Blogs from Colorado, United States, North America - page 210

I am new to this process so bear with me. I wanted to kick off my first journal by highlighting some great experiences I am having in my hometown of Aspen, Colorado. The summer has been non-stop with an eclectic amount of entertainment, music, and events. If you have not travelled to Aspen/Snowmass or the Rocky Mountains before, here are a few tips. Consider driving via highway 82 via Independance Pass. This route offers majestic views from the floor of the Roaring Fork Valley of the Maroon Bells, several peaks over 14,000 feet and beautiful mountain streams. If you intend to stay in the area, it is a good idea to see what options you have available for things to do. A good friend of mine, Ned has posted a blog with some information about the ... read more

I spent my last night in California with sister Birka and friend Jeff. We went to a local dive where i preceeded to beat Jeff at a game of pool. Immediately after my victory gloat i got crushed by a girl who was probably to drunk to have any idea how badly she embarassed me. That was pretty much the hightlight of my last night in California after which i got about 5 1/2 hours of sleep. I arrived at San Diego Airport with about 2 hours to spare before my flight left. after getting my ticket, which took 10 minutes, and making it through security, 15 minutes, i arrived at my gate with about an hour and a half to spare. i was to tired to take a nap so i went to McDonolds to ... read more

Well, I have my location as Rocky Mountain State Park, but we're really in Rawlins, Wyoming, and I still have to post about yesterday at Pike's Peak. Sooooo here it goes :) Yesterday, we got up early and headed up Pike's Peak. We couldn't have asked for a prettier day. It was gorgeous. Jesse saw his first elk on the way up, and he was sooo excited. We survived the drive up the mountain, and every one of us got light headed and sick at the top, which made for the rest of the day being quite miserable, haha. Anyway, we spent awhile up at the top, taking pictures and looking in the store. I bought a shirt that says 'got oxygen?' on it (because it was definitely lacking on top of that mountain) and Josh ... read more

Hey hey everybody! We're here in Colorado Springs. Today was another long day of driving. We left Topeka this morning at 6:10, and drove across Kansas, and for those of you who don't know, there's absolutely nothing but flat land in Kansas, so it was a very boring ride. We ended up on this little two lane highway and passed a sign that said 'No Services for 70 Miles.' It was definitely a very long 70 miles. So, for those 70 miles we helped Jesse count the antelope, and finally we arrived in Colorado Springs about 4:30. We got our room, unpacked, got ready for church, and went to eat. We had plans to go to Seven Falls tonight after going to church, but we're all so tired we're just ready to go to bed. Tomorrow ... read more

On Saturday we played in the snow at 11,000 + feet in flip flops, walked on a tundra, drove on the highest continuously paved road in the USA, crossed the continental divide, drove through immense thunderstorms, saw 3 rainbows, went from 90 degrees to 47 degrees in less than 2 hours, drove through an authentic old west town and saw a spectacular sunset...whoa...lol. I mean, where do I even start??? And that was Saturday....here it is Tuesday....a lot has happened since I last wrote! Saturday was truly the most scenic experience of my life. I don't know what was more amazing.....walking on snow in my flip flops, driving Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park or seeing 3...YES, 3...RAINBOWS--AT THE SAME TIME!!!! I am going to have to go with the rainbows because that HAS ... read more