After much dilly-dallying I got busy and packed yesterday afternoon. This morning was go time; we were off to the airport early (but not too early) and I'm glad we were. The lines at Southwest were short but the security lines were long. We still had a bit of time to wait but at an airport like Dulles it's always good to get there early. We had an uneventful trip to Atlanta and pulled up to a gate next to our next flight which was good since we had 10 minutes. No time for a Starbucks run or a food run. Not much time for a pit stop either. Then a mostly uneventful flight to Denver although the descent was rather choppy (started getting a headache and feeling a bit queasy). Then it was off to get the rental car and head into the mountains. Driving 70West from Denver is so pretty, especially when there's snow on the mountains.
We are headed to Leadville for the first part of our trip, which meant getting off at the Copper exit and waving from the car at our friends who are already there. After you pass Copper, there's nothing but mountains, snow, and sky for miles. There was honestly nothing. I'm glad the sun was still up when we got to Leadville. It's an old mining town, lots of Victorian homes and a typical mining town main street. There's not really much here. Looking around the area is surrounded by snowcapped mountains, I can't wait to see more tomorrow. I'll be interested to check out Ski Cooper tomorrow.
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