A Trip to Turquoise Lake

Zach and I took a drive up into the mountains today to Leadville. It's an old mining town, one of the original ones. We had lunch at Rosie's Brewpub, the highest brewpub in the United States. We of course had to sample the wares, and we both had a wheat beer. Then we went out to Turquoise Lake and drove around. A storm was coming in, and it was absolutely gorgeous. It rained lightly occasionally, but mostly it was just overcast with lightning flashing in the distance. It gave the whole place a kind of surreal feeling. We got out of the car at one point by a small waterfall and went wandering in the woods. It was very rocky terrain, and we played a game in which we each tried to get to different points without touching ground, only jumping from rock to rock. I got some great pictures with my phone (see below) and a funny video of Zach trying to jump to a big rock. He never made it, though he tried valiently. All in all it was a lovely day.