Day Seventeen: A Taste of Durango

We woke up and spent some quality time on the Internet. Then we went to Carvers Brewing Company for breakfast. I had a tasty bloody Mary and an avocado burrito that was killer (way better than then previous night's Tex-Mex at Tequilas). Then on to a camera store to get replacement lens caps; we have managed to lose two lens caps! This time we got replacements with a clever elastic strap so the lens is physically attached to the camera.

Then Robert, David, Cooper (dog) and I went on a short hike near Molas Pass and Little Molas Lake. It was beautiful. The terrain wasn't too hard, but Robert and I were sucking some serious wind. We stopped halfway and enjoyed the view and sitting for a while. On our way down, a storm started approaching, it had some pretty gnarly thunder and lightning and it looked like the black clouds were melting into the mountains. We scurried down to the treeline and felt the first raindrops right as we reached the car. Robert picked up a book called from Dirt to Plate, all about foraging wild plants. I have read it just a little, but I was eyeing the dandelion greens with interest as we hiked.

For dinner were grilled lots of veggies, steaks and portabellas. David and Christina's friend Jolly came over to help us eat and drink and be merry. We tried to watch more Benjamin Button, but quickly retired because we were exhausted.