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Old 05-11-2007, 02:38 AM   #1
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We arrived at the Air Force Famcamp at the Academy and will be here for 7 - 10 days. What a beautiful wooded campground! And the neighborhood is full of Monties, 5 in all. There is so much to see in this area that we'll have to make a return trip.

Colorado is a beautiful state. Thanks for removing the snow, Brad. It's nice to see it on the mountaintops, so beautiful!
 
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Old 05-11-2007, 04:46 AM   #2
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Judy - I promise you a beautiful Mothers Day as well! 85 degrees sound OK?

Have fun! We're heading North to Ft Collins to camp by the lake with all the Mothers this weekend (Horsetooth).
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Old 05-11-2007, 01:45 PM   #3
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The weather couldn't be better! We're taking the train ride through Royal Gorge tomorrow and it sounds like it will be a perfect day. Today we went to see the Cliff Dwellings. There's so much to see.

Have a great weekend, Brad.
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Old 05-11-2007, 02:28 PM   #4
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Pictures??

Since you mentioned the cliff dwellings....





By the way, if you mean the Manitou Cliff Dwellings near Cave of the Winds, be aware they're mostly recreations. Still very interesting.
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Old 05-11-2007, 03:11 PM   #5
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Well, fine, ruin my day, Steve. I thought they were real! That window is a little tight, isn't it? We didn't go in that section for obvious reason. Real or not, they were great to see. I guess the fact that they aren't real is the reason people are allowed to crawl and walk through them. The museum and gift shop are very nice, too.
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Old 05-11-2007, 03:31 PM   #6
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Mesa Verde NP (is that the right name?) in SW Colorado is the real thing. It's on my list of gotta see places.

No, Judy, the window is fine. It's the body trying to get through the window that's the problem.
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Old 05-11-2007, 04:52 PM   #7
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Judy and Glenn, don't miss the cogg train to Pikes Peak, that was a great trip for us when we visited the area. There is really so much to see and the area is just beautiful.
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Old 05-11-2007, 11:31 PM   #8
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Mesa Verde down near Cortez is a a MUST SEE. So I'm glad to see it is on your list Steve. It is awesome and makes one wonder at the miracle that is life.

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Old 05-12-2007, 02:30 AM   #9
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Thanks, Doug, we plan to look into that. This is the first place where we've had to make a schedule so that we can get everything done or at least find time for the most important things to do.
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Judy, we drove up Pikes Peak cuz I didn't want to be called a wimp. It was a breeze. I even got a mug that says we reached the top. My only complaint was that there was snow up there. LOL.

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Old 05-12-2007, 02:25 PM   #11
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Never be called a wimp, Helen. We hope to do the cog railroad and probably the drive, too. There's so much snow up there that they are warning all hikers to stay within the trees in case an avalanche starts. They can hide behind the trees. When we hiked in the Rockies a few days ago the snow was still 2 feet deep in some places.

Today we took the train ride through the Royal Gorge. It was a very nice ride and we met some lovely people from Wisconsin who shared a table with us. But I think the drive through Thompson Canyon west of Loveland, CO was every bit as beautiful and cheaper! It was fun to watch the rafters going down the Arkansas River right next to the railroad tracks.
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There is something about watching sunset through the shadow of Pikes Peak!
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Old 05-13-2007, 02:14 AM   #13
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Oh Judy, that train ride sounds like fun. When we were there we had planned on driving across the bridge but when we found out that they charged to drive across and there was nothing but an amusement park on the other side we said the heck with it and just took pictures from one side instead. Getting cheap in our old age I guess.
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CHEAP? We can relate!
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Old 05-14-2007, 05:38 PM   #15
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It used to be free to drive across! Walking is the better, though. And look straight down through the planks straight down the gorge. Don't do this is you are bothered by heights, though. The swinging of the bridge as you walk across is an eery feeling.
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Old 05-14-2007, 05:40 PM   #16
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Judy, we drove up Pikes Peak cuz I didn't want to be called a wimp. It was a breeze. I even got a mug that says we reached the top. My only complaint was that there was snow up there. LOL.

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Helen, I am proud of you!!! I know what you thought of Going to the Sun Road and the LaSalle Mountain Drive, so I am stunned that you rode up the Pikes Peak Road, with no guardrails, etc! You did have your eyes open, right?

Wasn't that an awesome drive? I drove it as a teenager and again a couple of times as an adult.
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Old 05-15-2007, 01:50 AM   #17
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Judy,

I'm glad you guys are enjoying our state. I drove by Pikes Peak on the way home from Buena Vista Sunday. If you like to gamble a little you should head up to Cripple Creek too, you get to drive around Pikes Peak and see some of it from the other side. The views dropping into Cripple Creek are beautiful. I would make it a day trip with your TV or find a place in Mueller State Park.

The Royal Gorge is nice by Canon City too. Mesa Verde is a distance but if you have the time the Durango area is beautiful too. We are going to take a week and go there in June, maybe come back through the Great Sand Dunes too. WOW, I'm getting excited, this is a pretty nice state!

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Old 05-15-2007, 02:42 AM   #18
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With eyes wide open Steve. We also spent a week in Estes Park and went up to the top of Rockey Mt. for lunch a couple of times. Never had a problem with that. We did go from Durango to Montrose one time in early May and ran into a snow storm just after leaving Silverton. We were towing a 24" trailer and the higher we went the more it snowed. The downhill portion was the worst I have ever gone through. Especially when we kept seeing all the memorials along the road for the snow plow drivers that didn't make it.

We like Colordo so much though that we plan on coming back from Yellowstone that way again this summer. Think we'll try the Steamboat Springs area this time and Dinosaur National Monument.
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Old 05-15-2007, 05:24 AM   #19
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You are all making me homesick for my mountains !!
One of my favorite drives is from Lyons up to Estes Park and back down into Loveland.
One year I flew back to Denver, picked up my best friend and headed north on I-75 to my mom's
house in Kaycee, WY. We hadn't gone too far when I said I can't believe that we're just driving
past my mountains! So, we looked at each other, grinned and hung a left and took the loop up and around, got back on the hwy at Loveland and continued on. Best road trip decision ever made!
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Old 05-15-2007, 07:19 AM   #20
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Lisa, we loved the drive through Thompson Canyon, west of Loveland. Check our blog for pictures. It's one of the prettiest drives we've taken and we've seen a few in our travels. I can see more visits to Colorado in our future.

Thanks for the suggestions, Mac. The drive to Cripple Creek sounds fascinating. This morning we can even see the mountain after the rain last night. What a difference from the beautiful blue skies we've had. But it will clear and we'll head up to the Peak before we leave.
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