Today Brian and I drove up to Breckenridge and Keystone to get a taste of the ski towns in summer. We had a fine lunch at the Breckenridge Brewery, and rode the gondola to the top of Keystone where Brian showed me his favorite ski trails. At night we saw a reggae band in Aurora that his childhood friend Brenden from Pleasantville, NY plays percussion in.
Fresh mountain air
on the way up to 9600 ft
Eisenhower Tunnel
 
Frisco is first mountain town we go through
 
 
 
 
Breckenridge, CO 9,603 ft
 
lots of trails in town
 
lots of shopping also
this crepe cart is always packed
 
our lunch stop
inside the Breckenridge Brewery
view from upstairs balcony
peaks are over 13,000 ft tall
lots of new construction going on in town
creative use of old skis
 
a last look at the little town of “Breck”
on to the resort of Keystone
lodging, dining, shopping, skiing all in one place
 
lots of downhill bikers on the goldola
and away we go!
 
 
lots of construction going on here
 
 
 
chair lift runs alongside gondolas
 
we get off at 11,640 ft
Brian has a season pass to ski here
yeah, that’s me on snow!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
the Powder gods totem
this Bud’s for me!
Lake Dillon
it’s windy up here
ski trails
riding down
rider on trail
the resort is huge!
all new, no signs of a recession here
 
there is a wine festival tomorrow
Lake Dillon
Denver skyline
Brian just asked Brenden to be one of his groomsmen
TARRIII reggae band