Making it up the pass

At Breckenridge's Art Festival we were very pleased with the quality of the art.
Much much higher quality than many we have seen. 
Make a stop if you are in the area next year around this time.

But, it was time for us to go. Even in retirement there are things to do and appointments to keep.
So we put the pedal to the metal and climbed Hoosier Pass, at over 11,000 feet.

Our dog Dallas, who likes to run next to me as I bike (in Texas' flat country),

couldn't understand why we were in such a hurry, 

when we could have used our bikes to make the climb, like this young fellow.

We were not even tempted to try it, though. 

So we drove on south past South Park (yes of TV fame)

and made one last night's camp, on the east side of the Collegiate Peaks.

They are a series of mountains, each over 14,000 feet high.

Most familiar to you might be the names of: Mount Oxford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia.

But there are 4 other Fourteeners for you to climb here, if you wish.

So, we took in the sunset reflecting on the clouds to the East

before resting, then hitting the road once again, and heading to the cabin.