Another 15 mile bike ride this morning then off to some touring of the island. We visited the Field Gallery - always enjoy taking pictures with the field sculptures. Then off to the Glass Works to see blowing of a great vase. Drew had the chance to throw some pottery at Chilmark Pottery. And we capped off the day with sailing on Edgartown Harbor watching a beautiful sunset.... read more

Started off with another bike ride. Ended up being about 15 miles because we got lost in the forest (stop laughing). We decided to check out the Cape Pogue lighthouse on Chappaquidik Island. Takes a ferry ride from Edgartown and then an over sand vehicle ride to see this peaceful sight. We could see about 5 miles from on top - great views. Spent some time in Edgartown: great seafood dinner and then of course ice cream again. It was so clear we decided to stop at South Beach to see the sunset. Just beautiful.... read more

The ferry ride over was bright and sunny on calm waters. We always enjoy seeing the Vineyard get closer and the boats that "welcome" us in the harbor.... read more

Fairwell to Colorado - we had a great time traveling 1535 miles around the state seing beautiful mountain views, riding many scenic trains, and visiting with friends that we haven't seen in a long time. We'll be back soon. ... read more

We took the last scenic train of our trip today up to the top of Pikes Peak. The grade on this railroad can reach 25% and needs cogs to make that work (you'll need to look that up). This is the longest incline in the world and the trains used are from Switzerland. As you climb to 14,115 feet you can feel the temperature getting colder along the way. Today the sun was out and the temperature at the top did not feel bad at all. We had some of the famous Pikes Peak donuts at the top and stopped to have our picture taken. The summit is also where a school teacher found her inspiration to write America the Beautiful - there was a tourist that brought his trumpet to the top and played this ... read more