August 26 - 30 Breckenridge, Colorado (Breck as the locals call it)

September 09, 2024  •  Leave a Comment

Tiger Run RV Resort

 

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As the terrain in the valley began to change to those gigantic rock mountains, we began to see velvet green soaring peeks, rugged and awesomely beautiful, stretching into the horizon.

 

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We passed an occasional train. Why is it we act like kids when we see one???? “Look – there’s a train”! And…. the tunnels just keep on coming – they are an amazing!

 

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The Eisenhower tunnel is the longest mountain tunnel on the Interstate Highway system. It’s an engineering marvel…

 

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Here, we are at almost 12,000’ – and we’re feeling it. Man oh man – we are definitely not used to being this high up in the sky. 5000’– 7000’ no problem. The higher up we’ve gotten, we hate to admit it, but these old farts have to take it much slower. Not much hiking – a few short ones – and that was it, unfortunately.

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One of Colorado’s most popular art installations, the Breckenridge Troll is a 15-foot wooden sculpture built by Danish artist Thomas Dambo. Sitting happily in the forest less than a mile from the road, this gentle giant is easy to access and a must-see on any trip to Breckenridge.

 

 

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The nearby towns of Frisco and Breckenridge were very touristy, but neat. We walked the streets, poked in and out of stores and admired the local artistry. Being as this is a huge ski resort area; we enjoyed viewing the gondolas and slopes from afar – LOL!! Nope – Donna is not going up that steep gondola to view the area from the top!!!!

This leg of our trip was special as we got to see some longtime friends. In our past lives in Northern Virginia (Leesburg), they were our neighbors twice – yep twice!! First - when we owned our first single family home, they moved in next to us. Several years after that, we found some land, custom built a house, and they bought a lot two doors down from us and moved in. We had great times with Darrell and Susan Burkey. They moved to Silverthorne – just outside of Breckenridge in 2020. They built a beautiful home on a mountainside with views that are simply breathtaking (forgot to get pictures).

Darrell is an avid hunter and makes trips to northern Alaska every year for weeks at a time. Susan has gotten involved with training dogs for the Blind. Such great and loving peeps!!

We spent many hours at several breweries eating, drinking, laughing, and getting caught up on stuff. We’ve stayed in touch since we moved from VA in 2003.

 

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