Around Salida, Colorado

Downtown Salida

Salida Hill

The Earthship build is over and I'm headed out of Salida and Colorado covered in dirt and paint with amazing experiences that will stay with me forever.

I documented the Earthship build in the previous post so now I will share all the other activities I did while here. The first day off Kirstin and I headed to Twin Lakes to camp and hike up Mt Elbert, the tallest mountain in Colorado, and my first 14er.

Start of the hike. Photo by Kirstin

Aspen Grove

Hiking Friends

My first 14-er

Panorama from the top

Another Panorama from the top of Mt Elbert

The next weekend I volunteered at the Salida Stopover Gentlemen of the Road music festival. By volunteering I was able to get a much cheaper ticket and get paid. I worked at the box office on Friday for six hours.

Where I volunteered

Later that I night I met up with other Earthshippers and we enjoyed The Flaming Lips performance.

The Venue

Earthshippers enjoying the music festival

The next day I enjoyed the downtown festivities and watched the Tune-Yards, Jenny Lewis, and Mumford and Sons.

Friends enjoying Jenny Lewis

Mumford and Sons

Vera and me after the concert

I'm so glad I was able to experience my first music festival here in Salida and see one of my favorite bands. I also camped on site with about 15,000 other people.

Just a small portion of the tents on site

That weekend I also rafted down the Arkansas River with some fellow Earthshippers. We started in the middle of town and stopped just past the build site where everyone else was having a float party.