bountiful breakfasting

After all the high adventure of Independence Pass, I went back to my room and slept for perhaps 30 minutes, and then started my day again. I biked downtown to Main Street Bakery, where my quartet met with Mr. Graham, our coach. We treated him (and ourselves) to a delightfully delectable (and very filling) breakfast. We had a really nice time chatting and eating. Mr. Graham has taught us so much. He has a very unique perspective on music as a whole, and I think he was able to really help us see things differently.

Excellent as the breakfast was, there was a surprise waiting for me that I never would have seen coming. As we were getting up to leave, I heard a voice behind me. It said something like, “Better watch your back, Scott. You never know who’s going to show up.” I turned around, and there was Philip from school (editor of the Vintage, photographer, actor, singer, etc.)! I was bowled over by surprise. I never expected to meet anyone from home here. He had just come back from the Maroon Bells Wilderness area. He and some friends had been backpacking up there for about three days. They camped near Crater Lake, which I posted some pictures of earlier. It was really nice to talk with him and catch up for a bit.