Furnace Creek is rated as one of the '50 Toughest Courses in the USA.' At my skill level, 'tough' really doesn't mean anything: I shoot triple bogies on nearly every hole on every course, be they tough, semi-tough or easy as pie. The one positive thing that can be said of my golf game is that it's consistent - consistently horseshit. Still, I enjoy playing the game - for reasons that are becoming increasingly obscure. Terry, on the other hand, is an excellent player.
Tennessee Pass Cafe in Leadville.
Very popular, very busy, very slow.
Whilst we were golfing, Trish and Lisa did the 2.5 hour scenic/historic train ride on the Leadville Colorado and Southern Railroad. They met Terry and I for lunch at the cafe pictured above.
A typical summer morning scene in Buena Vista.
Rafting enthusiasts board old school buses towing trailers stacked with rafts.
Buena Vista and Leadville are major summer recreation meccas. Rafting and kayaking on the Arkansas River are popular, as are biking, hiking and fishing. The headwaters of the Arkansas are near Leadville. Near downtown BV, there are several little waterfalls, man-made I think, where kayak acrobats do somersaults and other stunts in runty little craft no longer than a bathtub. I've yet to figure out where they put their legs in those dinky things; they must fold 'em up like pretzels.
This footbridge spans the Arkansas River, a few blocks from downtown BV.
On the far side are a number of trails that attract hikers and mountain bikers.
Looking upriver from the footbridge.
Kayak stuntmen do their thing in those bits of white water.
You have described our little piece of heaven (oh wait, is it Limbo?) so well. We have loved having you as "next door neighbors" and look forward to many more laughs and good times!
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