Steak 'N Shake

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Winter has finally come to Colorado. The temperatures are finally on the cold side. It snowed in Denver the day before Thanksgiving. Unfortunately for the mountains, it wasn’t the huge storm that is needed. Snow is badly needed for the ski resorts and next summer’s water supply. Despite the snow conditions, I went skiing with my friends Mark and Kathy at Copper Mountain. The skiing wasn’t too good. The conditions were pretty icy. Furthermore I had boots that were cutting off my circulation and skis that would not stay on. Fortunately someone stopped on the slopes and adjusted the bindings for me; otherwise I may have had a long walk down. Even though the skiing wasn’t good, the terrain was gorgeous.



A view of I-70 from the slopes of Copper Mountain






Mark & Kathy at Copper Mtn. Resort









Me at Loveland Pass. This was a side trip on the way back to Denver.





After getting back to Denver on Thanksgiving, I went over to Mark and Kathy’s for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner of steak & baked potatoes. Well maybe not so traditional. But who wants turkey when you can have filet mignon.

The lazy bug hit on Friday. I got up with intentions of going hiking until I looked out the window saw that conditions were less than ideal. So I found myself on the couch eating cookies and I watched football and movies most of the day. On Saturday, I did get out for a short hike before the football games started. I did a short loop in the Mt. Falcon Open Space Park.


A view up Bear Creek Canyon from Mt. Falcon Open Space Park.




Georgia beat Georgia Tech as expected. The game was a little sloppier than it should have been though. Unfortunately for the Dawgs, Tennessee barely took care of business against Kentucky. So no SEC Championship game for Georgia this year. Maybe they can make the National Championship game in this crazy year. The Dawgs are ranked number 4 in the BCS Rankings. If Missouri loses in the Big 12 Championship game and if West Virginia loses to Pittsburgh next week, Georgia could end up playing Ohio State in the National Championship game. This year just cries for a playoff. Regardless of how the season ends up, there really isn’t a clear-cut number one and two team. But then there never really is since there isn’t a balanced schedule where everybody plays everybody.

After watching some soccer on Sunday, I went for a hike at Alderfer/Three Sisters Park near Evergreen. I did the Mountain Muhly Trail. There was still some snow on the ground, which added to the beauty. For the most part, I had the trail to myself. That doesn’t happen too often.


Me with The Three Sisters (The mountain) in the background