by Jennifer aka Jenn B.
Member since:
March 16, 2008

November In Breckenridge, Colorado

December 03, 2008 11:18 PM EST (Updated: December 04, 2008 08:34 AM EST)
views: 236 | comments: 68

                                   My Families Annual Thanksgiving Tradition 
 
Every year we go as a family to Breckenridge, Colorado to ski. This is the only way my 16 year old son, Alex, has ever celebrated Thanksgiving. This year was the worst snow we ever not had! LOL..., but was O.K. because Alex arrived with the Flu, so by the time the real heavy stuff hit he was up and ready.





















                        

                       
                   

                            
                        

                          
                               
link to this page
Bookmark this post:
Facebook
Twitter
Delicious
Buzz
More

Comments: 68

Rae M. Dec 3, 2008, 11:20pm EST
Beautiful photos.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Dec 3, 2008, 11:25pm EST
Wow, your photos are great, and it sure looks like an awesome time.
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Dec 3, 2008, 11:28pm EST
Thank-you Rae and j-Frugal Mom
Sherrie H. Dec 3, 2008, 11:33pm EST
What spectacular photos! I still miss Colorado. (I lived in Colorado Spings for 12 years.)
Lucky Stars Dec 3, 2008, 11:40pm EST
Jenn, it looks like ya'll had some fun!
Glad your son got to feeling better and the snow did happen. :-)
Gorgeous pics too.
Member Photog Dec 4, 2008, 12:08am EST
your son looks like his mama!....nice family shot and scenics....glad your son recovered and the snow cooperated....have never done downhill,but did some XC with my son....he used to snowboard and i love watching it...

thx for visiting my latest work....
Library M. Dec 4, 2008, 12:15am EST
boo


lots of pix
Breck is/was
one of my favorite
places to ski
Spartan * Dec 4, 2008, 12:17am EST
Stunning images, Jen! I used to love to ski, but the knees just won't take it anymore. :-(
Spartan * Dec 4, 2008, 12:18am EST
I'm going to go feature this on ~Gather Photographers and Photoshop Artists Review~ right now!
karie anne Dec 4, 2008, 12:19am EST
oh, I got so sick in Breckinridge. I would ski til 4 and then....ugh!

GORGEOUS photographs, Jenn! I am still looking forward to coffee together! Coming into town for the holidays? :)
karie anne Dec 4, 2008, 12:21am EST
what a wonderful way to spend Thanksgiving...
DesertDarlene L. Dec 4, 2008, 1:02am EST
Great photos! Thanks for sharing.
Digital Diva S. Dec 4, 2008, 7:14am EST
I love your photos - This is a wonderful addition to our group The Best Original Photos, Art and Writing for 2008 click here
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Dec 4, 2008, 8:39am EST
Thank-you Sherrie, it it not time you went back for a visit?
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Dec 4, 2008, 8:40am EST
Hey Bobbi..it turned out to be a winter wonderland...
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Dec 4, 2008, 8:41am EST
Thank-you gayle...
Yes, he is a lot like me in many ways...
Jennifer aka Jenn B. Dec 4, 2008, 8:43am EST
hello Library....thanks for checking them out


