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Catching up with old friends...
... though...) The Manitou Cliff Dwellings were neat to walk through (the girls loved climbing ladders set up that the Indians may? have used something similar to get around these homes - just watch your head!) Experiencing real COLD once again on this trip (and myself and two girls having the chapped hands/faces to prove it!), I can't imagine what it would have been like to live out in the mountains (and desert) in such primitive times, and try to stay ...
On Top of the World
... the whole way up. Still, as soon as I got off that train I was so dizzy I didn't think I could walk. I felt almost faint. They told me to just sit down and drink more water. Which I did, but I couldn't walk around the summit too much. At 27 degrees, I am not sure I would have wanted to though. The rain they had in Colorado Springs was snow up at the summit of Pikes Peak, which was beautiful but without a winter coat ...
Day 27 - Pikes Peak
... tram took about an hour and a half to get to the top. The views were super. We ate some donuts at the top, took some pics and headed back. We stopped by the park again on the way back to the hotel so the kids could climb some more. We also picked up some fast-food for the kids, and Nancy and I went out for a good dinner. ...
And Just Like That...
... lounge in concourse Z is that crowded Tower Lounge. At the gate there was a bit of confusion, as the check in agent (outsourced from Lufthansa) had checked Andrew in as both having his own seat (which he did) and as a lap child. They got it sorted out, and we were able to board.
The flight from FRA-EWR went really fast. It was initially estimated to be about 8 hours, but once we took off, ...
Last things
... shop, walked no more than 2 shops away before I turned around and rushed back to buy it. I haven't regretted that decision and G has almost forgiven me for buying Black Hills Gold. Finding gold in what were sacred mountains to the Native Americans exasperated the conflict that eventually led to the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Whereas I always wanted to be a pioneer (courtesy of Laura ...