This was my favorite day!! We enjoyed another big breakfast at Northside Kitchen and set out for our snowmobile adventure. We choose Sage Outdoor Adventures which was about 20 minutes west in Wolcott. Angie's brother, Matt, works in Denver and was able to join us for the day! We were getting rather nervous as we kept driving and saw no snow.
We continued to drive and took a twisty, turny dirt road up a mountain. We were greeted by wonderful staff that helped us sign our lives away. Our guide for the day was Victoria and she was fabulous. I let her know that I was pretty nervous and she eased all my fears by thoroughly explaining everything and assuring us she would go as slow or as fast as we wanted. SE rode with me and Lily rode with James. Let me just say, I found my winter sport. I absolutely loved snowmobiling. I was slow at first, but once I got more comfortable, I had a blast! We rode a trail for a bit, then came to a large clearing where we could play and ride to hearts' content. So. Much. Fun!!!!
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| Victoria in the lead, then SE and me. |
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| Lily was not happy with the experience at first because she was feeling the pressure of driving. Victoria took her around the clearing and when we told her she didn't have to drive, she relaxed and had a great time! |
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| The views were stunning! |
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| Trouble! |
This video just does not do justice to my level of speed and daredevil abilities!
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| Angie and Lily, followed by Tripp and then Matt |
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| Lily P. was a crazy woman driving! |
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| We drove through so many peaceful Aspen groves. |
On our way home we stopped by Northside and grabbed an assortment of donuts for lunch. One of the thing the girls wanted to do on this trip was to dress up and go out to a nice dinner. Angie and I spent the afternoon researching places and calling around for reservations. Most everywhere was booked. We wanted to go back to Vail Village for the evening and The George got good reviews, so this is what we finally decided on. It was hard to find, but once we did, we realized it was a straight-up bar with a bouncer and all. They did not have a table big enough for us, so the girls sat across the room from us. While they didn't get their fancy dinner, they sure thought they were super cool hanging out at a bar. We realized that as they get older, SE will absolutely have to chaperone all of their outings.
Once back home, we got in one last game of Bang. Angie won as sheriff with her deputies, Lily P and James. I was the renegade and was not suspected at all because James played the Barney Fife of deputies.
Alas, comes the end of another amazing Porterholtz vacation.
And guess what - we had no airport/flight mishaps this time! That is a first!!!!
