Summer Vacation Week: Glenwood Springs and Keystone
Mark had off a week in early August for vacation, but we
didn’t feel like trying to fly anywhere, especially since Mark’s has been
commuting.
We have plenty to explore in Colorado,
so we spent 3 nights in Glenwood Springs and 2 nights in Keystone, both in the
mountains!
I had never been to Glenwood before…just driven through.
One day we went to the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park and had a blast.
Our hotel was at the bottom of the gondola to it, so we went early, had lunch
on the mountain, then came down to rest and have dinner, and went back up to
close the park down at 9 p.m.
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| That's a huge swing that goes our over the canyon. I actually went on it twice with Mark and the kids....and it did me in! I had motion sickness for about 3 hours afterward. |
The next day we went to the Glenwood Springs Pool, which is
basically a huge pool. (Naturally fed spring water….but still….a pool.) I’m not
sure I’d spend the money to go again, but it was a fun day, and we can say
we’ve done it.
On our way home, we hiked up to Hanging
Lake. I didn’t know it, but it’s on
all the top lists of things to do in Colorado.
It’s a hard hike, but once you are up, you forget all that. It was beautiful!
Mark carried Lauren more than he would have liked….but somehow we all arrived!
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Stairs up to Hanging Lake
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Hanging Lake
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Hanging Lake waterfall
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In Keystone, Ryan’s highlight was taking the lift up the
mountain with my mountain bike, and riding down with Mark! He has taken to
mountain biking and loves it. We have since got him his own mountain bike, and
he and Mark have been on quite a few rides. I’ve gone a couple times too. While
they were riding, Lauren and I played in the creek, creating a fairy village,
and panned for gold. She was happy doing that.
We also kayaked on Keystone
Lake, where Mark relived childhood
memories of kayaking with the huge fish. He was so excited to share that with
the kids, and they loved it! We met up with the Levis
and the Lineweavers too, who both live in the area.
So, that was our summer vacation and our last 2
Hurrahs before school started August 13.
