My mom, Steve and I went to Steamboat last week to do check out some things before the big week. The best part was tasting our food for our weeding. YUM!
It was absolutely beautiful and Steve and I fell in love with Steamboat even more then what we we already do!! There are bars that do not exist in the winter time- mostly because of the 4-5 feet of snow that they get- and mostly because we never adventure near the Yampa River during the winter. (Well unless you are going to eat at Double Z's- then you will get a taste of the Yampa River- but again, you will not know it even exists- plus you only get a taste of the best BBQ that you will have- heart attack on a plate- what other place will make you a hamburger WITH a smoked sausage on it?) Anywho- there is so many bars that you might find in a state like Hawaii, Jamaica or even Mexico- where you are walking along the streets in a bathing suit after a long day of swimming and shopping and then BAM! there is a cute bar that is outside, a guy that is serving up beers and pina coladas- wears a god awful colorful, loud shirt and you would think that would have an accent (probably Jamican) and want you to join him as you belly up for a drink. There is an area where you can sip your drink- in this case we got a Sol- a really light Mexican beer- you grab a lawn chair, enjoy the sun, and the Yampa River that goes by. Its nothing like the ocean or the beach- but this is Steamboat Springs and this is a mountain town. You do not see water- usually- and you do not see these bars. But Sunpies was the best bar we have been to. In a long time. Probably in the top 5 bars we have EVER been to. And this is next to The Bell in Hand in Boston which is also one of the OLDEST bars.
So all we want to do is stay at this place. FOREVER. But we have a lot to do in the 30 hours in we are there and we have to move on. The town is so cute, every one of the Steamboaters is so cute. People walking their dogs along the paths right next to the river, LOTS of people on their bikes- and I do not mean motorcycles, I mean BICYCLES. People are not lazy here like they are in Denver. We LOVE our TV back in the city. Its all about cable and how we get the best public transportation over there. Here- you can get to the "city" in 15 minutes from your mountain condo if you are on a bike. I know it takes you 5 minutes in a car. We must go check into the condo we are staying in- there are like 80 of them so we must go on the hunt for it.
We walk to the gondola square from our condo in probably 10 minutes or less. We are walking along the side of Yampa (How long is this river?!?!) it is amazing- so pretty. We get to the gondola square where there is a bunch of contsruction- which kind of sucks, but nothing you can do. We go to the Grand hotel to check that out and to make sure we still have reservation for that Sat. night. Then we head over to Slopeslide for eats and more drinks.
I am starting to feel a little light headed and I am just thinking it is because I am hungry. I also have a headache coming on, but hey- I ALWAYS have a headache so no big deal. We eat, drink- just sit on the patio and just love the scenery. We are excited about tasing the food tomorrow and go on the gondola. We go back to the condo and get ready for a swim in the pool and hot tub. I have a huge headache and playing in the pool is a little hard- I am sucking wind but I do not swim at all either. ever. Which is weird because that is all I did as a kid.
Needless to say- I was feeling a little altitude sickness. It was really weird- but I did not drink very much water either. The next day I drank a bunch of water and was feeling a little better- but drinking water is key in Steamboat Springs.
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