Quality Inn And Suites 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.

... his wife Wendy and their daughter Hannah live in a beautiful home with 36 acres, horses, goats, rabbits, cats and a dog. Gabi and Bri had fun with the animals and were able to go on a ride around with Carl as he worked his plow horses before we settled in for the night.

Tomorrow I'm having the car serviced and the girls will sleep in again before another activity-filled day.

... I are enjoying the cool weather and the campfire. Tomorrow we head to Keystone South Dakota, where we will spend a couple days. We will need to be on the road fairly early as this will be another long day of driving. Even though the speed limit is 65- 75 those winding roads can be tough, Mark is doing all the driving and so far a great job. NO troubles with the Rv at all. running like a champ.

Today was a stunning day of geologic wonders at Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park near Moab Utah. These are both within 50 miles of each other but offer vastly different versions of water erosion. Arches is full of vertical slats of rocks that erode away in the middle to form a natural stone arch. To me the most impressive was the double arch (see photo) followed by the Landscape arch (see next photo). Standing under double arch, the size ...

I made it! I drove down from Eagle to Denver last night in the spring storm. 4 and 1/2 hour drive instead of the usual 2 and 1/2!! Oh well, too bad the ski resorts are closed, fresh new powder! I'm glad I came early just in case the storm caused havoc, but all is well this morning. All the flights seem to be on time. I leave Denver at 10am for Chicago, then on to London and finally Nice tomorrow morning. The flight from DEN to ...

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!

... to the hotel which we had a quick look around. It was then back into town and the bar we like where we had excellent food and were totally ripped off for half-pints of Guinness at $5 each. Back at the hotel we had a short time next to the pool as it was very hot. We struggled with the BW internet which randomly drops the connection - normally just when you've nearly finished something - we're trying to re-book our itinerary to visit SW Colorado. Evening meal was in The Bayou - EXCELLENT.

... a couple of runs on his own. Took 1-1/4 hours to drive to Beaver Creek as roads were icy. Staying at an apartment called Park Plaza right on the slopes and in the heart of the village by the ice skating rink. Went out with Lara and Greg, Mark and Leigh for pizza.










9/3/06 – Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States hilaryramsey

... of a cliff about 100 meters from the nearest piece of ground. dale got the photo, but it didn't really show how high we were. We were never going to fall off, I was leaning on a rock that separated us from the ledge, so we were fine. But we were praised as daredevils for that. Good fun. Anyways, after this, we treked down the mountain and then back up to another place just a bit further on from hanging lake called sputing rock, and that is just what it was. A rock ...