Blogs from Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, North America - page 5

We traveled from Glenwood Springs to Colorado Springs today. We had rain most of the way and then discovered Colorado Springs had flooding in spots. We spent the afternoon hanging out with Jill and John checking out Campingworld and their RVs.... read more

Palo Duro Canyon to Colorado Springs: After swallowing the bitter reality that our food stash had been man-handled by the local wildlife, we took inventory of what we had. Turns out only our Clif bars and some penne rigate were touched. So we fired up the camp stove, made some oatmeal and coffee and packed up just after dawn. We drove until the town of Dumas, where we decided to stop for a more proper breakfast at a time-worn little diner. The foyer had a big bulletin board filled with important community news like an upcoming fundraiser for a local boy and an announcement that Poptart the cat has gone missing. Then we entered the formica-tabled, thread-bare carpeted, tacky decorated diner to find... you guessed it... the predictable table of toothless old men who obviously convene ... read more

This is an unexpected but very personal blog. Steve and I have been on a brief road trip for the past ten days - exploring Rocky Mountain National Park, enjoying red rock country in Moab, UT with friends with lots of hiking at Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, drinking in the beauty of Colorado and indulging in a sybaritic weekend at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. But today this road trip turned into something very different that has caused us to pause, think about and honor some important American heroes. Tonight we had the opportunity of seeing some real American heroes. The Warrior Games - http://www.teamusa.org/warriorgames/ - are an annual celebration of the spirit, tenacity and grit of America's wounded warriors. The carnage of war is no respecter of gender, ethnicity, size, education or background and ... read more

THE BASICS Linda flew to NH on April 2, and was able to spend some time with Susie between Korea and Colorado. On Friday, April 5, though, John and Linda's plans took a detour. Linda found a lump in her groin area, which caused cancelation of her return flight for the next day and led to outpatient hernia surgery on the following Tuesday. She rested very quietly and comfortably at home, and then took a flight the following Saturday, and now we are reunited in Colorado Springs. Just one week lost, but what's one week when you're retired. MEANWHILE, John had planned to pick Linda up in Denver on April 6 and they would go visit his cousin Donald and wife Nancy in Fort Collins. Instead, he went alone to his cousin's, stayed longer than planned, ... read more

Geo: 38.8331, -104.822 We got up this morning and had breakfast. There are 3 other couples staying at this b&b. It is nice to talk with other people from other states and countries. Our hosts are a blast. The man is 79 and still doing all of the maintainence at the house, including climbing a 25 foot ladder to replace a window. I hope that I am still that mobile at 79! We headed for Garden of the Gods. It is still really interesting. I was there in around 1966, and climbed all over the rocks. Now, you can't climb on them unless you get a permit. After that, we headed to the Pikes Peak highway and took it to the top of Pikes Peak. The altitude is 14,110 feet. The tempurature dropped 20 degrees during ... read more