Skiing

There is not a whole lot to like about downhill skiing.  Let see; you're dressed up like a football, your fingers and toes are registering somewhere between really cold and freezing, you're in the most uncomfortable foot ware and you've got a board strapped to the bottom of each foot.  One thing I do like is once you have figured out how to manipulate the skis and poles you can become one with the mountain and terrain as you're cruising down the slopes.  But what I like the most is the scenery. It is breathtaking to be at the top of a peak and look across the surrounding mountains and valleys.  Here are two of the pictures I've taken recently while skiing in Telluride, Colorado.  Both pictures are taken from a ski run called "See Forever".   In the second picture if you look closely you will see the Telluride airport runway; the shoveled out black line on the mesa in the distance.  Imagine flying along looking down in a canyon and having the ground come up to meet you as you land.  Disneyland has nothing on landing at Telluride.