OK, I left day 3 for quite some time... typical procrastination behavior of a typical half-Sagittarius.

First, we ended Day #2 with dinner at First Street Cafe, which was a very yummy family-owned joint on ... you guessed it... First Street. I had the Monte Cristo, which was excellent, later finding out that this is First Street Cafe's specialty ( Read more... )

Today, we got up around 8 am and had a lovely continental breakfast here at the Silver Ridge. Mike loved the mini-sticky buns, and they were indeed, yumalicious. A bit about Silver Ridge Lodge. It's a "family owned" place that reminds us of those old travel lodges in the 60s you'd pull into in the old station wagon with "wooden" panels and five ( Read more... )

Mike and I are in Salida, CO, right now, vegging at the Silver Ridge Hotel, where we're staying. This is a great little town! I had never been here before, and when I decided I wanted a little mini-break for mental health purposes, I sorta just lined up some Colorado locations I hadn't been to and pointed.... (I think Steamboat is next). Is it a ( Read more... )