Save the Date! June 17th, 2011

Franz and I immensely enjoy living in Colorado and being rooted back in the States after our year abroad in Nepal and India. This past summer we camped, hiked and explored the Boulder area and beyond; Franz for the first time, and for me it was a rediscovery of new and old places after several years away. One evening, while Franz's mother Anne was living here for the summer, she suggested we drive up to Gold Hill to listen to live music and have a beer at the Gold Hill Inn. We fell in love with the place: its natural charm, its history, the down-to-earth people...It all came together that night. We met with the owner a few days later and everything naturally fell into place. We'd spent months thinking about possible locations, from Italy to Oregon, and nothing felt quite right, but from the moment we sat down and ordered drinks, Gold Hill felt right.

It's a funny thing, but in my 8 years of living in Boulder I had never been to Gold Hill. I intended to go, to just drive up my favorite street, Mapleton Avenue and keep on going until I arrived there. Well, it never happened, not until now, not until Franz was with me. So we discovered it for the first time together. In my imagination, it had remained a charmed thought, Gold Hill. I imagined a small, historic town tucked away in the mountains, and it is just that. Sounds like a Nepali village, doesn't it? Colorado-style...

So stay connected to this blog in the upcoming months. We will begin posting all of the details. Until then, mark your calendars for Friday, June 17, 2011 & welcome to our journey!