Saturday-Chili Cook Off - Grand Lake, CO

Got up early as we had to get the RV to the park for the Chili Cook Off. We ended up cooking under a tent provided by one of the Colorado Chili Cooks but did get to have the RV behind us on the road. As we were waiting around and talking to the Colorado Chili Officials and others that we setting up thier cooking spots we found out that Carolyn and Bucky along with Tim and Connie Collier were going to be at the cook off. We were surprised to hear this as thought we might be the only Texas cooks here.

We set our tents up together and visited and cooked. This is a great cook off with lots of participation from the locals. In fact this cook off has so much audience participation that they gave us beans to put in our chili after we turned in for judging as they sell tasting cups and spoons for $5.00 a person. This cook off judges Red and Green Chilis and also Salsa. So with your $5.00 ticket purchase you could taste all of the chili's and salsa you wanted. As we were the first spots after the purchase of the tickets we gave out all our Chili while they were still selling tickets. Some people were dissapointed as they wanted to taste Texas Chili.

Above is Blaze and me after turn in and giving out all our chili. Judging is over and its time for the winners to be called. When it came to the Red Chili Texas took all but 1 out of the 10 possible. Number 10 went to Texas, number 9 was Colorado, number 8 was Texas and husband of the number 10 winner, number seven was Allen Dean from Johnson City, TX and then Number 6 was Pat, Number 5 was Laura, Number 4 was Connie, Number 3 was Tim, Number 2 was Carolyn and Number 1 was Bucky. I beat Pat again. Then since this was the Colorado State championship they had to have 3 Colorado winners so the next numbers they called they stated that if you weren't from Colorado don't come to the podium.

The girl in this picture is a 2 time Terlingua Winner. She placed tenth at this cook off.

Winners 5 and 6 - Laura and Pat.

Since Bucky won 1st he had to buy us all a drink so off to the bar we went. Dogs were allowed in so Blaze got to go to his first bar.

We had so much fun today and of course placing in the cook off didn't hurt either. After a couple of drinks and then splitting a great hamburger at the bar we drove the RV back to our site. Then Pat got DWI (dialing while intoxicated). It started at the Bar where he called Norma and my Dad, then at the RV he called Lynn, Chad (the young couple we met from Nebraska), Samantha and then my Mom. Everyone had to hear how Texas beat Colorado at thier own Chili Cook off. Now we know why they don't like Texans.

We retired at 9:00 and Blaze was the first one to the bed. He had a great day too.

I have pics of our current RV site. It is so nice, the lake view is beautiful. I'll include those in my next blog. You don't want to miss it.