Best Western Antlers Glenwood Springs

But not neccessarily the sun. Glenwood Springs has been offering up their naturally heated hot springs since 1888. For about $14.00 you can soak in it too. Got to say we all loved the 104 degree therapy pool. Out of the pool it was a cold 40 degrees. You could feel the cold mist when your shoulders ...

... pool and had fun swimming. Late in the day Gabi helped Hannah tend to the goats and Bri read. Tonight we went to a rodeo and had a tailgate party there on a big flat bed trailer with a bunch of Carl & Wendy's friends. Bri & Gabi got into it eventually and were whooping it up and cheering on the riders.

If all goes as planned, we'll get going by 9 and I've got a 12 hour drive as we head towards Seattle.

... 82 towards the pass, the girls were a bit anxious at the idea of climbing to 12,000 feet. Their nerves grew as we started the steep ascent through hairpin turns and winding narrow roads. I convinced them to chill and that we would make it alive, and by the time we hit the top and could get out and walk around, they were enjoying themselves. At the top the air was noticeably thinner, and the ...

... miles. Up and around and twisty again. Finally we get to the sight. On top of the hill over looking the lake. Nice State park. Andrew and I took a walk down the hill to the lake. Not much of a beach spot but it was nice. Andrew put his feet in to test the water he said it was cold. Not to cold though. Back up to the camp spot for some dinner. Mark and Anthony are taking their walk around. Andrew ...

... plateau surrounded by canyons carved by the Colorado and Green rivers and is only connected to the surrounding area by a 40 foot wide connection. On this Isle the plateau is a mix of grassland and desert. Surrounded by cliffs that drop 100's of feet to the river valleys below.

It is hard to get standard size photos to do justice to these parks. If there was a place for panoramic photos these parks are definitely among them. Those will be coming later ...

... who would be sitting next to me. Way to make me feel good about the next 7+ hours!! Anyway, a nice gentlemen who was sitting next to them in a middle seat volunteered to swap and he ended up sitting next to me. He was on his way to Dubai. back to the original family, the thing that made it funny for me was they were speaking arabic thinking "no one here will understand us"!! Hahahahaha, fooled them :) The flights was ...

... ear to ear when I saw that the green runs had its own gondola, not a lift, but an enclosed gondola where I could easily load and unload, unattached to my board! Jackpot! Without my fear of lifts and worry to further injure myself, there was nothing in my way. Sarah and Tito Buds comfortably left me on my own. I made a total of ten runs ...

Took the roadtrip back out to Glenwood springs. Hit up Glenwood Springs after hiking Hanging Lake.

Great vertical hike. Lake actually hangs off the side of a mountain, small trickle of waterfall.

Humbling to have 6 year olds point out your fear of heights as you are scaling rock trails.

Amazing. But reaffirmed my everworsening fear of heights. Andy had a good time watching me crawl down rocks on my ass. Pathetic!

8/3/06 Beaver Creek

Drove to Keystone and skied for the day. Adam and Kristina left at 1.30 pm for home as they had Youth that night. Snowed from lunchtime and was just so beautiful and magical, but cold with the snow falling. It is incredibly silent in the snowfields. Nathan and I were freezing and went down at 3pm so Brad could ...

... State, south to San Diego, California and all the way across to Key West, Florida. I somewhat admired his spirit. He left before sunrise and I left about half an hour after him going west on I-80. Historically this part of the USA was cowboys and Indians, buffalo and wagon trains. The wild wild west starts here and into the unknown the pioneers went. Some looking for land, some headed to San Francisco to join the gold rush ...