spoiled rotten

So i'm back in town. Deb & i just spent 3 days up in the mountains for real. We haven't had a lot of vacations together, just the two of us, but we made up for it in spades. We stayed in a cool little mining town called Idaho Springs for two nights. Wednesday night we saw Death Cab for Cutie at Red Rocks, incredible show. The opening band, Rogue Wave, was also terrific to see. If you haven't seen or heard of Red Rocks, it's an immense natural outdoor amphitheater; truly a wonder to behold, let alone a place to watch an emo band.

The next two days we spent biking some of the most incredible mountain bike trails. For what it's worth, the Alderfer/3 Sisters trail is rated #16 in the country, and Elk Meadow is rated #93 in the country...can you imagine? We literally stopped every once in a while to look at each other and ask, we live here?

That was essentially the mood of this trip: what would have been a just-fine, relaxing vacation away for a little biking, was overwhelmingly enhanced by the fact that we live in what has to be one of the most amazing places on the entire planet. We drove less than two hours and got to be immersed in everything Colorado is. That's pretty awesome.