Spring in Denver

A typical Spring sequence here in Denver, folks: yesterday it almost reached 80º F and today it's snowing! Luckily, since the trees are starting to leaf out, it's a light snow and not sticking, so no worries about limbs breaking.

For those interested in a Fall road trip, our friends Halden Wofford and the High Beams will be playing in Cimarron, NM on September 20th, at the annual Shortgrass Music Festival. I'm not sure where the three featured bands play, but I'm guessing that at least the High Beams will be playing at the Colfax Tavern, aka "Cold Beer". This is the bar in the background of my "profile" photo in this blog. Go to www.cimarronnm.com/shorgrass.htm for more info. If you've never seen Cimarron, it is quite a town. Our favorite place to stay is the St. James Hotel, built, and run for years, by President Lincoln's White House chef, Henri Lambert. More info on that at www.stjamescimarron.com. There are more "modern" rooms alongside the original building if you're not into the "bathroom-down-the-hall" experience, and there are motels in town, too. The restaurant is really good (it was originally the bar, with bullet-holes in the tin ceiling to prove it!), the bar is full of interesting locals, and you can look into restored rooms. Beautiful area, and full of history. We're tentatively going, depending on my time off available.