I’m hoping that this will be the last time I bring up Colorado this month, but there were a few notable pictures that I left out.
These are the world-famous Maroon Bells. Their beauty, symmetry, and accessibility are reasons for these being among the most photographed mountains in Colorado. More specifically, they are North (the one in front) and South (the one in back) Maroon. They are both fourteeners, and yes… I’ve climbed them. In fact, when you do the traverse from one peak to the next, it is called “Ringing the Bells.”
This is the Crested Butte-famous Camp 4 Coffee. I haven’t tried all the coffee spots in town, but I would be surprised if any were better than this. Whenever we stay in the Butte, a trip here is mandatory. Usually, several.
This should-be-famous puzzle provided a distraction and respite when the Chino kids had gotten their fill of outside for the day. The pieces were annoyingly uniform. As often happens with puzzle-making in our family, there comes a time when most everyone loses interest, save one. And that One labors long into the night becoming increasingly frustrated as each hour passes. Eventually though, I… I mean, the One utters, “It is finished!”
Posing with the moose are the someday-famous Ben and Simon.