It's Picture Time!

You may think Lauren and I have slowed from our initial post-move frenetic pace now that reality has set in and we're both working, but as usual, you'd be wrong. While the hiking has been on hiatus as Lauren spends most of the daylight hours setting up her room and my legs inexplicably stopped functioning after Pikes, we have turned our attention to less healthy, more "indoor" pursuits. What follows is a brief picture tour as Lauren and I sample, both literally and figuratively, all the meats of the cultural stew that is Aspen.

This would be me, back at my favorite IOU-accepting establishment, the Woody Creek Tavern, only this time, sans Lauren. While my wife and her friends attended the free concert at Snowmass, I snuck away for an evening of cold beer and good eatin'.

That my friends, is a cheeseburger. Note the lack of french fries. It's amazing, isn't it? In today's society, by simply eschewing fried potatos (bad carbohydrates), I've managed to transform this heart-attack-waiting-to-happen into a healthy option worthy of an Applebees Atkins Menu. Only in America.

Wait a minute, you say. I thought you said "less healthy" pursuits? Sure, to the untrained eye this photo may look like Lauren happily burning calories atop her borrowed mountain bike, but what you don't see is that this bike, and its rider, will soon be parked at the Aspen Ben & Jerry's.

Lastly, Lauren and I stopped by the Ute Mountaineer for some late-night shopping, where I picked up some light reading for my wife. We may never hike again.