Crested Butte

After some serious confusion about the schedule, Kristen and I eventually headed to Crested Butte Friday afternoon.  We drove along highway 285, through Buena Vista, and over Cottonwood pass.  The drive was amazingly scenic.  It's easy to forget how beautiful Colorado is.

Once we made it to Crested Butte, we found a good camping spot, and set up camp right before dark.  About five minutes after getting to bed, a huge thunderstorm broke out, and kept us awake for a few hours  Luckily the tent held up, and we stayed nice and dry.  Kristen and I both slept well considering, and spent the next morning exploring.  The wild flowers were in full bloom.  We were staring to understand why Crested Butte claims to be Colorado's wild flower capital.

 We eventually drove into town, and walked around the main drag.  It was nice, but it looked like it would be difficult to afford to live there.

Later in the evening, we headed to Todd & Heather's wedding, which was conveniently being held about 300 feet from our camping spot.  It rained right as the wedding started, but everything worked out in the end.  It was quite a wedding, one of the best we'd been to.

The next morning we headed back to Boulder.  We made a side stop at BuckSnort Saloon, located in Sphinx Park.  It was way off the beaten path, up a ridiculous road, perched between some vaguely Sphinx shaped rock outcrops.  It was a good way to end an adventurous weekend.