Morning in Mountain Village

Morning in Mountain Village
Originally uploaded by Mitch Chapman.

Dave made the reservations for our stay in Telluride Mountain Village, and he put us up in a real hole: the Mountain Lodge at Telluride.

Our balcony opened up to spruce and aspen and a mountain stream. The free gondola into Telluride passed quietly through the trees a few feet away.

Maybe "hole" isn't the word I'm looking for.

In Molas Pass

In Molas Pass
Originally uploaded by Mitch Chapman.

Ken and Dave came out to visit last week. We drove up to Telluride via Durango-Silverton-Ouray.

We'd hoped to climb Mt. Sneffels. If it hadn't been for Suzanne and the Bronco, Camp Bird Road might have been enough to stop us.

As it was we reached the saddle, about 600 ft below the summit. By then we'd experienced a little light rain, pea-sized hail and some distant thunder. The long views showed a couple of thunderheads coming our way, so we decided to try again another time.

This was our first attempt on a Colorado fourteener. I bet it won't be the last.