Leaving South Dakota we went through a small part of Wyoming. As a third grade project, Mark had to pick a state and study up on it. This required writing to the Wyoming Chamber of Commerce for literature about the state and for a map. Nearly 60 years later he couldn't find the map or info anymore so we just rushed through. Actually we think it had more to do with the cold weather and the fact we were heading to meet friends in Vail.
We stopped for the night in Longmont, then continued on to Vail after resting a day. We met Danny and Yvonne in Palau. Actually Danny was our Advanced Diving instructor. They have a sailboat that is now in the Philippines and they usually work the summer seasons in Alaska so we touch base pretty often. During Covid they were forced to stay in the PI for over a year during lockdown so their cruising kitty took a bit of a bashing. They got back to Alaska just before the summer season in Alaska. Pauline did get a chance to meet up with them there. They have rental property in Vail and one was becoming available so they decided they best work the winter season as well to help top up the tank before going back to Talkeetna to do their normal season.
We had a blast catching up and having them show us the sights. Neither of us ski anymore but the Vail area has a lot to offer for the non skiers too and it is certainly a pretty place to hang out. To normal people it seems like an outdoor music fest in the winter would seem strange but in Vail it seems normal and there was a surprisingly large crowd the night we attended.
They also took us out for steak dinner up in Leadville which is supposedly the highest incorporated town in the USA. Great steaks in a bar built in the 1800's. The menu is incredibly short, the content is hard to beat.
After Vail, we stopped for the night in Durango thus crossing our outbound track.
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| Danny and Yvonne |
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| Vail |
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| Vail |
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| Us at the bus stop |
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| Beaver Creek Ski Resort |
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