Saying Goodbye and Coming Home

We had a great time in Breckenridge. We did a lot of skiing and enjoyed a little of the village atmosphere. Friday was the last day in the town and our only day of not skiing. It was strange to wake up and look outside at all the other people who were skiing. On the bright side, we missed the busy busy slopes that President's week brought. The lines were incredibly long.

We treated ourselves to breakfast out for the first time during our stay. We tried the Blue Moose Restaurant. It was good, prices reasonable, and a popular spot. On the way back to our room we stopped by Christy Sports to take a look around. We were shocked. Nearly 10 am and the ski rental line had at least 50 people waiting. We were thankful once again to have wrapped up the day before.

We wanted to enjoy a little more of the scenery before heading to Denver for our 5 pm flight. I took a last shot of Peak 9 from our balcony so I could enjoy it from home. Here's the panorama:

We sure would miss the convenience of stepping outside and to the lift line!

We made a last minute decision to stop by Keystone Ski Area and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area on the way out. Both were less than 15 miles away. We took Swan Mountain Road from Route 9 to Route 6. Whew! Switchbacks galore!

We got a few great pics of the view. Lovely!

My memories of Keystone are much dimmer than those of Breckenridge. I skied there with my family, but I think it was only for one year. I'd never been to A Basin before. Wow! There were several step blacks with moguls. Looked scary to me.

Done with exploring ski areas, we made a plan to stop along the way and see something else. Lunch time came when we were near the town of Georgetown, so we stopped for a bite. The town was cute, if small, and seemed to have an artsy edge. We did not do any shopping.

Lunch was at the Happy Cooker. If you know me, as you should, you can imagine what the name made me think...

 

As lunch drew to a close, our trip did, too. Denver-bound, we had to gas up the car, take it to the rental place and deal with the fun at DIA.

The return process was trouble-free. The guys at Hertz even took us to the airport in the rental car so we wouldn't to take a shuttle with all of our bags :) Our flight was delayed by an hour, so the night wore on a bit. We made it back to Northborough by 1 am.

Home Sweet Home. Kitty Sweet Kitty was purrfectly happy to see us!

 

So, that was the trip. I'll have a couple more little posts about it to wrap things up. Hope you enjoyed the recap as much as we enjoyed the trip!