Cool Colorado

How cool for Scott to watch the Broncos play on the outside television and then look to his left and see the lights from the stadium in downtown Denver. Front row seat!

Dinosaur Ridge –  skip the museum but go on the shuttle bus. The tour guide was so enthusiastic about dinosaurs he made it interesting. They darken the tracks to make it easier to see.

Colorado Springs

 Garden of the Gods

You can see most of the rock formations from the road. The trails were paved, easily accessible by wheelchair, and partially shaded. Don’t miss this free natural landmark if you are in the area.

Three Graces -  Faith, Hope, & Love

Balance Rock

Kissing Camels

You need to look at the top by the hole. 

We stayed so close to Fort Carson we heard “Taps” being played on a bugle at 10:00 p.m.

Leaving Colorado Springs down the winding highway 115, led us through breathtaking canyon views with flowing mountain streams.

Then west on 50 through Canon City where we found an interesting winery. 

The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey.  Notice the vineyard in the foreground.

Do you know where the tallest sand dunes in North America are located? 

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. It is located on the west side of The Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Blood of Christ).  We did get a short hike in before the afternoon storm. Hey Joel, do you remember hiking the dunes?

San Luis State Park is where we are staying for five days. 

 No television but you can’t beat the 360-degree view of the mountains!

Afternoon rains are very common.

Prairie Sunflowers

 Colorado Mountain Blue Birds

We picked up our mail in Alamosa on Friday and saw lots of cool cars. Since it is Labor Day weekend we figured they were having a car show. Alamosa is about 15 miles away so Saturday morning we headed into town to see at least 350 classic cars.  

Scott reminisced about some of the cars he has owned.

Scott’s 64 Impala was dark blue. 

The coolest view we have seen, was the vast Milky Way from one end of the sky to the other and the countless stars in the night sky.

"The mountains are calling and I must go." John Muir