First, a belated Happy Holidays, Happy Winter Solstice, and Happy New Year, everyone! I'm a bit behind in catching up, but thought I'd do so before the first month of January is behind me. We've had a terrific winter so far on the Western Slope, with one of the snowiest Decembers in quite some time. It took me until January 8th, however, to hit the slopes in Telluride, but it sure was worth the wait. Annabel and I could not have chosen a more perfect day--sunny, warm, clear and not crowded. The next day it snowed. Here's a photo of us on the See Forever Run. That's Mountain Village below, and beyond you can see San Miguel Canyon and the La Sal Mountains in Utah way in the distance. It was a great day, especially, considering it snowed the next!
It has stayed pretty cold through December and January, keeping snow on the ground at my home in Ridgway. But my dogs love it. I just strap on the snow shoes and take them in the 35-acre field behind the house or around the neighborhood, and invariably meet neighbors doing something similar, like cross country skiing. Here's a photo a neighbor took of me and my Airedale dogs, Huckleberry and Shamus, on the road in front of my house. Those are the Cimarron Mountains to the east behind us.
With the good snow prevelant everywhere, I've had a lot of conversations with friends and colleagues about their snowy past-times and adventures, some of which appeal to me, others not so much. But the exciting thing is the variety of activities in which one can participate during the winter in Colorado. So, I thought I'd list a few. Here they are:
Downhill skiing
Cross-country skiing
Snow-shoeing
Ice skating
Ice climbing (be sure to visit the Ouray Ice Park)
Snowmobiling
Ice fishing
Ice Hockey
Broom Hockey
Dog-Sled Racing
Skijorning
Bird-watching (especially the Bald Eagles this time of year)
Well, that's what I've come up with so far. Can you think of some more?
Happy winter, everyone! I'll catch up on real estate news in another post.
~Ninah
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