Thursday, March 18, 2010

From Gary Brooker

Susan and I had a good trip over spring break into the Colorado Mountains. I've twice gone to Ski Cooper and have had a very good day there both times. This last time was in the middle of a snow storm. Susan and I did their snowshoe trail through the woods. It is a beautiful and peaceful place to be during a snow storm. We got to see their fanciful dining place out in the middle of woods up close and personal. http://www.tennesseepass.com/cookhouse.htm
We had an opportunity to eat there and probably should have taken them up on it. We definitely plan to go back and take them up on it next time.
 
I spent two days skiing at Breckenridge on beautiful sunny 35 degree days. I was thinking about why Jason and Butch might list it as one of their worst places to go when I and MANY others list it as one of their best. I'd put it in the top 3 of the 21 places I've skied in my lifetime. A main reason I'd heard Butch and Jason list why they did not like it was due to a LOT of poling around to get places. I've not had to pole much if any during my visits. I know one of Butch's favorite places to ski is the blue runs above the Super Bee lift at Copper Mountain. If this is true he should LOVE Peak 7 at Breckenridge. It has 3 times the amount of blue runs EXACTLY like Copper's blue runs going to a fast non-crowded chair lift. There are 3 improvements at Breckenridge that were not there when Jason and Butch visited. One was the aforementioned Peak 7. The other 2 are a Gondola that goes from the parking lot to Peak 7 and Peak 8. The other is a fast connection
  chair from Peak 9 to Peak 8.
 
I really want to find a way to take Jason and Butch back to Breckenridge someday. Jason may be a little bored with a lack of Black runs and tree runs but there is a ton of Blue and Blue-Black groomed runs. Enough to get a full and tired day.
 
 

Monday, March 15, 2010

Nina Grace Cortes

She has Brooker blood. Great Grand of Butch & Barb. Her Granddaddy Rich sent me this  photo of Nina Grace. She is now 15 + months old.
Cute as a button.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

A new addition to the Don and Nancy Brooker house. This is Abby.