Off Season

I am now at a conference in Keystone, Colorado, up at 9300 feet elevation, surrounded by mountains that are 11,000, 12,000, and even up to 14,000 feet high. Keystone is a resort town, and we are betwixt and between the summer mountain vacation period and ski season. This means that the town is quiet, very quiet. Foraging for dinner is a challenge—the cafe I went to for dinner the day I arrived is closed Tuesday through Thursday.

The area got some snow about two weeks ago, and there’s still some remaining on the higher peaks. The aspen is in full fall color—an intense warm yellow. The cadmium yellow hue in my paint box is getting plenty of use.