Montrose and Telluride, Colorado

Jeremy and I just returned from a fabulous filled vacay to Montrose, CO to visit my brother Matt and his wife Dorcha.

They definitely know us well and planned are days full of physical activities and delish food.

Day 1: J and I went snow shoeing in Black Canyon National Park.

the nice thing about snow in Colorado is that it has sunshine to go with it

J's my junior ranger

Harley catching some rays

CrossFit Agoge

where Matt and Dorcha get their WOD's in

the first night they prepared a wonderful dinner for us...

fine wine and coffee/spice rub for the elk....yes ELK! Matt's knew passion is elk hunting with his bow.

VERY TASTY and LEAN!

Dorcha prepare Borsch (a beet soup from Poland) SO GOOD! Sad that I don't have a pic :(

we were really spoiled

love the dogs...Harley and Maggie...J can we pleeeaaaseee get one?

Day 2: Cross Country skiing at Grand Mesa...North America's largest mesa

Matt, J, Harley, Maggie, Bell and I

we almost lost the dogs in the snow

look at all that snow! Can you see the stop sign?

after 12 miles of CC skiing, a greasy spoon diner was just what we were looking for

LOOK: you can even get your wedding cakes there...sweeet, a one stop shop!

man did it hit the spot

Matt made pork ribs for a guy's night of poker at his friend's house.

Day 3:Feeding the bees and back country snow shoeing

Matt raises his own bees and gives us jars full of sweet nectar!

Next he wants to raise a grass fed cow and pigs....we'll start calling him Old McDonald

while snow shoeing the back country we came upon an old abandoned mining town

a storm rolled in and things got a little sketchy, so we decided it was time to head home

good thing J built me this snow cave to stay warm :)

Day 4: Skiing in Telluride and a Valentine's Dinner

Matt and Dorcha treated us to a Valentine's dinner at La Marmotte in Telluride

delish!

tuna and lamb...can't remember the fancy menu descriptions

Dessert: Berry Cheesecake and Warm Molten Chocolate Cake with espresso ice cream... YUM

Day 4: more skiing in Telluride

a bright and sunny day brought awesome views

the gang....J, Me, Dorcha and Matt

the town of Telluride

Matt and J enjoying a bloody mary around the fire pit

Telluride=Breathtaking (and I'm not just talking about the altitude)

Matt, Jeremy, and Dorcha hiked Bald Mountain to get to some good powder

then it was dinner at the Stryker's (Matt and Dorcha's pals)

carpaccio with fresh grated parmesean

tuna tartar salsa and spring rolls...did I mention the food was out of this world!?

boiling oil for fondue

the dippers: chicken, beef, seasoned shrimp

more ribs and more amazing cuts of beef

all in all we have much to be thankful for...

wonderful family, new friends, good memories, and full bellies

until next time...

look good, feel good, do good

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