder than Steamboat, but anyways.

We headed up to Saddleback Ranch this morning to go for a ride over some hills, through some woods, down some hills, hunting all the while for some elk who may or may not be bugling at the time. We only saw one, but had a good time checking out the scenery and getting a feel for our horses Johnny and Chelsea. They were about as tame as couches, but sitting on a thousand pounds of animal always makes me wonder. I got a few pictures through Johnny's ears of Sarah riding, but I will have to wait until I have the cord handy to upload them. Not having had enough, we came back to our rental place to get in a mountain bike ride before the weather gets worse. I haven't ridden a mountain bike for a few years now, with the lone exception being the cross race last year. We forgot the camera which is too bad because the scenery was pretty cool even just riding on the ski hill. We were treated to some snow near the top of the hill. It was cool to ride through, especially since it was warm enough that I had to shed my arm warmers.

Vacationing is tough, I am not sure what to do this afternoon. Do we enjoy and extended cocktail hour, looking out the window at the clouds rolling in or do we head over to the hot springs for a dip as the sun sets and the snow falls? Decisions, decisions . . .