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So that is about it. Anyone has questions, I would be more than happy to answer. Biggest difference in comparison to my last trip down was that last time - I rented a Pro from Chris and was riding Skidoos. So of the three days I was there for my first trip, two were getting used to a new...

Pretty uneventful flight back. Scored first class upgrade for $39, which actually cost less than having to check two bags. Sweet!! First bag comes out right away. Second bag is taking forever. I sneak off in between to visit facilities and come back to this. Although this little bugger is...

On the way home on Monday, drove through Leadville. Old mining town, really cool. The Silver Dollar Saloon was built in 1879. The bar in there still has bullet holes from gunfights in the good old days.... No headbands in that place. Everyone is wearing ballcaps and flannel when I stop in...

Ok. I was going to post a few stuck pics. I quickly started to realize that they were getting redundant. Greg stuck between two trees. Greg stuck in a treewell. Greg riding halfway up a tree and getting stuck in the tree. Greg getting pinned in creekbed between two logs with the sled on...

Sunday was a great group of people. Jennifer and Sheena were from Revy. Those two girls could ride extremely well. And a young guy Mike from Colorado. Fresh snow and a beautiful bluebird day. Sahen and Ryan got us totally lost. Found some great snow, but we were 2 drainages over from...

Couple of pictures of Chris's retail shop. New one this year right is beside the shop. Real handy for spending $$ before you ride. It is where you also get to load up up food before the day's ride. Chris supplies all the food and the Hotdoggers, snacks and water and Monster drinks. By day...

Wake up to this on Sunday. 8 inches of new snow and bluebird skies. After the previous night of Ny-Quil shots and red wine, I am feeling wayyyyyy better. Ride with Sahen and Ryan today. I like Chris a lot, we have actually become pretty good buds. But I love riding with Sahen. He is...

Self medication. Only in Colorado can you get ammunition, cold medication and liquor in the same store. Mix all three, and you are in for a hell of a New Years's. ________________________________ It's not the age, it's the mileage........

Few shots of the interior of the lodge, pool table and living room from the upper balcony. Place is great. Few tips. Lodge is about 15 minutes from Buena Vista. If you are gonna fly down and have Chris (actually his Uncle Buck) pick you up, best book Buck for a night to take you down. Or...

These were elk tracks. When I was playing around alone on Saturday I looked up and two decent bulls trotted by unconcerned about 20 yards above me. Damn iPhone could note take a decent action shot if your life depended on it ________________________________ It's not the age, it's the...

Coolest thing about riding up here is the old mining infrastructure that comes out of nowhere. Way different from Canada. I would love to take an American tree hugger through the lower 48, where "wilderness" really doesn't exist, and then show them Canada, where 15 minutes off a major highway...

Kinda like a Suncor safety meeting. If nobody moves, nobody gets stuck.... (just kidding to all the Suncor guys) ________________________________ It's not the age, it's the mileage........

Ok. Pic BEFORE new seat.. This thing has turned out to be a beast. Best snowmobile I have ever ridden. So as a bit of explanation, I got introduced to sledding by St. Onge, so I have bled brp from day one. Have a couple of buddies who are BRP dealers and have fed the habit. This is my...

OK. Scored an upgrade back home on United in First Class. Righteous. Little elbow room to finish a post. First day. Left home fighting a cold, and wake up today looking for the bus that ran over me. Not a great start. Finally get myself out of bed to go have breakfast. One thing about...

Well - I was going to take a bunch of pics of the lodge, but that was interrupted by a 2 hour nap. And it was dark..... Tomorrow. Great part of the day is the food. Chris's mother in law Bev does all the cooking, and you will not go hungry. Fun part is everyone sitting around for a while...

The lodge. Beautiful place. It's not the years, it the mileage........

Best thing about Buena Vista is there are 1.7 Mexican restaurants per person. I go to Paridiso for lunch. You can't really tell, but this is a flaming maragarita. They hollow out the end of the lime, fill it full of tequila and light it on fire! If you can drink it before the flame goes out...

I have been teased with pics like this for weeks on my build. I am like a kid in a candy store when I am in the shop. Ryan tells me that Chris has my sled out for the day for "on snow testing". Likely story. Damn Mericans. :) It's not the years, it the mileage........

Finally get to Chris's new shop. This is every sledder's wet dream. Some of the nicest sleds you will ever see. And you get to rent them all..... I will show some more pics in the am. Grab a Monster out of the fridge, and Ryan helps me with taking some stripped bolts out of some parts from...

Take a different way driving to Buena Vista through the National Forest. A little fun through the pass, and finally start to see snow. Then it gets desolate. Like what God forsaken country is this? Who would live here? - the wind is like 100 mph, not a tree around and the cows all have legs...