Our day began by meeting up with Linda's sister Barb and her family at PIke's Peak to take the Cog Rail train to the top. The ten of us were all seated together on the train, and we enjoyed seeing all the sights and listening to the conductor's corny jokes and interesting facts on the way up…
Read MoreThe big event of the day was our reunion with Jared in Estes Park. We hadn't seen him since he left on May 26 (5 weeks ago) for his summer job and in that time has gotten a nice tan, broken his wrist, and grown to LOVE Colorado!
Read MoreThis morning we got up bright and early so we could leave our hotel between 7:30 and 8:00. We had a 3-hour drive to the Great Sand Dunes National Park, which ended up being even longer due to some road construction by Fort Garland. We finally arrived around 11:00 a.m. and were amazed as soon as we saw the sand dunes off in the distance,
Read MoreThis morning we got up bright and early so we could leave our hotel between 7:30 and 8:00. We had a 3-hour drive to the Great Sand Dunes National Park, which ended up being even longer due to some road construction by Fort Garland. We finally arrived around 11:00 a.m. and were amazed as soon as we saw the sand dunes off in the distance…
Read MoreOur goal today was to see some sights around Colorado Springs, but to save the bigger attractions for the end of the week when Jared will be with us. So first we headed to the Air Force Academy. This was an awesome experience…
Read MoreSince we got in so late last night, we decided to take it easy this morning and let the kids sleep in a bit before having breakfast (in our hotel) and then spending a little time in the pool. We hit the road around 11:15, and spent most of our day gazing out over the flat, flat plains of Kansas…
Read MoreOn our first day of our big trip, we left home at about 8:30 in the morning. We were pretty proud of ourselves, considering our goal had been 8:00, so only 30 minutes late when leaving for a big vacation was pretty good for us!
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