OFT: Steamboat Wine Fest

This past weekend, we escaped to Steamboat Springs for a weekend away with some friends.  The purpose of the trip was to hit the Steamboat Wine Festival, but also to get away and relax.


We had a terrific weekend.  Our friend Sheri rented a really nice condominium not far from the resort.  We got in late Friday night.  I was disappointed it was dark when we arrived, since I'd never been to Steamboat and wanted to see it.   The drive was beautiful, however, and we got to see much of that.


Saturday morning Sheri and Scott made breakfast and we ate.  Then the four of us went on a bike ride up the Spring Creek Trail.  Barely into the ride, the craziest thing happened:  This bee be-friended Sarah by flying down the back of her shirt, stinging her 3 times there, and getting her neck before she could finally ride away from him, after tossing her helmet and glasses!  She managed to smile anyway.

Sheri and Scott enjoyed themselves as well.

We did find one steep hill.

Only Scott rode up it.   I accidentally dropped my bike as we finished and had to quick scramble to find a bike shop for a part, but then we went back and enjoyed a delicious lunch.  Sheri prepared it, although she said that she'd be willing to try some Josh-recipes, which is a first.   Even the buffalo sauce-flavored tuna quesadillas.


Later that night we met up with some of Scott and Sheri's friends and hit the wine fest.  The wine was great, of course.  They had food there as well, including elk "brats," which were my favorite, although some alcoholic mini-cupcakes (flavored like cherry coke) were a close second.   The other "win" was that Stella Artois was there giving out full beers in fancy Stella glasses.   I don't like to mix, but it was hard to pass on.   What a relaxing day!