Half a Firework Still Counts

Friday, July 4th

Happy 4th, Y'all!

Happy 4th from Eileen, Tiger Run Resort, Breckenridge, CO

We were slow to get up and going this morning, and right about the time we were eating breakfast, Dan texted they were going to Frisco for the 4th of July festivities. We were not ready to go, so we decided to pass on the invite. We lounged around and enjoyed a walk around the park, took a nap in the afternoon, did a little work, and didn’t do much! Tony put some BBQ suace and sausage in the crock-pot to cook. It was the first day we had really not had something planned, so we enjoyed it. We found out they were having fireworks in Breckenridge at 9:45pm (when it finally got dark enough).

What a view of the ski slopes, still with snow, as we walked around the park!

After dinner, we went for a walk, and then sat outside for a bit. About 6:45, it started to sprinkle, so we went in. We watched some of the east-coast 4th of July musical specials and fireworks on TV. It was rainy for a little while, but then it cleared off.

About 9:30, we decided to walk up to the entrance of the RV Park to see if we could see the fireworks in Breckenridge, which is about a half-mile away. I didn’t realize what a walk that was! We wore our heavier jackets, because the temp was in the 50s. We got out in front of the lights of the entrance, and wayyyy off in the distance, with a hillside slightly in the way, we could barely see the tops of the fireworks show. Tony played a little patriotic music on his phone, as we stood in the darkness and watched the “half-show”. Although it was not ideal, it was nice to say, “yeah, we saw a fireworks show on the 4th!” We hurried home after it was over (it was cold!) And hit the hay. I hope you all had a happy 4th!

Our view of the fireworks in Breckenridge.