Breckenridge, Colorado

Not living by the slopes as i have done for the past 2 years actually really sucks, ive become one of those people that only goes boarding once or twice a year...boooo...anyway, a few of us from Houston took the 2 hour flight to Denver, and off to Breckenride and Keystone. the first 3 days were very sunny and very warm, but it hadnt snowed in weeks, the last day we had 14 inches overnight, and was absolute bliss in deep deep fluffy powder, so i guess we were pretty lucky to have it all really, sun (i got sunburnt) and new snow. was a great trip, whi9ch almost went sour when i got lost and stuck in the woods off piste, which almost almost resulted in the ski patrol being called out. the problem was i was in trees in very deep snow, i mean up to 4 feet deep. i got stuck as everytime i put my hand down to get up, it sunk right to my shoulder, every time i stood up my legs just sunk to my waist, i have to say i was a little scared at one point, stuck, lost and rapidly getting more and more exhausted...i made it to the bottom eventually, much to the relief of everyone. great trip though, Breckenridge is such a lovely little town

Rocbar again

Where else can you walk into a bar and see barmaids swinging in lingerie from the ceiling whilst listening to Pantera eh?

Rodeo...yee haw

We got to the rodeo a little late, so missed all the big bull stuff, but none the less had a great time, it runs for a couple of weeks, and there are about 60,000 there everynight, dont get me wrong, this thing is huge and hugely important around here, it is taken very seriously. highlights were gav attempting to milk himself on the auto milking machine, and my absolute favourite is something called 'mutton bustin' where they strap 4 year old kids on to the back of angry bucking sheep and see how long they can stay on for, seriously, i cried laughing, these kids are shaken, and thrown about like you wouldnt believe, then trampled on...before you die you have to watch this...maybe its on youtube...only in texas