On The Road Again!

Sad to be leaving Colorado, but looking forward to being back home in Florida.

As we passed through the mountains 

we were greeted by a group of bighorn sheep.

It was amazing to see them climb the rocky mountain side! 

We missed the rest area near Paducah, KY so we created our own!

All you need is food, a picnic table in the shade, and great company.

 Throw in some local scenery and you have it made in the shade!

See you next time!!

 

Goodwin Lake Trail

One last hike before leaving Colorado!

 We saw snow on our way up the trail.

 Three hours later this was our reward . . . . 

We had lunch by the lake.

This was part of the fascinating scenery.

The trek down took 2 1/2 hours, but it was filled with adventure.

When we crossed back over the creek my left foot was submerged in the water.

I sat down and dumped the water out of my hiking boots and 

squeezed as much water out of my sock as I could.

I had rolled up my hiking pants, so luckily they didn't get wet.

 

On down the trail I tripped and did a head first slide down the mountain.

I was safe, but now proudly bear these scars.

I actually fell one other time before we got back to the trail head, 

but suffered no further injuries.

Despite the finish to the hike I would go on this trail again.

 

Happy Hiking!!

 

 

VENABLE TRAIL

After all of our company left we hit the trails!

One morning after breakfast we eagerly set forth.

As we traveled down the mountain we were stopped in our tracks by this . . .  

We had to turn around and go back up the road 

to the house to get a saw to cut the tree.

The tree was wedged between several smaller trees 

so you could not just move it off to the side of the road.

After the slight delay we were on our way to the trail head.

Venable Trail lead to some lakes, but it took us three hours

to make it as far as the falls.

We turned around at that point and

will have to go to the lakes another day!

 We saw this peak on our hike.

 We are still trying to figure out which peak is which.

It is confusing so we decided to name this peak ourselves.

Meet Pointy!!

Remember the tree?

Well, now it is known as the "Meet the Neighbor" tree!

A few days later when we went down the road to finish cutting up the tree

we met two of the three neighbors that share that stretch of road with us.

Both of the wives also share my name!

What is the probability of that?

LAST DAY IN COLORADO!

Here are a few pictures of our grandchildren's last day in Colorado.

 Last  minute work on the garden.

 While dad is busy packing the car, T is checking out the driver's seat.

 He is wearing one of our medals from the Westgrass 5K.

We had a great time with our family in Colorado!

Come back soon!!