Telluride

Telluride is by far my favorite mountain town in Colorado and fall is my favorite season in the mountains.  Put those two things together, add in my family, and my closest friends, and I’m one happy girl!

Megan’s boyfriend , Ben, was gracious enough to share one of the mountain properties that his company owns with us for the weekend.  We packed the whole Denver village into a three bedroom condo and had an amazing time full of fun. 

We all took off of work on Friday to make the six hour drive to Telluride.  We arrived just in time to walk around the village in the afternoon, make a grocery store run, and settle in for the stay.  My best friend Lindsey Springer was also in town for the weekend from Los Angeles with a group of her friends from California.  We decided to meet up downtown for happy hour.  

Chance has become much more comfortable with gondola rides.  Thank Goodness! 

Ian loved playing with my camera and went around the entire evening taking photographs of all of our friends on the patio.  

Lauren and Katie decided not to go to happy hour and surprised us with a mexican feast when we arrived back at the condo.  We spent the evening in enjoying each other's company and good food.  

Ian and Chance played so well together.  The best part of the day was bath time in the giant jacuzzi.  Chance was fascinated with the bubbles.  

We all called it a night early and snuggled in for a full night of sleep so that we could explore the mountains the next day.
Can you believe the view from the living room?  I could have definitely decided to live in that condo for the rest of my life.  

On Saturday morning we split off into groups for exploration.  The Colorado boys divided themselves between the mountain bikers and the fly fisherman.  The girls met up with the California kids for a hike to blue lake.  Thanks again to the California kids for waiting around for us so that we could hike with you.  I don't know if it was the view or what, but we could not seem to do anything quickly on Saturday morning.  

I'm so glad that we finally made it out though.  The views from the hike were amazing and it was so fun to catch up with everyone on our long hike up the mountain.  Jeremy and Justin were invaluable and helped me carry Chance the entire way up and down the mountain.  The hike was 5 miles round trip and straight up which took us most of the afternoon. I could not have taken Chance without help. 

 

Chance loved throwing rocks in the lake and immediately asked where all of the ducks were.  Poor guy didn't understand that ducks don't like being 13,000 feet above sea level. 

 

We had to hurry back after the hike to shower up because our beloved K-State Cats were taking on North Texas and we all wanted to cheer them on.  We made snacks, played games, and cheered the Cats on to a win.  

Chance loves giving TOUCHDOWN high fives!

After the game we had everyone over for a huge pasta dinner and drinks.  

We all talked for hours and had a blast spending times with our friends.  

There was a lot of girl talk happening around the fire and a lot of old memories to discuss.  

We decided to spend the day on Sunday in downtown Telluride. 

We took the gondola down again and explored all of the little shops in town.  We spent a few hours  with the Springer's at the house that they were staying in downtown.  It was fun to spend the afternoon lounging around and taking in the scenery.  

I'm always sad to leave Telluride.  I hate that all good things must come to an end.  

Until next year, Telluride, stay beautiful.