up on a mountain in breckenridge
The last four days with Kristin and Nathanael in Denver have been really fun. For family, we really don't see them enough so it was especially nice to have them show me around their stomping grounds.
breckenridge and hanging with Ali DeJohn
Friday Kristin and I went to Breckenridge to meet up with Ali DeJohn and see the area there. We had coffee with the creator of The Makerie along the river that runs through the town. Ali and I quickly realized that we had actually met before at Squam Art Workshops in New Hampshire in 2009. It was really nice to catch up and talk about the respective ventures we have launched since we last saw each other: her retreat, The Makerie and my website, Seek Your Course. I always find it inspirational and refreshing to swap notes and thoughts about the arts world with fellow entrepreneurs in this small but growing industry.
After seeing Ali we decided to check out the town, including the gondola that goes up to a bunch of fun attractions. Unfortunately we just went and went without our sunscreen, water, or food. So of course we are both pretty sunburned and spent more money on mediocre resort food than I care to admit. But we had the best time.
kristin!
Once up there we bought lift tickets to go up to around 1200' and then decided to hike a little higher even. The view was stunning. I felt like I should have been singing Sound of Music or something...and my altitude sickness had gone away thankfully. It was just the best.
escapades on the mountain
the amazing part: we hiked the super steep dirt road in skirts and these! we're tough like that.
Once back in Denver we met up with Amy Blum of Live It To The Full for a drink. Thankfully I realized while in Colorado that she lived in Denver. So nice to actually meet her after talking over email about Seek Your Course. Live It To The Full has been listing their ecourses on Seek Your Course and I am thrilled to have them enthusiastically involved.
Colorado is drier and flater than I expected. This raises the debate in my head about which would make me happier: lush green with lots of rain or dry dust with lots of sun? I really loved the variation and combination of Oregon...the intense green of the coastal area and the dry high desert, so close together. When I traveled to Oregon I didn't realize it was an exporter for nursery and landscaping plants. I did know it was a big fruit-growing area and driving through fields of fruit trees and wineries was blissful. I guess the secret is kind of out: I am in love with Oregon. And frozen yogurt, btw.
frozen yogurt...mine with fruit and kristin's with candy. good times.