Opening Day!

Not really.  We had planned to go up Breckenridge for the opening of ski season.  Sadly, we have had an unseasonably warm October and November, which has prevented any type of snow-making capability, not to mention there's been almost no snow fall on the mountains.  Thus, opening day has been postponed for at least a week (and I'm betting it's going to be closer to two weeks).  Any one that had Thanksgiving ski plans will be in for some extremely poor conditions.

We left on Friday morning--Veteran's Day--and Joey wanted to do the driving.

The drive was uneventful, and we arrived shortly before noon.  We went to lunch at Eric's, and then decided on a hike.  The trail is in the shadow of a high peak, which meant is was a little chilly, and there were very small patches of snow.  First up was the quick hike to the trailhead.

Obviously there is some snow.  But note the peak in the background--all above treeline, and no snow to be seen.  Any area that gets even a modicum of sunshine has zero snow cover.  The trail criss-crossed a snow-melt river--perhaps it's a feeder into the Blue River that runs behind our house.  The scenery was beautiful.

The hike took about an hour, and we stopped for other pictures along the way.  Here's a nice one of Bode near the end.

At the end was a nice waterfall.  Bode spent some time chucking rocks into it.

Finally, a nice one of Bode

The hike was lovely, although coming down near the top was a little nervy.  The sun was setting, so it was a little dark, and some of the paths looked a lot like the trail.  A couple times we had to turn back and find the right trail.  We were never very far off the path, but I can't imagine the feeling (terror) one would feel if they realized they were lost in the woods and the sun was going down.

We had a nice weekend in Breck--spent some time swimming at the rec center, and did some work around the house.  Sadly, we watched the Auburn-Georgia game, which ended badly, which effectively ended the fun.  We came home this morning, and are just thrilled about going to work tomorrow :-)  Happy week to all.