The Best Kind of Adventure

Garden of the Gods

Independence Pass

View of the house from the road

Hey all!
Sorry for not posting in a few days. It's been crazy here, but I promise it will become more consistent.
It is my second full day living in Glenwood Springs, CO. The trip here was amazing. We spent a night with my friend Laura in Colorado Springs before journeying through the mountains. Colorado Springs was a beautiful city; home to the Garden of the Gods, a huge park filled with natural sandstone sculptures. I got to see Lo's school and catch up with all of her adventures.
The next morning, I was able to convince my mom to head through Independence Pass. A road filled with switchbacks, no guardrails, three feet of snow, and at an elevation of 12,095 feet. BEST decision! This road had an amazing view at every moment. The high peaks of the Rockies were covered in snow with wildflowers popping up everywhere. Coming down out of this pass, we hit Aspen, Snowmass, and Basalt.
Finally, we arrived in Glenwood Springs. Apparently, the GPS is tired of traveling/us disobeying her because she directed us about 4 miles past the house to a very deserted dirt road. In either case, we managed to find my new home. It is about 8 miles outside of town, completely on its own. No other houses in sight, only a dirt road and mountains all around. In the distance, snow-topped Mount Sopris dominates the skyline. Red Sandstone stands out on all the hillsides against the blue sky and dark green of the evergreens. My place is a basement apartment under my employer's home. It is a massive log cabin; every wall built out of whole trees with a large living room, small kitchen, bathroom with a claw tub, and a big bedroom. Perched up on a hillside, the views take my breath away every morning and make me want to climb every ridge line around me.
A few meters away, 37 Alaskan Huskies bark, run, and howl. They are all beautiful and strong, with differing personalities. I think I have 37 new best friends.  In the morning, I feed, pick up, and water all the dogs. Then I spend a little time with each one, playing and getting them used to me. At night, it's just watering and playing. The five 6-month old puppies especially enjoy a little extra attention.It's the good life out here!
Mom has been helping me settle in, mostly by cleaning (thank god for moms). Now I know why my brother, Sam, always took her along to move into a new place. Right now, it's a lot of organizing, decorating, and buying. I'm still trying to figure out the essentials, but I successfully got a new address yesterday; If you want it, just let me know!
So far, the life of a musher is hard work, but so incredible. For the next 10 days I will be on my own with all the dogs. I'll let you know how it goes....