Crested Butte trip; take 3.

My third trip to Crested Butte in less than 3 weeks....this valley is a bit of my home away from home. The reason for this final trip was to help inspire Howie (owner of Backcountry magazine) to consider the addition of a bike magazine which would allow all of the ski testers to go through a summer version of the ski test but with bikes.  I don't really imagine that would happen any time soon, but we really just wanted to get together and rekindle some friendships that have developed over the course of the past 4 years at gear testing.  

We have all become a bit of a family which looks forward to our winter family reunion in Powder mountain every year and were all really psyched to have the chance to spend some summer time together riding in Crested Butte and celebrating the 4th of July! Thanks to Jay and Crista for raising the bar as "hostess with the mostest".

 The girls on Reno/Flag/Bear/Deadmans for the 4th!

Pure comedy/"I am getting old" moment was when I was ordering a beer at the bar and noticed a motley crew of dudes calling my name.  I was slightly irritated and was concerned about how they might know my name; when I asked in a disconcerted voice they let out a good chuckle and had to point out that I was the teacher in high school.  They ran through their names and immediately the memories came flooding in...super fun to have those experiences and see your students growing into young adults!