THURSDAY- Our intention was to get on the road early, but our inability to leave work ended up putting us right in the middle of rush hour traffic. We did not arrive to Grand Junction until 10pm. We stayed at a dumpy Holiday Inn, grabbed a beer from the minimart next door, played a round of scrabble in the Holidome, and enjoyed a good night sleep with no alarm clocks.
FRIDAY - After a mediocre breakfast at Pufferbelly's, we drove the last two hours to Aspen. We explored the town and shops there before checking into our condo. In the evening, we went to the opening night of the festival: Nickelcreek, followed by Ben Harper. Ben Harper was awesome, by far, my favorite performer of the festival.
SATURDAY - Another day without alarm clocks. We walked to a breakfast place in Snowmass Village, went grocery shopping for the evening's dinner (the groceries do not come cheap in Aspen), did a fairly easy hike in Maroon Bells, saw a bear walking down the street and through the grounds of the high school, and then enjoyed a dinner of steaks and scallops at home. Zak and Becky rocked in the scrabble tournament. Tess dominated in Boggle, as always. Steve and Zak traded money back and forth playing poker. The Zepp-tember radio show kept us entertained.
SUNDAY - A lazy morning. Around 3:00, we headed back to the festival: Leftover Salmon (a local Colorado band) started the day. Michael Franti and Spearhead followed with a high-energy set. The Allman Brothers ended the day with a guitar-heavy jam session. Crowded festival. Nice people. Good music. Good food.
MONDAY - Drove back home. We stopped at a terrible lunch place that served two cups of gravy on my plate. Yuck. All in all, Aspen is a pretty area, but the people are pretty pretentious. We had plenty of laughs throughout the whole weekend and learned that the Zimmer's are easy travel partners, despite their constant talk of their bathroom habits.
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