Winter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First Moon of the New Year<\/p>\n
Gabe, Jen, Kate and I settled into the Nissan rental for our trip to the zoo.\u00a0 We headed down the boulevarded Martin Luther King to Colorado, took a left, south, and followed the signs to the zoo, not far away, especially not far away compared to the zoo…<\/p>\n
This entry was cut short by the call from Jen to go pick up Jon.\u00a0 The zoo faded into the afternoon as Jen and I drove out Hwy 70 into the Rocky Mountains, crossed Loveland Pass and dropped down its far side to the Arapahoe Ski Area or A-Basin as skiers here call it.<\/p>\n
The clouds had an unreal rose and gold tint and the mountains in front of them looked like a movie set.\u00a0 We drove up Loveland Pass behind a gasoline tanker truck and descended in 2nd gear.<\/p>\n
Denver traffic coming and going from the mountains during the snow months, especially on weekends, can resemble a good-old fashioned Chicago rush hour, but this particular evening the road had plenty of space.\u00a0 Ruthie and I scooted home ahead of Jon and Jen.<\/p>\n
On the way out I noticed several vehicles with Co-exist bumper stickers, a sure sign of paganism.\u00a0 Made me feel good.<\/p>\n
Kate says Jon’s head knock is a serious concussion, the kind that, if repeated, could result in brain trauma.\u00a0 Nothing to play with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Winter\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First Moon of the New Year Gabe, Jen, Kate and I settled into the Nissan rental for our trip to the zoo.\u00a0 We headed down the boulevarded Martin Luther King to Colorado, took a left, south, and followed the signs to the zoo, not far away, especially not far away compared to the zoo… … Continue reading Zoo Interreptus<\/span>