MY STORY

On January 20th 2010 I departed for my Colorado adventure. Final destination is Telluride, CO. My previous employer closed our Boston office on October 31, 2009 and this seemed to be the most opportune time to do something different. My inspirations are two things really. They are both movies. First is "Into the Wild", a movie about a person who leaves his life behind to pursue a life in the Alaskan wilderness and along the way he meets people that shape his life. The second movie is "The Bucket List", a movie about two terminally ill men who escape a cancer ward with a wish list of to-do's before they die. The #1 item on the wish list is "Witness something truly majestic". My adventures are not exactly similar to these movies, but underlying themes and life changing perspectives are. As far as the location, I thank my sister for that. She lived in the beautiful & remote town of Telluride for five years and met Paul there. Their 1997 wedding was in Telluride (Trout Lake). Telluride is nestled in the dramatic Rocky Mountains of Southwest Colorado.

BLOG 101

If you are new to blogs so am I. Here is an intro. The home page http://mycoloradoadventure.blogspot.com/ has all the posts (the write ups) in order and they work so that most recent is at top of the order. i.e. Day 1, my first post/write-up, is on the bottom page of all the posts/write-ups. On the left side of the blog site there is a "Blog Archive" section where you can navigate to pick and choose year, month and then specific daily posts/write-ups. I wanted to share this in the event you are new to blogs.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Day 9 - 1/28/10 - Steamboat Springs




"We've arrived, and to prove it we're here" - Proverb






THE ARRIVAL(S)

1pm - Pat C., Jon P., Steve P. and KC M. arrive - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXh3nCrG3zU


There is something about travelling with your guy friends that is....well sacred. And no, I am not talking about trips to Las Vegas or a day trip to play golf. Both of those are fun as well, but the adventure of a trip to the mountains, a cruise or a trip to the Caribbean (amongst others) are the ones I speak of. They are 4-5 day getaways, typically from Thursday to a Monday or Tuesday and you get the weekend in so that you are not taking too much time away from work. A "getaway" pass from the wife or significant other is mandatory and checking in with them every day you are gone is also mandatory. If you are lucky, this all boys getaway can happen once or twice a year. And unlike Las Vegas, the group sticks together and you remember most of it. Not all of it of course. These sacred getaways are fun, often unhealthy and memories are created and cherished. Themes develop and become the backbone of each and every day of the trip. Mostly for humor. For future trips, past themes are remembered and referred to so that the sacredness of the trip is never forgotten. I'm assuming the same would apply for all girls trips, though I have not been on one of those. And this is not to discount the beautiful memories of family trips and romantic getaways because those work in a very similar manner. Everyone loves to getaway and recharge the battery from routine life and doing it with special people in your life creates great memories.

This first day with the gang from Boston was a settling in day. Who was sleeping in what rooms, who was hungry, thirsty and/or tired from a day of travel, and finally, what did Nick know about the mountain and town of Steamboat Springs. Luckily I had done enough since my arrival to give them the low down. They are a needy group of guys. Just kidding. After bedrooms were sorted out and people settled in, catching up and general discussion were next on the agenda. Some themes have already developed, like how skiing in the French Alps would be amazing. Of course it would....in any of the Alps (Swiss, Italian, Austrian). Have you ever flown over the Alps? It's some amazing views from a plane. Another theme cannot be discussed in my blog, but is has to do with Men's Health. What I can discuss however is that Men's Health is a popular topic of discussion with this group. See our ensemble here are all in our 30's and medical issues are starting to knock on the door. Most are not serious so why not compare notes and see who's dealing with what? Whatever the storyline is, we have a good group of guys that are all comfortable around each other. And with seven guys to fit in three bedrooms, if we are not comfortable, this weekend will get us there!

After some downtime in the condo we made our way to a popular night spot on the mountain called Tugboat. It is pictured above. We had several recommendations from friends of ours and all seemed to include the Tugboat as a Steamboat landmark. Tugboat was a good tavern atmosphere with some tv's and a waitress named Kim. I think she liked us, but that is always a point of contention as the night carries on! The food was good. Lots of healthy choices with a bacon bleu cheese burger, another cheeseburger, some jalapeno poppers, some chili con queso, lots of french fries and a couple orders of baby back ribs. What a way to break in a weekend of healthy eating!

After Tugboat the group made a decision to head back to the condo and rest up in anticipation for their first day on the mountain. I supported this, but let's just say even though we made it home at a reasonable hour, eagerness was energy and the night did not end so quickly. All in good fun for the first night in Steamboat. Good night and see you tomorrow. I expect there to be some great videos of our skiing adventures in the next days to come.
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