which way?

Ha, two weeks of shitty, wintery weather in Manitou, and two weeks that I'm not around to suffer through it!

Off to Grand Junction in a few hours.  Trying to figure out how to get there since some roads are significantly worse than others right now.

The original route, up through Breckenridge, is out.

Could go through Leadville, but Ute Pass is looking pretty crappy.

Right now I'm thinking of heading down to Canon City and going out on 50.  This would force me to stop at Moonlight Pizza for lunch, plus I could hit the Gunnison Brewery and Smuggler's Pub, which I had to miss last week.

The weather for Fruita is looking good, sunny skies and temps in the mid-60s.  Looking forward to my first visit to the Kokopelli trail.  50 miles on Saturday and another 10 on Sunday.  Recovery grub provided by the Hot Tomato.  Headless chicken hunting and a visit to Grrrreta.  Get to meet super hiker Andy Skurka on Sat night.  Might check Sound Tribe Sector 9 at Sunsation on the way back, or maybe just return to Manitou in time to see Grant Sabin at the Mariner.

Life is good.