Crested Butte

   Hubby and I went on a day trip to Crested Butte. Nana and Papa kept the munchkins with them all day. Thank you! Crested Butte is a beautiful, fun, intriguing place. If I was a much (much) wealthier person, I would live there. There is no way to write this without sounding like a travel brochure, so I am going to do a picture post.

We started our day with a latte at a coffee shop by
day, Italian restaurant by night. This was fortunate since the
woman behind the counter told us her favorite places in town to eat.

We chose one of the places, Secret Stash, a place with killer pizza.
Our pizza was called The Notorious F.I.G. and had mozzarella, blue and asiago
cheeses, prosciutto, figs and truffle oil. I know I will be dreaming of this pizza.

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Hubby eating the amazing pizza.

Beauty! Orange poppies right outside the pizza joint.

Just a cool, old, funky place in downtown.

Hubby on an arty bench.

View as we were walking through downtown.

Heading up to Mt. Crested Butte

Today we were doubly lucky. The weather was great and
Hubby managed to take some decent pics of me.

I have no words for this.
We were on our way to Gothic.

Aspens

Just outside of Gothic.

Just past Gothic.

Another decent shot. Maybe Hubby actually is a good
photographer and I am just not generally a photogenic person.
Hmmmm....

On our way back into town. These are the trail ride "rental" horses.
They had just been turned out to pasture. A photo op that I couldn't refuse.

Again, too beautiful for words.
On our way over Kebler Pass.
This one highlights the sky and trees.

Same picture, but this one highlights the mountain.

"Hey Mom, look at the sun!"
Sorry, I needed to insert an inside joke for my Mom.
The rest of you can just enjoy the splendor.

The roads were clear, but there was still a lot of snow on Kebler Pass.

Silvery Lupine and Yellow Peas

Yellow Avalanche Lilies