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You’re right about needing to watch the weather but you can also cut through San Juan valley and take a much easier and lower pass. I’ve done it the last two years to avoid weather on monarch pass.

Second vote for river cafe

I’m down about 13% but will probably hold. Everyone is worried about their dividend but they bought back $1BB worth of shares last year , so I’m sure they’ll prioritize dividend payout over share buybacks.

Mishawaka amphitheater on the Cache la Poudre river in northern Colorado. Right in the river in a canyon. Small acts, camping nearby.

PAA, Cat, VZ, KO, CVX

I can recommend Phuket, specifically Kata Beach.

Krabi (on the mainland) is also cool. Have stayed both separate trips. Krabi is a better location to hire a boat and see some cool stuff.

If you like cosmopolitan cities and all that go with them, go to Singapore.

If you want to feel like you’re in SE Asia go to a beach and eat good food, maybe party a bit, go to Thailand.

Have done Kitzbuhel 2x. Would recommend. Easy trip down from Munich.

Soils have a lot to do with poor roadway conditions, it applies to both asphault and concrete. Concrete is more expensive in materials and labor than asphalt.

Concrete can be cut, doweled into and “patched” effectively if bad spots pop up. You can trench for any purpose (e.g. utility work) through concrete, re-pour the section and have no problems - asphalt is toast. Asphalt, once it starts to alligator crack, no amount of maintenance will keep it from coming back, or spreading.

Concrete runs into issues with poor base, drainage, same as asphault. As you mention, the expansion joints and smaller cracks (can occur naturally or from poor/lack of saw cuts) need maintenance/sealing which might be neglected.

Corners can be cut when mixing concrete (too wet) or not enough cement, etc. Testing is supposed to be done (slump test for water amounts, test cylinder destructive testing ) but I would guess on local roads this may not occur, especially if built by a developer. LADOTD/TXDOT would not tolerate sub par concrete mixture.

Kevin Costner - Dances With Wolves is an amazing and epic movie and Costner acting and narration were amazing.

Tom Hanks - Saving Private Ryan and his work on WW2 are incredible.

Buffett hurt badly, still does.