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Mags - <BR>
You missed one. Steamboat, down by the river on the west end of town - Three Z's <BR>
bar and restaurant that we discovered in 1999 and then again in 2006. Found it in <BR>
'99 by asking backcountry rangers where to find the biggest, greasiest, most <BR>
cholesterol-filled burgers in town. They were right. <BR>
Walk softly,<BR>
Jim<BR><BR>http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/<BR><BR><BR> <BR>> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 15:30:28 -0800<BR>> From: pmags@yahoo.com<BR>> To: cdt-l@backcountry.net<BR>> Subject: [Cdt-l] Best Burger WAS topics...<BR>> <BR>> If you are on the CDT-L, you probably already have your gear dialed-in (or should) if<BR>> attempting the CDT.<BR>> <BR>> Last year, we had a very important discussion on the places beer are located. IIRC, <BR>> I made a great contribution with my extensive knowledge of brew pubs in the Colorado<BR>> area. (We all have our talents. Some hike long, light and fast. Others are whizzes at<BR>> constructing homemade gear. Me? I drink beer).<BR>> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/cdt-l/2009-March/002675.html<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> So, let's discuss another important topic...where the best burgers are on the CDT.<BR>> <BR>> My immediate thought goes to the Bertrams Belly Buster :<BR>> http://bertramsbrewery.com/node/5<BR>> <BR>> In Salmon Idaho, this burger proves everything is bigger on the CDT: The views, the resupplies, <BR>> the amount of WTF moments..and of course the size of the burgers!<BR>> <BR>> Lincoln MT had the Labmkins burger. I remember it being rather tasty. Nothing fancy, just a a burger done just right...<BR>> Ah.... (Medium rare. Bloody enough to be juicy..not so bloody it is still mooing)<BR>> <BR>> Moving down, I had a memorable BBQ night in Dubois. The Continental Divide was on fire (no, really, it was on fire..<BR>> also makes those stupid purity debates the troll on trailforums brings up concerning the CDT even more ludicrous..but<BR>> I digress). Rather than hike up to the divide and singe my rather prominent eyebrows (what can I say, I'm not a metrosexual,<BR>> and I am an Eye-talian), Tradja, Jess and myself stayed an extra night in town. The local fire department put on a BBQ.<BR>> Buffalo was served in various forms...including burgers. It was DELICIOUS. Of course, you really can't plan on this too well.<BR>> (Wait..why were they BBQing when the ridge was on fire ?!?!?!)<BR>> <BR>> Now, I did not go to Pinedale with its brewpubs (I assume?), and my main town stop in Wyo was Rawlins (good Thai food!)...<BR>> but then I entered Colorado! My previous link gave a (partial) list of some favorite haunts for good beer. Good burgers<BR>> go with good beer goes together like salt goes with pepper, like oil goes with vinegar, like olive oil goes with marinated snails (<BR>> see above about being Eye-talian..and one from Rhode Island originally at that.<BR>> http://thecuttingedgeofordinary.blogspot.com/2008/06/scungilli-snail-salad.html) )<BR>> <BR>> In the spirit of alternate routes and poo-pooing anon. Internet trolls, if you take the CDTA route over Flattop (really, really, really<BR>> nice I might add), take the side trip down to Bear Lake. Have a friend in say Boulder pick you up. Skip the terrible brew-pub<BR>> in Estes Park and go to Lyons about 20 minutes away. Go to Oskar Blues and have my Favorite. Burger. Of. All. Time.<BR>> THE SILO BURGER. A half pound of beef. Topped with pulled pork. And bacon. With pepperjack cheese. And hot sauce.<BR>> Order with sweet potato fries. Order the burger medium rare so all the juicy goodness goes over the fries while you are eating<BR>> it. Mmmmm.... Many people in Boulder pay hundreds of dollars (if not thousands) to achieve enlightenment. I have found<BR>> it for $15 (order with an Old Chub..again, see above about salt and pepper/burgers and beer). If hiking all day<BR>> in the backcountry and then having a burger with three different forms of meat, followed by a delicious beer, is not Zen<BR>> than what the hell is ?!?!?<BR>> http://www.oskarblues.com/restaurant/grill-brew<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> (I realize most CDT hikers won't do this..but I love this burger and it is theoretically possible to take the CDTA route on Flattop <BR>> and hike down to Bear Lake where some person who backcountry skis way too much in winter may be waiting for you. But I digress<BR>> again...)<BR>> <BR>> Now..New Mexico? I am not sure about burgers. But you are in the land of mom and pop Mexican food goodness! I love my burgers<BR>> and beers..but this Gringo-with-a-slight-olive-complexion-who-pronounces-Spanish-like-it-is-bad-Italian loves<BR>> the Mom and Pop Mexican food. Cuba, NM may have been a,er, less than lively town..but man, all CDT hikers<BR>> know the goodness of their breakfasts. Man can not live on burgers and beer alone. Good Mexican is needed, too.<BR>> (And let's not forget Pie Town. Pie with every meal. Including breakfast).<BR>> <BR>> I realize this post is not about what device will let me access Facebook so I can tell all my friends I am <BR>> hiking..or which stove will boil water the best for my Messy Gloppy Mess of Noodles or if the 1#15 oz sleeping <BR>> bag is better than the 1#14 oz sleeping bag or if chemicals are better than a filter for treating colorful cow water.<BR>> <BR>> But, well, see above about if you are thinking of hiking the CDT..this stuff may be (Should be?) dialed in at this point.<BR>> <BR>> So, I'll discuss the important things (Burgers. Beer. Mexican Food. Pie). <BR>> <BR>> Or maybe that's about all I can discuss<BR>> with any real knowledge and authority? (See above about faster, stronger and better. Then their is me: I drink beer).<BR>> <BR>> Not so seriously yours,<BR>> <BR>> Mags<BR>> CTF 2010<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ************************************************************<BR>> The true harvest of my life is intangible.... a little stardust <BR>> caught, a portion of the rainbow I have clutched<BR>> --Thoreau<BR>> http://www.pmags.com<BR>> http://www.redbubble.com/people/pmags/<BR>> http://www.facebook.com/pmags<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Cdt-l mailing list<BR>> Cdt-l@backcountry.net<BR>> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/cdt-l<BR> </body>
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