The Indigo Girls in Frisco
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but there is a group of girls that I work and we have fondly nicknamed ourselves the Indigo Girls. The name is a result of the fact that 80% of the people who attempt to say the name of our company pronounce it wrong. If you haven’t noticed, there’s an extra “i” in Indigio.
Anyway, here’s some highlights from the weekend that I spent in Frisco with Sara and Heather:
1. We participated in the Stomp for a Cure snowshoe event helping to raise $250k. We were all inspired by the participants and survivors who participated in the event and look forward to doing it again next year.
2. We stayed at the Frisco Lodge where we shared a Victorian Delux En-Suite which basically equated to a bedroom with three beds and a small bathroom. Each of the beds had it’s own unique feature as Sara’s was the squeaky one, Heather was lucky enough to get the one that was slanted and mine had a soft spot right in the middle.
3. Frisco is vegetarian friendly! Technically Sara is a vegan, but regardless we were able to find something delicious to each at each of the restaurants we frequented. I especially enjoyed the lettuce wraps from the Friday night.
4. During our first night in Frisco, we were awoken at 4:30am by the sound of Heather’s cell phone. She had set the alarm in order to wake up early to pack before work on Friday, but unfortunately she “forgot” to turn it off. Thankfully we all fell back asleep and awoke again at 7am to prepare for the snowshoe trek.
5. Frisco has some of the best coffee we’ve ever tasted and it can be found at Abbey’s Coffee shop. I enjoyed two wonderful vanilla soy lattes while in town.
6. On Saturday Sara and I did a little shopping in Dillon as there is a good sized outlet mall there. While we were bargain shopping, Heather stayed in Dillon to watch the Avalance game. When we returned, we met up with for a nice Italian dinner and then headed back to the lodge. Heather had some other friends in town, so she decided to out with them while we stayed back and hung out. After two puzzles and various conversations with John who worked at the lodge, we headed to bed. At 2:30am my phone rings and I immediately answer it and to my surprise it’s Heather and she can’t figure out how to get into the lodge. Ironically earlier in the evening while we were chatting with John we found out that only the front door is open 24 hours. I provided Heather with the details of how to get in and we all laughed about it the next day.
7. Snowshoeing at Clinton’s Gulch was amazing! We originally tried to find Mayflower Gulch as it had been recommended by the lady at the bookstore where we bought our matching socks, but we couldn’t find it.
If you ask me, it worked out for the best as we were the only three people on the trail which meant that the only sounds we heard were each other talking when we stopped to take a break. Check it out, isn’t it absolutely beautiful?
My first experience snowshoeing was wonderful, but maybe that’s because I was accompanied by two of my favorite people. Special thanks to Sara an Heather for letting me tag along!
7a. This piggy backs on the above, but I could let Heather forget that she left my car door open at Clinton’s Gulch. Thankfully someone in the parking lot that was heading out on a ski trip was nice enough to flag us down and ultimately shut it for us. Did I mention that Heather was out until 2:30am the night before?