We love going to Estes Park, to hike or snow shoe, depending on the season. This time we got to do a bit of both as there was not much snow on the ground when we arrived, but mid way through the trip we had some good snow fall.
As so often on our Estes Park trips, the elk made their appearance. This time it was a group of bulls, hanging out together and feeding. I guess that once rutting season is over, the bulls forget about their life and death fights and just chill together.
I have been a fan of Nikola Jokic for several years now - his all around style of play, magic assists and soft jump shots are just amazing to me. So I decided once Laura was fully healed from her broken leg to do a solo jaunt up to Denver to watch a Denver Nuggets home game. The opposition was the Charlotte Hornets, who played very well, but the Nuggets prevailed with all of their first team having a great game. Once the game starts I prefer not to watch it through my phone, so I don't have any pictures of the action. Highlights of the game are here. I think I spotted the back of my head in the first few seconds of that reel!
In October 2024, Laura broke her leg in a freak accident walking Bear, our family dog. Bear whirled around after being startled and hit Laura's knee with his head. The result was a compression fracture of the tibial plateau, meaning Laura could put no weight on that leg for 10 weeks while it healed. So our travel stopped for five months while Laura worked on healing and finding ways to exercise without putting weight on the leg. In short, we did a lot of swimming and pilates. I learned how to operate the chair lifts to get Laura in and out of the pool, and became a stronger swimmer myself.
Laura is now fully recovered and in training to do the Lake Geneva swim again this year. That will be in July.
