Blogs from Vail, Colorado, United States, North America - page 2

We left Glenwood Springs early in the morning because we planned on stopping at Hanging Lake. It was a disaster from the start. Oliver fell asleep immediately, and we worried he'd be crabby for the hike. After weighing our options (it was our anniversary, after all, and we made the drive all the way here...), we decided to continue as planned. Unfortunately, exit 125 for Hanging Lake was closed from eastbound I-70. We decided to turn around at the nearest exit and head there from westbound I-70. Besides, I had to use the bathroom. The next exit was four miles away. We pulled in, and, wouldn't you know, the bathroom was closed for cleaning. No matter; I'd find a portapotty or something at Hanging Lake. We headed back the way we came and discovered that exit ... read more

Vail We were pleasantly surprised to find Austria on the way to Aspen when we decided to make an ice-cream stop. Vail, a ski resort town, had to be designed by a home-sick Austrian architect. It features the wooden Austrian bridge that goes over a creek, narrow roads, Alpine houses and condos with ornate shields, crests, and flags and colorful and fragrant flowers on the windows. At around two thousand dollars per square feet, I could own a tiny piece of a small Austrian ski village replica. The dining options are stupendous in this town. There are many great places to fulfill the craving for International delicacies; casual Mexican, gourmet French, classic Continental, timeless Italian, old-fashioned steakhouses, Asian fusion, and Swiss fondue. If I were an avid skier and I lived here, I would ski down ... read more

This morning we woke up to some nice fresh powder outside of our hotel room window. We then of course went right to the computer to see how much snow each resort had gotten. Vail reported 4 inches and Beaver Creek 5 inches. We had one last day to spend on snow and it was totally perfect that we got to ride some nice fresh powder today. For our last day, we had the option of going to any of the resorts that we had already been to or spend a day time at Keystone. After a little pondering, we decided that we would go back to Vail since it is the biggest of all of the places we had been to. Also, when we were there Monday the snow was a little bit crunchy so ... read more

Two days ago we finalized our flights for our trip. We leave tomorrow; here is our itinerary for the entire trip. February 7-11: New York- Visiting Greg's sister's family including his newest nephew, Jake. February 11-15: San Francisco- Next year we are considering moving from Vail to SF so we are getting a feel for the city and touring a couple of schools that we are interested in. We will also be celebrating the 1 year anniversary of our first date on the 15th. February 15-25: Hawaii- We are staying with Lizzie's sister Katie in Kauai catching up on some much needed sun, sand, surf, and sushi. February 25-27: On the plane from Hawaii to New Zealand February 27-March 19: New Zealand- We are renting a little camper van and touring the south island of New ... read more

big change of plans, after much thought i have decided to pospone my europe trip till may, im headed to HAWAII again, got a place in Halaiwa for 9 days, sweet!!!! north shore time!!!... read more