No, not THAT one...the skiing one. We have some long time friends from our days back in Kingsville, Texas. The husband worksfor a company that has a condo just north of Durango, Colorado. The condo is at the former Durango Mountain Resort, which has recently reverted to its original name of Purgatory Ski Mountain. Today is actually Wednesday, and our adventure started on Sunday, so I have a little bit of catching up to do.
Driving up, we got all the way to Durango without any precipitation of note. Made a quick stop at the grocery store, connected up with our friends and then we headed further up the highway for the 30 minute drive to Purgatory. That's when the real weather started; by the time we got to the condo everything was snow-covered and slippery but looked beautiful.
Our hosts for the week are Anne and Mike Z., whom we met back in the USMC days. Mike and Anne were both in the Navy, Anne was a jet pilot and instructor in the same squadron as Tom. Yes, she was an early pioneer, in fact, she was the 33rd female naval aviator ever. About the time Tom retired from the Marines, Mike and Anne decided it was time to start their family, so they left the Navy and started a bed and breakfast inn in Eastland, Texas. They are a terrific, fun couple, as you might guess from their picture:
We are having a great time up here. The sun came out the next day, as you can see from the photo, and I will share some pictures of the condo and our skiers in my next post.
Looks like lots of fun -- but, I really don't like driving in that mess. Have a super wonderful time with your friends!!
ReplyDeleteI have always said, if you put me on a pair of sticks and sent me down a hill, I would fall and turn into a giant snowball that will wipe out the town ala Chilli Willie. I am not a snow bunny but I have to admit it is quite beautiful.
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