It’s cold outside…

The thing I currently call “work”, occasional consulting projects has brought me to far southern Colorado… specifically to Alamosa and Antonito and the San Luis Valley.  We are at above 7,000… surrounded by the Rockies…

The Rio Grande is frozen... there is a bit of snow on the ground and much on the hills surrounding us...  It would be comfortable outside if it wasn’t for the wind… But while not a constant, it is more commonly windy than not.

With it cold outside, life takes place indoors mostly… and less care is taken with the apearence of things outside… It gives the town a tough look…

We arrived in Antonito at dusk, Last Wednesday in a snow storm...  Thursday was taken up by project meetings...   Friday the work began

Our work is outside, or in a unheated building…   There are three of us on the team… measuring, drawing, documenting and writing restoration plans for 4 19^th century wooden railroad passenger cars… 2 of which were built when Grant was president…

Around the project we eat (this is the land of food smothered in green chili....)  The steaks here are very good...  The local brew pub has a nice IPA

After eating we then return to our rooms to work, transcribing notes and writing up results on computers....

We have 6 more days to go...