#deerhammerdistillery

[oldmtnbear]

Was a brutal day at the end of a busting week. Finally sitting down to rest. With a glass of Deerhammer Rye Whiskey. Smooth with hints of black pepper... perfect to call the end of the day. #deerhammer #deerhammerdistillery #ryewhiskey #endofahardday #endofahardweek https://www.instagram.com/p/CpZVC7PNSea/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[outofofficedefined-blog]

Buena Vista, Colorado

Coming off the mountains, we were in desperate need of showers and laundry so we headed over to the Buena Vista KOA. Irony, is the owners were from New Hampshire, of all places, so we were instantly accepted into the fold. Jay and I both looked at each other after our showers and were like that was the BEST shower ever. Amazing what warm water will do for you, after you spend the night in freezing temps and wet air. We had only planned to stay one night and head north, however fate would have its own mind. We kept blowing fuses in the camper and Jay was scratching his head trying to figure out why it was happening, we eventually gave up and decided not to charge the battery, but just run off of site electricity. In the morning the truck was dead as a door knob. Come to find out, I had accidentally put the fridge on battery instead of power plug, soooo long story short, I had killed the truck battery, and the fuses were blowing, because we were overworking the battery to charge and carry the fridge at the same time. Just meant that we would have to spend another night at KOA, because Big Gray is a diesel with two 12 volt batteries, a 6 amp charger which is what was available at the campground, was going to take some time to charge. 6 hours later...we were charged up and decided to do some exploring in the area. We found some backcountry roads that lead over to the old train tracks and downtown, so we set out for some 4-wheeling fun and made our way to town. Buena Vista is a quirky little town, that could pass for an Aspen or Ouray, but only has a population in the winter time of 2000, because there is nothing going on there. Rafting in the summer brings the population up to about 17,000 and you can feel the pulse of the town in the restaurants and stores at night. We hit the gear store before anything, as we were trying to locate a new filter for our backpacking water pump, and we found this great place that also had a bakery in it. I love bakeries! We bought a half loaf of homemade zucchini bread and it was delicious! We decided to stop in for a quick drink at a distillery called Deerhammer that makes their own whiskey, moonshine, and gin, several hours later after meeting the locals and being welcomed to their table, we found out that the town was actually the inspiration for the show South Park and that we had been talking to the teacher of Kenny for over 2 hours. Jay and this guy had a lot in common, same age, same outdoor enthusiasts, same honey badger partners, etc. It was ALOT of fun, if I remember correctly we should be receiving some toffee from a lady that makes homemade toffee the old fashioned way in time for Christmas, we shall see. After leaving there, we headed over to this place Quincy's Steakhouse on recommendation from the toffee lady, she said you can't get a better steak than Quincy's and they only serve Filet Mignon, a baked potato, salad, and bread. Jay has been hunting for some good grass fed beef since we arrived, so we decided to check it out. We did and it did not disappoint, not only was the meal delicious, but the price was fantastic, we made out with 9 oz stakes and the sides for less than $12.00 per person. Granted this place is in the middle of nowhere, but they do what they do well! The next day, we found an awesome single track mountain bike trail that went from downtown back to the KOA! My second or third time out mountain biking, it was challenging to the say the least, but about 3/4 of the way through, I was digging it and trying my best to hit the lines. ( I have no idea how to speak mtb language)