Smokin' Dave's BBQ

On the Way to Montana we stopped for 2 days at Estes Park, Colorado as most of you know. Estes Park is a tourist town right at the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. While there we had to eat so I ask for some recommendations and the very first one was Smokin' Dave's BBQ. I have never been impressed with restaurants in most tourist towns. They usually charge to much for over rated food and dinky portions. We definitely found an exception in Smokin' Daves BBQ. It was excellent!

We started with the Mile High Cheese Fries and they were delicious.


The servings were so large we carried some home with us. Those of you that know me, know that is rare! Kelly Jo and Odie split the Double Meat Combo and they chose the 1/2 BBQ Chicken and the Pulled Pork. It was a little off their diet but they enjoyed every bite of it.


I had the Triple Meat Combo and when they started bringing the plates I knew we had ordered too much food. I usually try to compensate for the small serving sizes in most restaurants but they know how to feed a fat boy in that place. The sides were not all that big but what honest meat lover cares much about sides anyway. Kelly Jo laughs at me every time the waitress asks me which sides I want. I always have a shocked look on my face because I never even remember to look at the sides on the menu!

I chose the Buffalo Baby Back Ribs, the 1/2 BBQ Chicken and the Beef Brisket.


A little closer look.


All three meats were some of the best I have ever eaten. I have had buffalo several times but never buffalo ribs. They were great. Not the most tender ribs I have ever had but the taste was as good as any.

The brisket was tender and awesome and they put a pile of brisket on my plate. I would say they served me nearly a pound of brisket.

The chicken was seasoned better that any I have ever tasted. I don't know what they put on that skin but it was spicy and sweet all at the same time. It was soooo good!

In case you haven't picked up on it, I was very impressed with this Restaurant. If you take a trip to Estes Park, Colorado save time for Smokin' Dave's BBQ. Oh and by the way, it wasn't "my" food we took home that night! lol

Davy

Sunday Lunch at the Metzger's

Sunday Lunch at the Metzger's.



Sis. Metzger prepared a great wild game lunch for us today and it was tremendous. In the past we have had Black Bear, Buffalo, Deer and Elk on several occasions at their house and it has all been very good. Today was just a tad bit more exotic.

Can you guess the wild game on the table from the picture above? Here is a close up of one of the meats below. Any Guesses? Looks like pork doesn't it? In fact it looks and tastes so much like pork that I would not have known the difference if they had not told me.

Anybody want to venture a guess?

Any ideas?

Are you ready for this?

Here you go....

Yep, that's Mountain Lion on that plate and it was very very good! Sooooooooo Very Good!

The other meat?

The other meat Sis. Metzger prepared was Caribou. She cooked it in a crock pot with mushrooms and onions and was so tender and good!

Great Friends! Great Food! Great Fun! Doesn't get any better than that!

Davy

Glacier National Park with the Metzgers

Yesterday (Friday 7/9) we had a great day with Bro. and Sis. Metzger and Sis. Leah. We spent the whole day driving and touring through Glacier National Park and it was an awesome day! We sure appreciate the Metzger family and all their kindness and a special thanks to Bro. Metzger for chauffeuring us all day.

The Metzgers arrived just after 6:00 in the morning and we were packed up and ready to go.

The first thing on the agenda was tires. Bro. Metzger discovered that one of the tires on their Suburban was literally coming apart. That meant we HAD to have breakfast at Denny's while waiting for the tire shop to open. Sometimes life is so hard! But all you can eat pancakes for $4 helps tremendously.

We headed North about 8:30 and after a beautiful drive up through Seeley Lake and lots of great fellowship we arrived at the park entrance around noon. The road through Glacier National Park is called "The Going to the Sun Road." It is about 50 miles across and the perfect temps and sunny skies made for a fabulous drive. After another tire change and a side trip up through Many Glacier we drove back across the Going to the Sun Rd. and back toward Florence!

It was a terrific day! Here are a few pictures.

Davy

Oh! Don't forget to check my brother's blog for updates on their great Southwest Adventure. http://skdvi.blogspot.com/