What we did at Sarah's

Wednesday was recovery day and we just hung out at the lovely house, though we did go to Breck to get a cuppa at Clint's. Wednesday night we had an inch of snow, so that gave me a chance to try out my new Sonny A55 camera, my first venture into the world of SLR photography.
Thursday afternoon we explored Fairplay and had cup of coffee/tea in one of the many cafes and did a bit of shopping in the local Food Market store.
Friday we took a trip across the Boreas Pass route from Como into Breckenridge. It is a washboard road trail which is full of the history of the area, mining, ghost towns and railroads. As well as having breathtaking views of the Continental Divide, which it crosses at the Boreas Pass. At one time this route was the only way to get into the Breck, Vail, Leadville area, so was very important. It is now largely abandoned, with just a few bits preserved. This was a round about way to get us into Breckenridge to meet Sarah and Brianna for tea at Erics Downstairs, which was fun.
On Saturday we all went Ready Steady Fire to paint some pottery, that was great fun and needed a lot of patience and concentration.
On Sunday we decided to make a day of it and went to Pike's Peak, near Colorado Springs, to take a ride in the cog train which goes right to the top. 14,170 ft, with magnificent views all around of the Continental Divide to the West, New Mexico to the South, the plains to the East and Denver to the North. Fabulous, but cold. On the way in the train we got a good view of that fascinating but rare plant - The Bristle cone Pine. The one we saw by the railroad was said to be 2000 years old.
Monday saw us take a trip up to Silverthorne to give Sally a fix in Carters.
That was our week in Colorado, for a quiet week to start our vacation it seems to have been quite busy. We had a great time.