Sunny, clear and un-hurried with no traffic to speak of and no construction backups. Being back in the mountains felt great! I'm not sure what it is, but I can feel the tension drain away during a drive like this. Here are 2 of the many pictures we took along the way. After passing through the Eisenhower Tunnel we took the Independence Pass route through Leadville where we enjoyed a nice lunch at the Golden Burro cafe. 
Leadville was a very quaint town with lots of stores and a classic western downtown just like you would expect to see. The drive up the pass was very pleasant and beautiful. When we got to Independence Pass, we saw our first snow of the season. We did not stay out and walk around too much because the paths were snow covered and it was about 35 degrees with a blowing wind. The lakes at the summit were frozen over as you can see just to the left of Mary in this picture.
This evening we headed out to our first concert with Chris Collins and Paul Swanton 
performing many familiar songs as well as a few new ones. It was a nice kick off concert, but we missed the other members of the Friends With You Band. It was nice to see many JD friends from the past.
3 comments:
Great photos Bill .
Mary looks cold in that Independence Pass photo
Have a great time.
Pat
Kinda different from our 75 degrees on Tuesday, huh? But its dropping here too....the high will be about 55 when you come home. The snow looks wonderful....there. Please don't bring it home with you :) Sylvia
Wow - a lot of snow at Independence Pass!
Glad the roads were clear though.
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