Crested Butte-iful

Crested Butte is one of those few places on earth that looks more amazing in real life than it does on the postcards. The beauty is so dramatic that it is hard to take it all in.

Here is the Hansen family abode. It's an idyllic little log cabin (complete with front porch swing and wood stove)...

with an idyllic little mountain view (yep, from the porch swing)...

in an idyllic little mountain town.

People have this strange habit of walking just about everywhere they want to go in town - I guess it's so they can enjoy the fresh air and the beauty on every side (the mountains literally shoot up out of the ground at the edes of town). And they all seem to know each other - so they talk and stuff.

But when they want to go outside of town (i.e. "go have fun")... well, let's just say you don't see any Hyundai Elantra's in these pictures.

This storm rolled over Mt. Crested Butte as we celebrated at Tyler and Janna's wedding reception.