I got an email on Tuesday cancelling my Thursday work shift. I already was off on Friday. My husband and I were planning to drive to
Bloomfield, NM (in the
Four Corners area) for the weekend to celebrate my daughter's birthday and wish her and her husband well as they depart for a new home and new jobs in Colorado next week. My girlfriend, Cathy, called from
Breckenridge, Colorado. She was there for a week amid the gorgeous fall foliage all alone in a 2 bedroom condo. I asked her if we could come up Thursday and we were off on a ROAD TRIP!
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Golden Aspen among the pines |
Ron and I drove to
Espanola, NM, then north on
US 285 to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The aspen were already golden in the mountains north of the
San Luis Valley. We oooh-ed and aaaw-ed our way through
Poncha Pass and past
Salida in the
Arkansas River Valley. We headed up
Colorado Hwy 9 to
Fairplay, CO, over the
Hoosier Pass and down into the valley where the town of
Breckenridge is at the base of the
Tenmile Range.
The autumn foliage was astounding. The skies were deep blue and the temperatures were in the 70's...a perfect fall day!
We enjoyed a nice dinner out at the
Ember Restaurant. They feature an
artistic menu.
I was enjoying the
Softshell Crab Slider appetizer with chapoline guacamole with crunchy little garnishes on top when Cathy told me they were crickets. They were good! We spent the night at her vacation condo and caught breakfast at
Daylight Donuts.
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French Ridge Condominiums |
We headed for Mary and Matt's house in Bloomfiled, NM via Leadville, Colorado.
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Heading west from Frisco, Colorado to Leadville via I-70. |
Mary and Matt have bought a home in Grand Junction, Colorado and are moving there next week.
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Matt and Mary's new home |
He will be working for the same company (
Auto-Chlor), different franchise. She is now District Manager for
Starbucks covering the
Western Slope of Colorado, including Durango, CO and Farmngton, NM. We drove up to
Hesperus, Colorado to the
Kennebec Cafe & Bakery for dinner. Mary's Dad, Mark, joined the celebration of Mary's 31st birthday. Delicious dining.
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Mary and Matt |
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Ron and Matt |
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Mary and her father, Mark. |
The next day, Ron and I headed home to Albuquerque. The road trip was 3 days long and approximately 950 miles of driving. A great little fall getaway!
Fall getaways with all the color are just great. We miss Colorado now that our son and family moved to Arizona...
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