July 4 - 7: Telluride

We came to Telluride on July 4, for a couple of days of pre-Geeber week with the Clusters.  

Wednesday, July 4

the plane from Denver to Telluride - holds 19 passengers

art festival - they had artists stationed all over town for a week painting the local scenery. Then they displayed their work here. 

waiting for "popovers" - a close relative to donut holes, but with toppings like nutella, raspberry sauce, or jalapeno sauce with havarti cheese inside

the lady making popovers on the sidewalk

Thursday July 5 - my birthday!

we took the gondola to Mountain Village
Josh took a ride on a bungie-trampoline

Josh went as high as he could

Fletch and Helen at the lunch spot next to the bungee court

Sam and Ted back in town

Ted and Fletcher made calzones - here is the dough early on

Helen and Sam watching a movie streaming from the internet

wizwar

the calzones were popular, then we ate make-your-own sundaes with home-made chocolate sauce

Friday July 6

walking over the creek near Town Park

Fletcher and Tricia

cute painted houses at the edge of town

on the Idarado trail

the power plant at the top of the valley was the second AC power plant in the world

We went to the Friday farmer's market and artists' fair

They are serious about their artisan meats

You can stock up on an elk or buffalo here

self-portrait with cell phone.
Wearing the new glass necklace from the artists' market

Saturday July 7
We took two gondolas up the frisbee golf course in mountain village.
We called Carol and sang her a belated happy birthday from inside a gondola.

Sam at the plaza by the gondola station in Telluride

Ted throwing off at the first tee

self-portrait on the frisbee golf course - I am starting to enjoy taking these

We were rained out for a while, but eventually we came back up and finished the course. It's a blast playing up here on the ski slopes. The downhill throws fly forever.