Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and all our very best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous 2011 to everyone from Las Manos Bed and Breakfast.
The photo shows the new fireplace insert which we had installed in October. It has made the Kiva room a warm, cozy and "snuggly" place to hang out during a winter afternoon or evening...with a mug of hot chocolate or a glass of wine.. the photo was taken by Allison Fleetwood, who took last winter's "snowy window" photo, and so many of the exceptional views of Las Manos in the past few years...there will be more added in 2011 as well. The photos were taken by the light of the fire, so we had to hold our poses for 15-30 seconds...on one amazing shot, Sasha our cat jumped into the scene, and stayed still for the required time....then promptly vanished....
This year we had our first garden, a small raised-bed with a major defense fence around it to keep out the deer, rabbits and other hungry critters...We had tomatoes, snow peas, beets and zucchini.....delicious....
In November to took a road trip to Chimayo, New Mexico to buy chili, blue corn meal and to visit friends. We now serve blue corn pancakes as a new breakfast entree...yum...Here we are at the Santuario de Chimayo
William has continued to run this year, completing 3 trail marathons, 2 halfs and a fun 5K here in Buena Vista on July 4th....
As in previous years, our guests amazed and entertained us with wonderful stories of the home towns, their travels and their occupations. Our "distance" champions this year were a family from Manila, Phillipines....We also hosted couples and families from Europe and most of the States.....
Buena Vista attracts many people in the summer for rafting and the outdoor activities, but we're very pleased that many of our guests come here for special events like "Paddlefest" in May ,the "Collegiate Peaks Music Festival" in July and "Gold Rush Days" in August.
Our two newest restaurants, which opened in 2009, are doing well and still getting excellent reviews from our guests. The Asian Palate serves Thai, Asian and Sushi at a level equivalent to any big city, and The Eddyline Restaurant and Brewpub serves up award-winning beers and ales, as well as excellent pizzas, steaks and salads...most of which are sourced locally....delicious and healthy. And don't forget The Buena Vista Roastery where Las Manos gets it's excellent coffee....it's worth taking a pound or two home....If you've been looking at the website, you'll notice two new sidebars..."What are those rocks" and " Guests' Adventures". If you have any photos of trips you took while at Las Manos, or shots of local scenery, hikes, rafting or anything fun or beautiful....please email them to us....we'd like to keep the website fresh and especially include your special memories.
Our newest rock art..right by the Tracks And a high mountain lake up by Cottonwood Pass
We wish you all the very best wishes of the Season and we hope to see many of you back here at Las Manos in 2011.
Colleen and William
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