Exploring Summit County

By Wednesday morning, Kevin and I had completed all of our business needs in Breckenridge and decided to investigate the rest of Summit County. On the road connecting Breckenridge and Dillon sits a trail head and a small parking lot. Since it was such a nice day out, we thought we would take a quick walk and snap some photos of Lake Dillon Reservoir. While walking on the trail, a girl heading back to her car handed us a bag of sunflower seeds and said "don't forget to check out the chipmunks". We took the bag of seeds, albeit a bit confused, and kept walking. Then low and behold, about 15-20 yards ahead of us, there was an amazing view of the lake and 50+ chipmunks who were waiting for their dinner. I had an absolute blast feeding the cute little guys, who were more than happy to sit right in your hand and nibble. When we ran out of seeds, we walked back to the car and headed into Dillon.


We spent the rest of our time exploring Dillon, Frisco, and Silverthorne to learn about some of the best and most notable restaurants in the area. We didn't have a chance to eat at all the restaurants, but we did get to sample a few...


The Dillon Dam Brewery sits near the Dillon Dam and serves everything from burgers to pasta wraps. Kevin ordered the Club Wrap and I tried the Ahi Tuna Pasta Wrap, which was a new addition to the menu. I would have never imagined pasta inside a wrap, but was delighted with the flavor and texture that it added. The brewery is a great place to take the whole family, or to sit and enjoy a beer while watching Sunday night football.

We also had a chance to eat at Silverheel's in Frisco, which is a steakhouse that serves sushi two nights a week. We met up with some of Kevin's previous coworkers there and sat down for a few rolls. The sushi was pretty tasty for a ski town and the rolls were very large. Because of the young and loud bar-like atmosphere, I would probably recommend checking out this sushi night with a bunch of friends before heading to the bars or for a fun and casual date.

On one of our last nights in Summit County, Kevin and I had the chance to see a ski movie premier called "Hand Cut" by Sweet Grass Productions. Kevin and I were both excited to catch a ski movie premier since we missed the Utah showings this year. Sweet Grass Productions is a Colorado based film company that captures the lifestyle and voice of the backcountry ski community. We both enjoyed the film and could tell that there was a huge amount of passion put into this small budget film. I was hoping for a bit more "story" about the producers, filmers, and skiers behind the movie, but was more than satisfied with the face shots and hip deep snow shots. During the movie, I quickly made note of the awesome soundtrack by Colorado local John-Alex Mason. If you like folksy-bluesy ski town music, you have to check it out!

After the movie, we grabbed some pizza slices from Giampietro's and then headed back to the hotel to pack and prepare for our next town, Winter Park.

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