Greetings from Colorado

Just a quick update from Colorado with much more to follow. Sorry the pictures are funky I'm working on a Mac instead of a PC. I've been having a good time cruising all over the state visiting friends, but primarily staying with my friend Jeb who's working in Frisco, just north of Breckenridge.

So far, we did an overnight backpacking trip in Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park. That night we got about 5 inches of snow so the trip out was beautiful.

From there, Jeb dropped me at Joe and Jennifer Gould's house in Granby, CO. They are affectionately known as the Johnsons and were our neighbors in TN. We spent the evening together and talked about all the things that have happened over the past 3 months. They showed me their beautiful 7 acre tract of land on which they will build their house over the next few years.

Back to the park to take a few pictures (below) and then to Breckenridge to meet Jeb for dinner and delicious Colorado microbrews. More microbrews. We attempted a late night sled ride down the slopes of Breck, but not enough snow yet.

Today we hiked up Shrine Mountain despite the two feet of snow in some places. We had unbelievable views from the summit (12,000 ft.), but got a little scorched by the sun reflecting off the snow. I live in Hawaii, but get sunburnt in Colorado - sounds weird but the UV radiation is probably more intense at 12,000 feet when surrounded by snow, than on the beaches in HI.



Jeb's at work now so I thought I'd shoot you an update. Snowshoeing tomorrow. More later...