We took the pups + Bentley (Becca's chocolate lab) on a walk around what used to be Lowry Air Force Base. Along the path were signs warning us of coyote (wonderful) attacking small children and dogs during twilight and dusk. As the day warmed the winds picked up and we were blasted by the dirt on our route. After our exfoliating walk we threw the ball for the pups in the soccer fields. If you haven't had the luxury of watching Bentley fetch yet, you're missing out. He could make the grumpiest person laugh. He runs full bore after the ball with no concern on how to stop. After a successful or unsuccessful snag of the ball he will tumble end over end for another 5-10 ft, eventually coming to rest on his belly, and he does this every time - It's hilarious.
Anywho...before hitting the road again we (Steven) washed off the mass amount of bug guts on the front of the car and we brought Becca some left over 12 Bones (after enjoying some ourselves) and got a tour of Alameda where we had to do the gratuitous photo shoot with the new Dr.
Finally, we were off to Breckenridge. That was probably one of the prettiest drives ever. The Aspens were golden, the mountains surrounded us and we went through the Eisenhower tunnel (continental divide) that was probably a mile or more long (the geek in me loved it)!
FINALLY! We took the exit to Breckenridge. The town itself only takes about 5 minutes to drive through and reminds me of Biltmore village. All the buildings were built in a mountain theme, there were no huge signs, and everything was just quaint. The house we rented is actually in Blue River 5 miles south of Breckenridge. It's called the Living Life Lodge and it's perfect. It's huge for what we need but it has everything you'd want in a mountain home. It has a huge master bedroom with a huge master bathroom with a friggin steam shower! It has more light switches than you'd ever know what to do with and every room has a window that was specifically positioned to take in the beauty of the neighboring mountains.
The dogs were so happy to finally be done driving. Masi snoozed...
And the other two chewed.
After settling in we finally opened up the last wedding gift we received from Matt and Erin. Inside we found something so awesome, only a picture could express how pleased we were.
On the left we have Matt's tasty Kiwi Wit and on the right a traditional Mead! Thanks Matt and Erin!
That first night, the setting sun behind the mountain outside the living room window was absolutely beautiful. Little did I know, a few days after I took this photo I would be summiting this very mountain.
That is Quandary Peak, one of Colorado's 53 14ers (a mountain who's peak is over 14,000 ft). While taking pictures I discovered the first night that places in the rockies have two sunsets; the first when the sun drops behind the mountain peaks and the temperature drops by 5 degrees instantly and the second when the sun sets completely and the temperature drops another 5-10 degrees.
-Liz
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