This road trip has taken us through some amazing country and its been hard to choose my favourite....however, I can honestly say I have fallen in love with Colorado. What amazingly beautiful vistas and the people have been incredibly friendly and welcoming. We have just finished up a week of hard skiing in Steamboat Springs - the Boat, as its locally callled. Steamboat is probably one of the most remote ski areas in the Rockies. Its famous for its 'champagne snow'. But what I liked about the community is that it is an old mountain and cattle town that just happens to have a great ski mountain along side rather than a holiday village that is a ski resort. So it has a wonderful mix of old timers, cattle and horse folk and international visitors. Its also a serious olympic ski training area for the US team. So its not all good time partying.
The skiing was brilliant. A fabulous variety of slopes to explore and be challenged by. We did a full six days of skiing so its safe to say my body is objecting loudly to the battering I gave it. But it has held together for me like a trooper even if its now collecting on the commitment! Such is life!!
From Steamboat through Colorado backcountry to Colorado Springs and then onto Kansas tomorrow. Definitely would like to come back to Colorado - have seen Elk, Mule Deer, Bison, Colorado Foxes, Eagles and all the usual squirrels. Beautiful part of the country......
