I woke up around 6:30 or so and went up into the village to find a cash machine. Upon my return I cooked up enough breakfast for an army. Bacon, sausage, eggs and cinnamon rolls  were the fare to fuel everyone up for the day. Around 9:30 the kids, Mark and I headed out to the T Lazy 7 Ranch for our high country horseback ride. We made it there 30 minutes later and hung out until we were ready to go. The kids were busy feeding the goats so the time passed fast. Jagger was on Cactus, Ty had Tucson and I was on Annie. We ended up heading out towards Maroon Bells Wilderness for our ride. My stirrups couldn’t extend down far enough so I basically rode bareback the entire trip. This was no big deal as when we were kids we never used saddles anyhow. When I needed to, I’d just hug my knees into Annie’s belly to keep me on her. It was a pretty steep trail with lots of ups and downs. You had to watch the aspen trees as sometimes the horses would run you into one if you weren’t watching. To prevent getting your knees smashed, you just push on the tree and push off and your horse will feel the pressure and move over, thankfully.
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A couple hours later we were back at the corral and jumped off our horses. We then rushed home for a quick shower so we could head into town for the Champagne Reception hosted by my distributor. We made it there a bit after 2pm and the place was rocking. I connected with a dozen or so people I needed to meet with and another dozen I just hadn’t seen since last year. I accomplished more business in the next 90 minutes than I could have over a couple of months and thousands of miles on a plane. That’s why we come here each year.
Finally we headed out, hooked up with the kids who were running around town and went to get something to eat. We sat outside at the Red Onion and had some appetizers listening to music. It was nice and relaxing. Then after a few stops and some window shopping, we headed back to our home away from home. The kids went straight to the pool and we hung out on the balcony with the sound of the rushing stream serenading us. Around 7pm we decided to head down the highway about 20 miles to Basalt to our favorite Mexican restaurant. The food is so good that we’re out numbered by Mexicans at least 20 to 1. A few hours and margarita’s later, we headed home.
Everyone was beat from the long day so sleep was on everyones mind. It didn’t take long for all to fall asleep. Today we’re hiking and then might go see Steve Winwood under the music tent outside this evening. Other than that, it’s playtime in the mountains. Â Hope all’s well, Lori will post some pictures as Annette requested, take care and God Bless.