Dennis and I celebrated our 10th Wedding Anniversary today. Yay, go us!
When we were married, one of our guests bet me 100 bucks that I wouldn’t be able to fit into my wedding dress in 10 years. Of course, they lost the bet, but darned if I can remember who it was who bet me!
Drats. So, as proof, and just in case said person is reading this…you lose!
On Thanksgiving, we watched the Lions football game and then stuffed our faces with a table full of food. As proof of the awesome spread, see the above picture. We were relieved that Dan and Joan were able to join us to help consume it all. Of course, they brought some extra food with them, but this just added to the awesomeness!
What a weekend! Climbing the First Flatiron with Doug, followed up by a lovely day hike to the Crater Lakes in James Peak Wilderness with Erin and Josh. Super duper fun…I wish all weekends could all be this rad!
I met up with Josh and Erin really early in the AM. We drove in Josh’s jeep to the trail head at the Moffat Tunnel. Hiking ensued lasting several hours. We meandered our way up to the lakes and stopped briefly for lunch. It was fairly breezy and chilly, so we didn’t loiter for long.
On the hike back to the car we saw lots of people with dogs and skis heading out for the afternoon. I thought it was a bit late in the day, but maybe they were just going to be out for an hour. On the way back to Denver, we stopped at Very Nice Brewery in Nederland for a pint (or three!).
Erin is Fear and I’m Loathing. It’s a personal joke that even we don’t fully understand!
Dennis and I went to Erin’s birthday party. There were a fun assortment of people there; mostly librarians and climbers. Obviously, I felt more at home with the latter, but I was oddly intrigued with these librarians.
My aunt is a librarian, so my prior experience was a very biased sample. This collection of librarians, however, are almost the polar opposite of my aunt; young, hip, relaxed, engaging, and just a tad on the crazy side. Not to say my aunt wasn’t any of these things in her youth; there’s no way I’ll ever know!
Erin is a home brewer, so of course there was an assortment of tasty beers to try. She also had a large pot of lentil soup bubbling on the stove, a whole loaf of specially baked olive bread with a tapenade, and extremely addictive cupcakes. I found the combination of hearty fall foods really complemented the choice of beers. Well done, I say!
We stayed for as long as we could and then said our goodbyes. If you are ever invited to a party by Erin, my recommendation would be to attend. Two thumbs up!
Left to Right: Chad, Chris, Andy, David, and Slava. Leader Clare in Front!
Trip Leader Portrait
I led a CMC trip to the Whale’s Tail rock formation in Eldorado Canyon. It was a chilly fall day, but with very little wind, we’d have a super time. The Whale’s Tail formation is a good place to take a small group of people; I found that no more than 6 people is really the ideal group size.
I have climbed a bunch at Whale’s Tail, so none of the routes were new. However, Slava and I did have a good deal of fun climbing the center route in our approach shoes (on top rope, of course!).