Cool, thank-you Spartan
Digital Diva S. Dec 4, 2008, 8:54am EST
This is a wonderful addition to our group The Best Original Photos, Art and Writing for 2008 click here
Marianne R. Dec 4, 2008, 8:55am EST
Gorgeous photos. Thanks for taking us along on your trip!
Dagmara H. Dec 4, 2008, 9:26am EST
wow, those pictures are beautiful. I wish I could be there and ski
David W. Dec 4, 2008, 10:12am EST
What a glorious photo essay. I spent mine in New Jersey. A lot of fun, but not quiet the same view.
Sandy C. Dec 4, 2008, 10:29am EST
It is so beautiful there. Glad your son got better and got to ski.
Solskin Iam Dec 4, 2008, 11:10am EST
beautiful beautiful thank you
Denise E. Dec 4, 2008, 2:07pm EST
Wow - these are really eye catching. Great job capturing its beauty
Amy K. Dec 4, 2008, 2:50pm EST
These are stunning photos. Thank you for showing them to us. Loved them.
Natalie Neal Whitefield Dec 4, 2008, 3:23pm EST
Oh, so lovely. Brings back such sweet memories. Those were good years when we lived "up the hill", overlooking Indian Peaks on the Switzerland trail...
Kay M. Dec 4, 2008, 3:38pm EST
Gorgeous views!
Cynthia W. Dec 4, 2008, 4:43pm EST
Wonderful pictures!
Christine G. Dec 4, 2008, 5:02pm EST
Great pictures.
Syed The Shah Dec 4, 2008, 5:05pm EST
OMG, That sounds a marvelous trip...
Great photo essay, I love visit too...
Elaine S. Dec 4, 2008, 9:33pm EST
Beautiful Photos
William Dotani Dec 5, 2008, 11:14am EST
Very scenic. One and four are my favorites. Seemed funny to see someone in the hotel's outdoor pool.
Robyn F. Dec 5, 2008, 2:09pm EST
those are spectacular scenes!!!!! love the swimming pool surrounded by snow!!!!! i do that in my outdoor hot tub too:)
Carol B Dec 5, 2008, 4:25pm EST
Beautiful pictures. I am not a skier but Colorado is beautiful and I enjoyed your pictures. You have a handsome boy there, Jenn you are gorgeous and I guess that is hubby that looks a little like John Denver there.
Beverly P. Dec 6, 2008, 12:34am EST
Wow, breath taking! Thanks for sharing!

Just commenting you back, thanking you for a comment you made on one of my Christmas Questions! I always pay back the comments!!!!

