But then again, aren't we always up for a new place to visit?!
Anyway, a couple of weeks ago we, along with our good friends, Todd and Susana ventured to the snowy winterland of Estes Park, Colorado. I was so thrilled to go, Jonathan went skiing near there for one Spring Break and I've been dying for a reason to go. We found dirt cheap plane tickets back in October so we took it as a clear message to getaway.
After landing, we drove to Golden, where Coor's Brewery was founded and Buffalo Bill was laid to rest. It is the cutest little town and they were having a Newfoundland dog parade when we pulled in!! It was hilarious to see these HUGE dogs rigged up to sleighs pulling little kids!
We had a place at an amazing resort (thanks mom & dad) and took full advantage! After a power breakfast of all-you-can-eat waffles, our first day we decided to try our hand at snow shoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park. It is one of the most breath-taking places I've seen. We came across several Elk along the road-we had to drive extra sloooow because of all the snow!! Snow shoeing was fabulous. I love to hike, but this was awesome!
The wind was fierce, snow was heavy and the air was thin, but all-in-all it was great. We ate at a fantastic Costa Rican resturant (strange to be in little ol' Estes Park) and headed back to the cabin. The resort boasted of their incredible 3 hot tubs-but they are outdoor of course. We made an event of it and sprinted in our bathing suits through the foot of snow to the hot tub....awww so nice...
The next day consisted of skiing in Eldora. I was the only newbie so the pressure was on to learn fast. Luckily Susana is a very patient person and stuck with me. It was unexpectingly fun even if I fell A LOT. You would think I would get discouraged with all the 5 year olds zooming past me but I wasn't. The day ended with a bit of unanticipated excitement when Susana had her very first fall-which just so happened to be our last run. Her boot didn't pop out of her ski when she fell, causing her knee to twist along with the ski-lots of pain!! I thought she was laughing so I naturally started to giggle, when I finally got down to her, I realized these were NOT tears of joy... I skied as quickly as I could without falling and got someone to help. Needless to say, she had to be carted off in a stretcher/snowmobile by First Aid.
After another long trip home (once again: snowy, mountainous roads+no guard rails= slooow drive) we yes, you got it, sprinted to the hot tub. Well, Suz limped, the rest of us sprinted.
We had plans to go tubing and sledding the next day, but decided it would be best to take it easy. Instead we ventured to Fort Collins to visit the New Belgium Brewing Co. It is quite an impressive company where they make great strides to create a more energy efficient production facility and chain of logistics. We also stopped by the Stanley Hotel where Stephen King wrote and filmed The Shining.
All in all, another great trip!!!
