Moose, Monkey and Wally

Saturday, July 5th

Today, we were slow to get going, but decided we needed to get some things at WalMart, in Frisco. Tony also wanted to get the truck checked out to make sure the coolant and transmission were in OK shape after the struggles we had, getting to Breck. We headed out about 11ish, and decided to look for a place to eat, downtown Frisco. They have a neat old main street with lots of shops and eateries. The place was crawling with bike riders! All shapes and sizes, and every bike rack was full, as well. I can definitely say, if we had brought our bikes, we would ride them here. The temps are just perfect for doing things outside.

Walking a few blocks and stopping at the visitor center, we found The Moose Jaw food and spirits, a little local “dive bar” and decided to eat there, just a block away. There was a bit of a wait for our burgers, but they were very good. The Moose Jaw was established in 1973, and it showed., LOL! It has a cool and funky mountain town bar atmosphere.

Me at the Moose Jaw

History of the Moose Jaw.

The tabletops had old postcards, written to the Moose Jaw, under resin.

After lunch, we walked around a bit. It was “Founder’s Day” in Frisco, which might account for all the people downtown. We also saw a caravan of mules, where children could ride, as they were led up and down the sidewalk. Just watch your step, if you were following them!

Mule riders

After walking around, we headed on to get the truck looked over at The Grease Monkey, which is a “quick-oil-lube” type of place. I found them by signing us up for Angie’s List. They had good reviews, and do not charge for estimates. They looked over the truck at the transmission fluid and coolant and said everything looked good, no issues they could see, so we went on our merry way. I guess the extra fuel we are hauling and probably a little heavier coach since we last came this way, plus the summer heat, ended up making our truck struggle a little more than expected. We’ll have to take that into account next time!

We then went on to WalMart (aka Wally World), next door, to get some groceries and other items. This is a much smaller WM than we are used to, so we didn’t find everything we were looking for. Plus, the prices were high! Oh well, you pay more for most everything in the mountains.

We headed home, and rested for a bit. Then we texted to see if Dan & Ann were interested in going out to eat or something. We agreed on pizza, and they took us to Windy City Pizza, which was near the City Market – not downtown, so it was easy to get in. We sat outside on their patio, and had a good time visiting again.

Good friends, good food, great weather for visiting and eating outside!

After dinner, we went back to their site and visited some more, until it started getting dark. It’s so wonderful to spend time outside!