To escape the smoke and fire, Katherine, Huxley and I spent four nights in Boise, in the air conditioned comfort of a Marriott Hotel. There were other Ketchum refugees in Boise too. On the first night, we had dinner with Margot, Carter and Angus. I forgot to take pictures of that dinner, but it was lots of fun, especially meeting Angus. Margot ordered some french fries to start and Katherine was eating a few, and Angus commented, "Katherine, you're killing those fries." It was pretty funny and proof that not much gets by Angus. Hux did his normal reaction by sleeping through the whole event.
The next night we met Liz, Josh, Robert and Anna for dinner and drinks. This time Hux awoke and participated a bit in the socializing. There were other folks from Hailey there too, so it was quite a gathering. It was a fun way to alleviate some of the stress of being away from home due to the threat of a forest fire that eventually burned over 100,000 acres of forest.
After we spent four nights in Boise, Gabe, who had been working a bike event in Whistler, BC Canada, decided that we should all head to Denver for a few days. His brother Max and his family were scheduled to arrive in Ketchum on August 19, but instead we arrived in Denver to visit with them. Katherine, Gabe and Huxley stayed with Max and Katie, and I stayed with Gabe's Mom, Andrea.
A visit to Denver was a last minute decision, but it ended up being a wonderful time. Max and Katie and their two boys, Augie and Miles got to meet the newest member of the Schroder tribe, and Gabe, Katherine and I got a chance to visit Colorado.
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| Huxley did great on his first air plane rides. Other passengers complimented him since they hardly knew he was there. |
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| Katie, Augie and Miles met Huxley on their own front porch. |
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| Katie, Max, Augie and Miles had presents for Huxley including a coon-skin cap and a children's book written by Aldous Huxley |
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