Glorious Sunshine at Steamboat Springs

     The snowflakes have taken a break and we woke to an intensely blue sky this morning.  I think that it is the perfect day to get out and about and take some pictures.  The skiers are excited to try out some of the areas that are hard to ski when it is so foggy.

    Rick's shoulder continues to improve - hopefully this means that he will not need surgery when we get home.  We took his lift ticket to the administration area to get reimbursed but discovered that the group leader needs to deal with any changes to group tickets.  Still, he should get back the cost of the days that he couldn't use the lift ticket.  A big rebate at western ski area lift ticket rates!
    I drove Rick to see some of the local sights and jumped out frequently to take pictures.  The snow is so perfect it looks like a movie set or my Christmas village on the fireplace mantle.  I feel sorry for Rick who would so like to be up on the mountain enjoying this perfect ski day. We went back to the historic "Brooklyn" neighborhood across the river, which I discovered used to be the red light and saloon district in Steamboat's early days - situated on the "other side of the tracks."  Rick's highlight was our stop for lunch downtown - he got tired, but at least he got out for a while.
    The rest of the day was quiet - grocery shopping, doing dishes (not all of our condo mates put their dishes in the dishwasher) and cooking dinner for the two of us.  I don't mind the peaceful relaxation - it has been a busy time for us this fall and winter.  I just wish that it was a little less icy so walking was easier, but this IS winter in the mountains.  "Sleighbells ring, are ya listen'n?"