J.P. McGills Hotel and Casino Cripple Creek

The adventure begins! We closed up the house, packed the computer, loaded the car and headed to Colorado Springs. After running a few errands, we took Skippy to a park so that he could run and play and we could spend some quality time with the little guy. We went to dinner and then ...

... s no place like home...again.



Little did I know that the bright rainbow over Texas that day was no promise against the flood of emotions that would overcome me three weeks later following the tragedy at Fort Hood. I love my country and I love the soldiers and their families who daily demonstrate a resiliency amidst overwhelming challenges that few others could muster.


Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States jrsherman81054

Snowmass Resort located in Aspen, Colorado is one of the aspen best ski resorts in America. You will greatly appreciate your ski resort vacation at Snowmass during both the summer and winter seasons. Luxury aspen ski lodging and extensive shopping and dinning ...

Today Frank stayed home to make us his famous pork chili. Takes hours of love and we were all grateful. Antonio went for another long marathon training run. Chuck, Hector & Diana went foraging for Jack In The Box, an Apple store and a double feature ;) "Couples Retreat" & "Whip It" both good and more importantly cheap. Only $6.50 and you know we did the 2 fer 1 cause we're geto(boys) like that. Made it back to home base in time to see Dollhouse and feast on dinner. Great day for all.

... the first turns of the season, skiers and snowboarders will have access to a top-to-bottom run consisting of 1,000 vertical feet via Chair 1. The trails Catwalk, Mambo and Homerun make up this opening day run which is over a mile in length. When this news came in to the Ski Country office ...

... thru Aspen Park, a few more towns that I fell asleep thru, Morrison, and eventually back to Bern's house. The next time I come to Colorado, I will definitely be spending a few nights in the Pike's Peak area, as well as more time downtown.

Tomorrow is Boulder, lots of fun things planned. Saturday, with the exception of the Coors brewery tour, is pretty open. Then Sunday I return home. It will be bittersweet. Goodnight!

... was sooo easy for the kids to see them (thank you webcam technology).
We had a great time! We went to the zoo, to a fountain downtown, to Manitou Springs, Old Colorado Springs, Farmers Market, Olympic center, Garden of the Gods, Royal Gorge and we made a mountain tour to Boulder.Ted and I even went to a whole day co-ed Volleyball tournament in Denver. August 13th they had to leave again. And August 16th we were back in Fairfield.

... in this nation. Camping Penitente Canyon has simple developed tent sites among the rocks and on the southern ridge. This may be one of the quietest places in the country. Some prefer to sleep under the stars to enjoy the immense night sky. Rocks surrounding your campsite can block out distant farm lights, allowing brilliant views of millions of stars. The sunrise over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains often shows an ...

Drove through heavy snow making the scenery look beautiful although it was freezing! No photos of the snow though as we were too busy concentrating on the roads sorry. We stayed a night on Grand Lake by the Rocky Mountain National Park. The Rockies are very picturesque and a very tranquil place to visit. Bit like the Brecon Beacons!

... today with about 15 comp cards attached to her key chain feeding money into a slot machine. (if you don't know, when you gamble in casinos you can get a free comp card. You stick it in every machine you play on or give it to the pit boss at table games and it records how much you spend in the casino, and means that you get lots of free stuff the more you play - from drinks & food to accommodation etc..) There's also a US Air Force Academy not fare from here ...