[CMC] Invitation: 21 January - lunch in the Rockies

[Adrian J. Hooke]

Dear CMC, CESG and Secretariat colleagues:

Although our weekend time is short in Colorado Springs, I would like to 
invite you all to come up into the high Rocky Mountains on Sunday 21 
January to visit the cabin that Merle and I recently built in Twin Lakes, 
Colorado.

The drive from Colorado Springs is about 120-miles (200-Km) and it takes 
about 2-1/4 hours. Along the way you will pass through some of the most 
splendid alpine scenery in the world and in the final 25 miles you will run 
parallel to a range of magnificent 14,000-foot mountains. The altitude of 
our house is about 9700-feet (2900-meters) so take it easy when you get 
there. And don't worry about driving the road twice - the trip back will 
seem totally different.

I would suggest that you plan to form carpools (if you have 4-wheel drive 
rental vehicles that's good) and that you should leave Colorado Springs 
about 09:00 on Sunday, 21 January. I will plan on having some light lunch 
stuff available when you arrive. You are welcome to relax in the house for 
a couple of hours and to enjoy the views of the frozen lake and of the 
glacial valley flanking the two highest mountains in Colorado. In order to 
get back to Colorado Springs before dark, I would suggest that you plan to 
leave about 14:30.

Normally the roads are dry and clear, but of course there is always the 
chance of a big winter snowstorm that can mess things up. We will work 
those problems if they occur.

Directions are attached - that's a picture of our house at the top. I hope 
that you can make it - please confirm to me if you can.

Best regards
Adrian
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