Steamboat Springs

After a cluster fuck at the Southwest check in Hobby airport I managed to board my flight, scored the Exit Row Window with a B boarding pass(I will never give Southwest $15 so I can stand in front of the line instead of the middle) and arrived @ DEN on time. Collected my bag and jumped the Hertz shuttle. Went to the Hertz Gold section, picked out my weapon for the weekend and off went for my leisure 3:15 drive to my friends Sandra and John Lopez in Steamboat Springs.
The drive took 5 1/2 hours..  2 traffic jams on the I-70 .  But after the turnoff at Silverthorne... it was a beautiful drive through the valley.
John and Sandra's unit was really well appointed and laid out.  We went to town and had dinner by the river at Aurum.  The next morning John and I were picked up by our fishing guide, Luke Lowery.  He took us to a some private land on and within 15 min  I had my "Nymph" in the water and was pulling out Rainbow Trout.  I probably pulled out 10 good sized  fish in the next 4 hours.  Not bad for someone who hasn't picked up pole in 10 years...
The next day  we took life easy in the morning and hiked up to the Falls.
All in all, it was a wonderful 3 days with John and Sandra.  We always enjoy getting together.


Here are some good photos