Road trips and Rodeo dreams

Telluride, CO and area is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. I've always been a sucker for mountains, but I think even someone who was normally adverse to elevation would have to give in. Of course, the town is beautiful in a way only oodles and oodles of money can produce. Every miners cabin is perfectly painted in bright shades of purple and turquoise with perfectly manicured lawns. The locals have on freshly purchased Chaco sandals and sporty organic fabrics as they ride around on their vintage Cruisers or high end mountain bikes.







It's almost nauseating...or maybe it is nauseating. But endearing, and lovely, and if I had 1.5 million dollars to spend on a 2 bedroom miners cabin, I might give into a life of yuppy-ism. Or maybe I'd live like the other half --working odd jobs, garbage man, construction worker, hiking guide for a roof and a lift ticket. Or maybe just a lift ticket.

I was happy to see that Josh Ritter agreed. He repeated more than twice his desire to return, even though the small opera house was half empty and he is playing in amphitheaters elsewhere ...like Toronto, at the Molson Amphitheater, a long way from the Horseshoe a year ago.

The concert, by the way, was amazing. That man has one of the most endearing stage personalities I have ever seen. He manages to sustain a facial expression the whole show that says

"Wow! You guys are here to see me? This is awesome! Wow!"

I think he genuinely feels that way too, with interjections about growing up in rural Idaho and his career as a paperboy.

sigh. If I could live in the mountains and listen to Josh Ritter weekly I would be a happy girl.