The hot sun woke us up and got us going early. We were heading to the Tent Rocks Park. I had seen pictures of this park in a magazine and right away knew we had to go there. I’ve never seen anything like this! I could barely contain myself while we made breakfast in the … Continue reading
After a restful nights sleep we woke up and headed off to church with the Gantzes. After an interesting sermon it was off to REI to do some more picking through their garage sale stuff. Soon after that we had to say our final goodbyes and hit the road (although, I don’t think it would … Continue reading
We made sure to get an early start to the day for a few reasons. First, we were about 4 miles from our car and needed to hike down to it. We also wanted to get some pictures of the mountain range with good lighting in the early morning. Lastly, we were going to visit … Continue reading
Waking up in a park can make you feel a little odd and so can brushing your teeth there, but we managed. We left the car at the Beaver Lake parking lot and set out for a nice hike. Granted when I did the research this was only to be a 1.5 hour hike. You … Continue reading
We were up early as the bright sunshine made its way into our tent. It’s a big difference from sleeping in the trailer! Carrie got breakfast together and we both witnessed a chipmunk climb up into the front part of our car! Note: it is not possible to look sane when trying to drive out … Continue reading
After the long day it was nice to be able to sleep in till 8am. Carrie went to get the food out of the car for breakfast and noticed some small droppings in the back. We immediately thought, what got into our car, and did it get into our food supply? We checked, and sure … Continue reading
4:45am came too soon! Carrie and I didn’t get the best nights sleep, mostly due to the anticipation, but it was also very cold at the base of the mountain. When we shook the sleep off in the car after taking the tent down, I noticed the temperature gauge read 44 degrees! As we drove … Continue reading
Once on the road it was not too long before we made it to Red Rocks park. It was really cool! I thought we would have the place to ourselves since it was 7am on a Monday morning, how wrong was I! The amphitheater was such am amazing place to workout in the cool of … Continue reading
Charlie and Noelle have been amazing! For some reason they keep welcoming us back into their home as if it were the first time! When we arrived in the morning we had a mission, help Charlie change the break pads on his car! With Charlie, Carrie and I on the job, it was as good … Continue reading
On our way down to Boulder, Colorado we stopped at REI to look for a new hat and some maps. We found a hat that suited our need and went to a nearby park to cook some dinner before the sun set. When we got there we noticed that they had two turf soccer fields! … Continue reading
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