My maternal Grandmother was from Crested Butte and I have family buried in the old cemetery that is included in this painting.

A favorite family story is that my Great-grandfather "snowshoed" from the Floresta mine, several miles above Crested Butte, on Christmas Eve to marry my Great-grandmother. I love this story and even though things have changed considerably in this part of the world I like to think I've made some sort of connection. Circle of life indeed.