Comfort Suites Ft Collins Fort Collins

... nicely after the AC was on for a little. The hotel was the built for the archaeologists excavating the ancient Mayan city Chichen so it is very near to the site and tastefully littered with artifacts. We couldn't see anything when we first got to the hotel because the sun had set.

So, the next morning I was up early checking out the surroundings, and OH MY GOD, I have never stayed at a more beautful place. After breakfast, we ...

... was the day!

The park was just as beautiful as we remembered. Unfortuantely the road was closed about 8 miles into the park because of the recent storms. It seems to be a theme with us, doesn't it? Well, that didn't stop us from enjoying our visit. We even managed to find a few spots we didn't 'discover' last time

... br>We've left the coach to do some shopping and to make a long overdue Costco run. The weather promises to 'warm up' starting on Monday and we hope to get in some sightseeing as well as a few visits to the local micro breweries!!! In the meantime Ken is a "happy camper" being stuck at home during baseball playoffs as well as football season!

I'm not complaining...but 17 hours on a plane, even a very nice Thai Airways plane is a LONG time. Thank God, Buddha and my lucky stars that they had those tv screens on the seatbacks. Free new movies, (choice of 10), TV shows, 1 or 2 player video games, language lessons in any language, travel shows on Asian countries...I don't know if I would have made it without distraction. The first class section had these really cool egg ...

Yes, we finally made it. We planed on doing a lot of hard-core driving. So, Ram was always happy to finally reach our destination.

The funniest thing happened though.... We ended up getting a room for the night only because the great Rocky Mountain National Park was closed for construction!?!?!?!?! huh?!?!?!?! ha ha ha....

... true. Neil's one of the truest. His reputation precedes him in just about every situation known to man and he still requires a lengthy introduction (which he's willing to perform on his own). Dubbed 'The Fattest Skinniest Whitest Guy in America' by Housley, another true friend, no other nickname comes close. As a welcome back gift he put me up in a nice Manhatten hotel. After passing the Bar exam in Colorado, Neil moved back to Philadelphia. Between studying for his second Bar ...

... on Ancestry.com and 1700+ on my Family Tree Maker tree), and going to the Larimer County Fair. I volunteered in the Extension Office at the fairgrounds for the 2 weeks prior to fair and then spent Friday-Tuesday watching the kids with their rabbits. Sherri and I met last night and agreed this year's fair was one of the best so far. It's so much fun watching these kids grow up... Will be leaving on Mallory's birthday, so Clint and I went to ...

Hello and welcome to my travel blog! My starting-four-months-late travel blog!!

I will disclose up-front that I began my travels in May but am beginning my blog in October.

Basically, I blame this tardiness on grad school. My natural tendencies lean more 'lazy and irresponsible' than 'productive and timely.' Graduate school forced me to suppress these natural tendencies and do stuff-- a lot of stuff-- all the time. Specifically, a lot of reading and writing. Normally ...

... have entered another country, not just another county. We've been through Colorado before but the colours weren't as striking, maybe today, after all the snow of Wyoming, we were ready for some variation in the landscape. We apprehensively pulled into Fort Collins, home to Colorado State University and was almost instantly charmed by it. We haven't spent a great deal of time in Colorado but from what we have seen you can't help but wonder if you have found a ...

... hike went pretty uneventful for our group, unlike some other friends who stayed there and ended up having to take an ice cream truck back to the lodge. But that's a different story for a different time. We did have a great time though hiking through this great area and getting to know our new companions. Other than that, most of the time was spent chatting with our new friends and playing intense games of cards. Oh, I guess we did go on a horse ride ...