We are way behind in our blogging. I apologize for that. So we are going to take a trip back in time to tell you about the Rocky Mountain Folks festival. This is a festival we attend every year that we can – this is our third time. The festival is a three day event, spanning from Friday to Sunday. We decided to leave Thursday afternoon to set up camp at the beautiful Meadow Park campground. We were pretty lucky weather-wise, compared to last year’s festival, which has been dubbed “Soaks Fest” – it pretty much rained continuously for the three days we were there. This year’s weather was much more comfortable, with a couple showers here and there to keep the temperature down.
We wanted to spend as little money at the festival as possible, since things tend to be so expensive – a Chipotle style burrito costs $8, with a dollar for guacamole, for example. So we made TONS of food and brought it with us. Dave made 2 loaves of herb bread and 2 baguettes. Renee made hummus and chopped lots of fresh veggies. She made pesto chicken salad, which consisted of chicken that we cooked, pesto we made from fresh Colorado basil in our food processor, and mozzarella cheese. It was great, if a little too cheesy. 
She also made phenomenal trail mix that featured candied almonds (which we did ourselves), soy nuts, dried cranberries and apples, and chocolate chips. 
When we were sitting out in the sun and had our trail mix out everything got a little melty and sticky, which produced delicious trail mix clumps. Those were the best. We also brought fresh fruit
(like bananas, which Renee is holding in that picture and also making a funny face), and salami and cheese for sandwiches. We feasted like royalty for those three days, allowing ourselves to buy one festival snack on Sunday, and going to Oskar Blues brewery on Saturday afternoon to break up the day and support Colorado’s local breweries.
When we were sitting out in the sun and had our trail mix out everything got a little melty and sticky, which produced delicious trail mix clumps. Those were the best. We also brought fresh fruit
(like bananas, which Renee is holding in that picture and also making a funny face), and salami and cheese for sandwiches. We feasted like royalty for those three days, allowing ourselves to buy one festival snack on Sunday, and going to Oskar Blues brewery on Saturday afternoon to break up the day and support Colorado’s local breweries.We saw some great musicians perform, like Mary Gauthier, Rufus Wainwright, Susan Tedeschi, and one of our very favorite acts, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. The number of amazing acts we have seen in the 3 years we have attended is pretty mind-blowing: Todd Snider, Loudon Wainwright III, Dar Williams, Arlo Guthrie, The Mountain Goats, Lisa Loeb, The Mammals, Jackie Greene, Greg Brown, The Waifs, and Kasey Chambers to name a few. We are so lucky to be able to live close enough to Lyons, CO to be able to attend. It is one, if not the, highlight to every year for us. Jealous?
Mary Gauthier and her friend. She pretty much rocks my world.
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