Mountain Village/Nightgrass Question

[meanderingjeeper]

The wait for the gondola can be really long in the heat.  The bathrooms under the stairs are air-conditioned!  Also, the last few years they have tried to have some sort of farmer's market up in MV during the fest, but forget what day that was.  The plus side of waiting in line for the gondola is sometimes you get to stand/talk with or even ride with Tim O'Brien, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, various members of Yonder, Leftover, or even Barenaked Ladies.

the Nightgrass negatives have been mentioned.  The Greensky acoustic outside the SOH was great, as was the Hot buttered floor pick & don't forget the Yonder till almost 3 something that started the SOH sellout fever, all great & all missed if you needed the gangjala er gondola.

course, so are the late night TP bathroom picks, anahuac's, early morning line wakeups, birthday serenades, and elks park tuneups. 

another plus to MV is more sleep? since supposedly you actually need sleep sometimes, else you could actually see it all.



 Listening to: cracklin rosie

[snowchick]

Have you looked at Mountainside Inn. My understanding is it is past the gondola, but walking distance and you do not have to wait for a bus or gondola. This will be my first time using a condo. Typically I am at Lawson.

[oddfired]

Walking distance can be relative.  I walk a mile to work and home every day, but walking down the steep mountain in the cold morning air is going to be a little tougher than it sounds, even though it's less than a mile.

I have to admit that last year we ended up riding the gondola with some of John Prine's roadies, and that was *really* cool.

[snowchick]

That be true. It is all relative. I guess, in the end its all about what gets ypou to your end Point.
Souns like you had an awesome  walk back. Its moments like that which make Telluride amazing.

[headlight]

I guess we will findout for ourselves, not necessarily by choice, but more due to my neglecting to account for lodging demand easily exceeding the demand for ducats, not sure how that is possible, but appeared to be the case.

We'll be at the Lumiere and I guess I may need to ride my bike down in the dark to get in line, but I know locals who do this and guess if I take my time, I might still be in line before the 1st Gondola arrives in town.

 Listening to: Sleepy Man Banjo Boys