Sunshine

After four days of intermittent clouds, rain and thunder, the sun came out today. Here is a video (below) that shows the panoramic view from our deck, beginning with the Never Summer Mountains to the right, moving through the large horse farm across the river (you can't quite see the big red barn), and traveling downstream where Callae and Ed's rustic cabin borders the stream. Their family's cabin, and their small green cabin, are off-screen to the left. That sound you hear is the rushing Colorado river and one of the main reasons we chose this lot.

We've resumed our usual work schedule, which is a little odd since both our jobs revolve around Eastern time, so we start the work day at (Colorado time) 8:00 a.m. and finish around 3:30 p.m. Despite the weather, it has been wonderful to be here, and to have a respite from our hectic schedule in Chapel Hill with all the driving to and fro.

We're gearing up for our first hike of the year on Saturday, a little over 7 miles round trip up the North Inlet Trail to Cascade Falls. With the Spring run-off, they ought to be spectacular. Photos to follow. Joe has also resumed bread making and tomorrow will bake his first loaf of high-altitude bread.

We had a scare earlier this week when Maddy was throwing up all day, 8 or 9 times, and in the evening, Michael rushed her off to an emergency appointment with a vet in Granby. Turns out she was exhausted, stressed from the trip out, and suffering from altitude sickness. The vet gave her a shot and she's fine now. Michael made an interesting connection with the vet, who owns horses, and also told him her practice partner has Dutch Warmbloods and at one point owned a Grand Prix jumper. He may find a way to include horses in his Colorado life as well.