Happy Holidays MySpace Comments and Graphics
Happy Holidays MySpace Layouts Photobucket Login - Upload Pics and Videos
Free Comments and Graphics
TD (aka: JaneDough) Dec 6, 2008, 3:03am EST
How fun! I'm glad your son got over the flu enough to have a good time. I've been to Breckenridge once as a teenager, but I don't remember it much. After seeing your photos, I'd like to go back now that I'm old enough to appreciate it.
Phyllis R. Dec 6, 2008, 6:35pm EST
Beautiful pictures Jenn!!! Looks and sounds like a great family tradition and you all are a beautiful family too!!! (My family tradition on Thanksgiving is going to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, --I love it and something I will always cherish....being with my family)!! :O)
Dove D. Dec 6, 2008, 11:22pm EST
amazing photos... I love Breckenridge, so beautiful
t b. Dec 7, 2008, 3:19pm EST
I love these pictures Jenn.
Sue M. Dec 7, 2008, 7:43pm EST
Oh, Jenn... what beautiful photos!!
APE 131313 Dec 8, 2008, 7:57pm EST
Pushing for you...............good luck!
Angela <:3---}~~~~ M. Dec 9, 2008, 1:08am EST
wow, what amazing photos!!
Alison H. Dec 9, 2008, 2:53am EST
Thanks for sharing your pics! It's a fun place. We went there for a family reunion one year.
El Toro Bravo de Amor Dec 10, 2008, 9:16am EST
Brrr. It made my coffee taste better to view.
Linda K. Dec 11, 2008, 10:29am EST
So glad you had a great time, Jenn! Glad your son got over the flu fairly quickly. Loved the photos of all the gorgeous scenery and particularly, the family photo! Beautiful family photo!
Elsie Duggan Dec 12, 2008, 9:34pm EST
Gorgeous photos, wow what a place, it is a winter wonderland. I love someone in the pool with snow around it, sure the water is heated, or a hot spring, your family pictures are great too, love the whole thing, would love to be there.
elizabeth e. Dec 13, 2008, 8:53am EST
We used to have good friends who had a condo in Breckinridge (they also had a house in Denver, Los Cruces and a Maine cottage.....we met them in Maine a good twenty years ago) and were invited to spend Christmas week there ten or so years ago. Beautiful country. Your images are gorgeous.
Nanina Hawk Dec 14, 2008, 4:29pm EST
I am glad you all got some snow while you were here. I glad you son felt better and could enjoy skiing. I bet you had to fight snow on your way back to Denver. Beautiful shots Jenn.
William Dotani Dec 20, 2008, 3:10pm EST
These photos are magnificent.
William Dotani Dec 20, 2008, 3:10pm EST
To Whom It May concern seems a bit formal, so I'll just say to my Gather friends, Happy Holidays. I have had so many chores and things to do that it has been tough to find time to comment. I love to write and I try to set aside at minimum 2 hours a day just to write whatever. My thought is always of you, my audience. You are an inspiration and I try to be entertaining. I read all of your comments. I should respond more. I appreciate good or bad reviews. All I take as a positive. Please oh please give me 10 stars!!! My goodness, I feel like I'm in First grade. I could give a good squat about the stars. Well, it has become just impossible to reciprocate in a timely manner, so I'm just putting this in your comments as a way to say one word. Thanks.
May God bless.
© MrBill   Jan 2, 2009, 3:25pm EST
Great photos Jennifer!
I grew up in Steamboat, but
Breckenridge was my
second favourite place to ski.
Sheila Deeth Jan 7, 2009, 12:33am EST
Wow! Just lovely! I only ever skied in Utah, and only before the kids got big enough to have to pay.
William Dotani Jan 10, 2009, 5:51pm EST
Well, don't have a cow, but can I cast a few aspersions. I mean this is in reality a post card set that you put together from a paint by numbers kit. See, I cleverly figured this out.
William Dotani Jan 10, 2009, 5:52pm EST
One photograph does somewhat undercut my theory, but that's a pretty good percentage, eh?
Vic Needs Coffee Jan 10, 2009, 8:42pm EST
Beautiful photos.
DIANE D. Jan 11, 2009, 11:22am EST
Wonderful photos here!~
Rose H. Jan 11, 2009, 11:59am EST
Congrats, Jenn - gorgeous photos.
Dusty Hubbard Jan 12, 2009, 8:12pm EST
Gorgeous pictures.....it looks like you all had a good time!
Glome . . . Jan 13, 2009, 1:33am EST
I'll have to say, Alabama beats Colorado in my own personal tastes, but nevertheless, these were great. I particularly loved the tomb stone. & the odd fellow in the water. Was that your odd fellow? :)
William Dotani Jan 22, 2009, 4:54pm EST
Well, I think your son Alex will never spend Thanksgiving in Florida unless a massive Ice Age suddenly hits and Florida has good skiing.
necee t. Jan 25, 2009, 7:31pm EST
wow, Jenn... beautiful photos... looks like your son had fun after all... great...
J W. Jan 27, 2009, 10:34pm EST
gorgeous photos.
Dena Straughn Feb 7, 2009, 4:24am EST
Lovely. I do hope that is a heated pool.
F. Jeanette c. Feb 9, 2009, 9:13am EST
Jennifer, this is an amazing photo essay. You and your guys are also beautiful. :) Yeah I decided to retire the Swan.

10 4 u
David S. Feb 11, 2009, 5:46pm EST
Nice, Jenn! That first photo is really amazing. I love all the shots--sounds like a terrific trip with a focus on the family!
Mariana T. Feb 11, 2009, 8:32pm EST
Jenn, looks like you had a wonderful time and I do love Breckenridge but it's been years since I've skiid there - the weather was the same - blizzardy but I didn't get to swim in a heated pool - now, that's always fun...great shots of everything - you covered it all! Salud
Amy H. Feb 24, 2009, 12:22am EST
Ok, I need to go there also. LOL
Barbary Chaapel Mar 28, 2009, 6:51pm EDT
That first photo is my favorite, Jenn. I love snow on pine and water.

They are all good shots. Looks like a fun place to ski.

Join the Conversation
Chime in! Become a Gather member to comment.
Already a member? Sign in
top
 
Gather | Friends | Groups | Share
About Gather | Engagement Marketing | Make New Friends | Gather Points | Advertise on Gather | Gather Press | Privacy | Terms of Service | Community Guidelines
Books | Celebs | Entertainment | Family | Food | Health | Moms | Money | News | Politics | Spirituality | Sports | Travel | Writing
Version 16961, "Pacino"; Copyright © 2009 Gather Inc. All rights reserved.