I promised Holly that if we got to Denver early, then we’d drive up to Estes Park. We did, so on Thursday, we drove up to Estes Park. We met Holly’s longtime friend Lorna who runs an Art Gallery. I really loved these clam shaped soup bowls made out of ceramic, and painted accordingly. They were so realistic and neat. I wanted to buy them, but since we are living out of boxes it was not good timing.
Lorna & Holly got all caught up, and then Lorna told us about the trailhead for the Lumpy’s-how it’s moved. After we got directions, and had finished chatting, we jumped in the car and headed over to the Lumpy’s. It was a very cold afternoon-the temps were around 30 and snow came down intermittently as we walked. The winter greyness did not obscure the beauty of the place. There is something special about the woods around Estes!
We hiked from the new parking lot to below the Twin Owls to the Sundance Buttress. It was a wonderful hike, and Holly told me stories from her climbing history here. Just below the Sundance Buttress, we turned around and headed back. The last bit of light faded away as we boarded the Subi in the parking lot. Fantastic hike!
Holly wanted to catch up with her other friend Emily, so we arranged for her & Lorna to meet us at Kind coffee shop. It was the four of us girls chatting and getting to know each other. I really liked both of Holly’s friends, and I hope to meet them again sometime.
Emily runs & climbs, so maybe she will come out with me this summer. She’s a jack of all trades, she was working three different jobs-tutoring Spanish, Landscape Consulting, and working on a Ranch (doing I can’t remember what). Anyways, she seems a very hearty and industrious gal; she is also a newleywed (exciting!).
We wanted to meet Dennis back in Denver for dinner, so we left around 7pm.