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The Curse of the Chili Festival

September 16, 2021 Pamela Clements

One of my favorite things about fall is Evans’ chili. He will usually make ten gallons at a time, which…

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Posted in: Colorado, Family, Food, Uncategorized Filed under: chili, Colorado, Crested Butte, Crested Butte Chili and Beer Festival, Food, Mount Crested Butte

Real Rodeos Wear Pink

July 19, 2021 Pamela Clements 3 Comments

The Gunnison, Colorado Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo is the oldest rodeo in the state of Colorado.  The first night is Tough Enough…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Cattlemen'sdaysrodeo, Colorado, Crested Butte, Gunnison, Rodeo, Toughenoughtowearpinkrodeo

One Hundred Miles is Not That Far

July 15, 2021 Pamela Clements

We have been in Crested Butte for almost two weeks. We have not hiked, or biked (never going to happen),…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bruichladdich, Crested Butte, Gunnison, Montrose

Water, Water Everywhere, Except…

July 16, 2020 Pamela Clements

Water is one of the keys to living at a high elevation. You have to drink at least twice as…

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Posted in: Colorado, Fishing, Friends, Outdoors, Uncategorized Filed under: Colorado, Crested Butte, Dehydration, Dragonfly Anglers, Faint, Fly Fishing, Spring Creek, Swoon, Trout, Water

We Are Jeep People Now

July 9, 2020 Pamela Clements 3 Comments

Last year, Evans bought a jeep. It is a 1978 CJ-7. We had to go home unexpectedly right after he…

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Posted in: Colorado, Family, Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Filed under: Colorado, Crested Butte, Four-wheeling, Jeep, Percy, Schofield Pass, travel

Eight Trout and an Almost Successful First Fishing Trip

July 2, 2020 Pamela Clements 4 Comments

I went fly fishing for the first time this summer. Evans and I do most things well together. “Most things”…

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Posted in: Colorado, Fishing, Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Filed under: Brown Trout, Colorado, Crested Butte, Dragonfly Anglers, Fly Fishing, Slate River

Roadtrips, Roadfood, and ‘Rona

June 27, 2020 Pamela Clements 1 Comment

Evans and I are in Crested Butte, Colorado. We left Nashville on Monday and drove west on I-40 to Fort…

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Posted in: Colorado, Food, Travel, Uncategorized Filed under: Brisket, Covid-19, Crested Butte, Dalhart, Food, I-40, Masks, Oklahoma, Roadtrip, XIT Woodfire Grill

Fear Lies

January 15, 2020 Pamela Clements 4 Comments

Yesterday I told my friend Pam that I would ski with her today. Then I made a blog post about…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Crested Butte, fear, Mount Crested Butte, Red Lady Mountain, Skiing, truth

Skiing 2.0 or 2020

January 14, 2020 Pamela Clements 5 Comments

I am going skiing tomorrow for the first time this year. Evans is not skiing. He is a month away…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Crested Butte, Red Lady Mountain, ski

Acclimation Day

January 9, 2020 Pamela Clements 3 Comments

Evans and I are in Crested Butte, Colorado for the rest of January. We arrived last night after a three-day…

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Posted in: Family, Food, Outdoors, Travel Filed under: Crested Butte, Mount Crested Butte, Snow, Vegetable Soup

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