Golden Day Trip

Our plan for Thursday was to have lunch in Golden with an old friend and co-worker who now lives in Colorado. We found a hike to do before and were going to tour Coors Brewery after lunch. 

The hike was a rolling meadow walk about 6 miles out and back. Nice to get out at a lower altitude.

Lunch with Kathy and Bob was delayed because Kathy’s doctor’s appointment ran late. Kathy was the office manager at my previous employer, Raskob Kambourian and subsequently worked for us at Gordian Advisors. She was great support and a dear friend. It was good to catch up.

The late lunch meant we missed Coors. We did get a picture with Coors in the background!

Dillon Farmers’ Market Friday

It does have some farmer stuff, but it is mainly crafts and food booths. The market was a place for a snack end to our favorite Summit County ride up to the Keystone ski area.

Saturday Paddle Boarding

My birthday present was pedal boarding on Lake Dillon. Pedal boards are like paddle boards, but you pedal rather than paddle to propel them – like a stair-master. It was fun because you get a good workout and they go fast. We went to the same areas as in the canoe, but this time we saw several ospreys, one nesting.

We visited an antique boat show at the marina afterwards. The most interesting was this steam powered harbor boat. It was fun chatting up the owner about the power plant.