Get your Ass Up the Pass: Burro Days!

July 25, 2010 We picked Ben and Myka up at the Denver Airport yesterday and we are excited they are here with us for the upcoming week! We are going to try to cram in a lot of fun activities this week. We started off right with the 62nd annual Burro Days, right here in Fairplay. The highlight of the week-end event is a Pack Burro race from Fairplay to Mosquito Pass and back, a grueling run that involves a human running with a tethered burro on highways and jeep trails for at least 5 hours. And for those familiar with Mosquito Pass, we’re talking a steep mountain with a summit of approximately 12,000 feet. The official slogan of the week-end is “Get your Ass up the Pass”. We didn’t, but we did get to pet some asses……as well as enjoy the parade, the 140 arts and crafts vendors, and the food tents. This small town comes alive for this week-end.