Well, I do believe I've been working on this post for a month now. Yep, confirmed. One month exactly. And I promised it like a year ago. To be positive, better much, much later than never. I guess. But I would actually like to become the more consistent blogger I keep promising to be. So, I'm challenging myself to post every day in August. I've got an hour and a half to go in Day One. I can do this.
Our last three
days in Colorado last June were as wonderful as the first two that I posted
about here
and here.
Day three saw some early afternoon frisbee golf in Eagle, where the friends
that we were visiting reside. It was my first time giving the game a try. And
like most other sports, I quickly discovered I wasn't so hot at it. The game
turned out to be fairly short lived, as it was also discovered that playing
with two dogs in tow leads to lots of time outs trying to recover frisbees from
dogs' mouths and wherever dogs have decided to drop frisbees after running off
with them. One such time out resulted in this geometric grass art.
That evening we
headed to Vail for a free concert at the outdoor amphitheater. First some
dinner and a little wandering around.
I don't even remember who the band was or in fact the exact type of music, but it was a lovely evening followed by some wine drinking and board game(s?) at the condo of friends of friends.
Next day we headed to Glenwood Canyon for some hiking...
and rafting on the Colorado! My first time for this too (not just on the Colorado, but anywhere), I was kind of nervous going in, but ended up loving it. We went with Blue Sky Adventures and they were great. Great guide. And they have someone run along the bank taking great pictures of all the faces you make while trying not to fly out of the boat. Which of course they sell to you on a cd at the end, but come on, worth every penny to actually have a visual record of such an experience.
Whew! Made it! Not once but twice!
After the harrowing journey, we relaxed here and freshened up for dinner.
We went to high school and even grade school with our hosts and on the last day another couple from the same way back whens joined us along with their adorable offspring, at not quite one year old the happiest camper ever, for a quick overnight in Sylvan Lake State Park.
The potty off in the distance.
A sweet
something left behind by a previous camper.
Amazing sunset.
If I remember
right, it was the last night before a complete state-wide burn ban went
into effect. Which made our small, carefully tended fire all the more
precious.
Next morning it
was breakfast at camp, quick shower, then back to Denver to the airport and
home.
11:53. Done!
I shall return tomorrow!
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