A Frisco Weekend

The city of Dillon sponsors a concert every Saturday evening in the summer (used to be Friday AND Saturday) They were held at a beautiful amphitheater overlooking the lake with the sun setting just after the start. Those who have joined us here are sure to remember. Things have changed this year. The amphitheater is being completely renovated so the concerts are held at a nearby baseball field. We weren’t sure it would be the same experience, but we went anyway Saturday. The turnout wasn’t as good (could have been the band or the rains earlier in the evening) but, there was some of the same atmosphere. People brought picnic dinners, lawn chairs and kids. Dogs had to stay outside the fence. It was fun to see people, old and young, dancing. No sunset views this time – facing the wrong direction.

Frisco has a street art fair a couple of times in the summer. Last year we bought a painting that Lauve admired and hangs in her office. This year we bought a Damascus steel kitchen knife with a buffalo horn handle made by JB Eagle Custom Knife maker, Brent Nilson from Boulder, CO.  It is so good looking that we will enjoy it even if it doesn’t cut!

 

We went to rent kayaks on Lake Dillon and found only canoes were immediately available. After our Snake River canoe problems, we were reluctant. All went well though, and it was a beautiful morning.

John and Jeaninne Thompson from Durango, who we saw on the way up, came to spend two days with us. We biked both the Keystone and Breckenridge routes with them. John is an experienced rider and Jeaninne has a great start in the sport. We had fun. Then they hosted a delicious dinner at the Blue River Bistro in Breckenridge. With similar interests, they could be future travel companions.

Today we did the signature climb here in Frisco – Vail Pass. From our condo it’s 12 miles one way, 1600 feet of elevation gain ending at the 10,700-foot pass, all via a perfectly built bike path. The climb up is a bit of a grind, but the pace allows time to appreciate the flowers and meadows. The decent is thrilling and exhilarating with sweeping turns and few other riders.