Well to start things off sorry for not blogging since Tennessee... I've been kinda busy since then, I went to Colorado, applied for my first official job and well frankly due to this spectacular weather I have been outside all day for the past couple weeks :)
Colorado... Just mentioning te name makes me wanna get my skis out and go back!!! I had such a blast there with my dad and the Leclaire family! The first day we were there we went to the Breckenridge resort which is like the most visited Mountain in Coloado and it was AMAZING!!! The higest peak there is 12,998 feet! The chair lifts dont even go up that high, which was strange to me because I've never been to a hill that i couldnt get to the top.. So Jordan and I decided to unbuckle our skis and snowboard and climb a good 150 feet to the top of Mount Breckenridge!! Just for everybody that hasnt climbed to the top of a mountain, its probably one of the scariest things Ive ever done.. There are no steps or stairs just holes in the snow from other peoples boots...and its extremly windy and all you have to hang onto is a thin little rope... to my right was rocks and a cliff...and to the left.. a head wall that went straight down...and every step made your boots get 10 pounds heavier and it seems like they turn into ice skates because every now and again you slip and slide on the path. So that was the walk up haha the "easy" part now for the ride down, but before Jordan and I even thought about going down we had to catch our breath... 12,998 feet up and theres no trees and the air is thiner then a piece of paper and we both had on 3 layers, I thought i was gonna die!! Then once regrouped we went down the mountain...at 12,998 feet...in freaking Colorado!!!! Jordan went first then i followed, he fell and then i fell but we didn't care because we had done the unthinkable, climbed to the top of a mountain in Colorado and skied it!!!
Then the next day we went to keystone another highly visited mountain in Colorado and it was my favorite of the two. That day it as so warm that at 11,000 feet Jordan and I went sunbathing haha we were both shirtless at the top of a mountain!! My dad and I also did NASTAR which is were you race in and out of the flags down the hill, he won the best of three but I was the only one that walked away with a Gold medal :) After keystone we went shopping down the Breckenridge strip, its just like Bay Park square size and way better for shopping!!! So we went there and then we got ready to leave :( I wish i was still there right now :(
But now I have my 3 summer jobs and coming up this weekend a 3 on 3 Tourney in Crivitz to look forward to which both I cant wait for!!! Ill be working at Jumpin' Bean for the 4th year and also babysitting for Tim and Becky :) and my new job is Inspecting Properties for Lexington Homes! I cant wait!!!
Excellent post, son! I love the visual descriptions you use. I wish I would've climbed that last 150 feet up peak 9 with you; but then again I might still be there now...shaking in my boots afraid to come down!!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have been there to see you ski. How awesome!
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