colorado trip 2011 day 6 cont'd
still using my nikon 3000 and my 18-200mm lens
Day six was early to rise again as today was the last day of snowboarding for the kids and then a special surprise...we all took off after a breakfast of leftovers from the previous breakfasts and everyone seemed happy...tomorrow we all agreed we needed to try the local breakfast joint on route 6 heading to eagle-vail named "route 6 cafe " that a friend had told us about...we decided to do that on our way out of town to denver saturday morning...
once we all got pack with the gear ...off to breckenridge...ms boo decided to hang with me and see if we could go to the top of the mountain or see about snow biking...
as it turns out the kids had the best day of snowboarding and boo and i rode the gondola all the way to the top...11640 ft above sea level...'top of the rockies' it was a life memory...one i'll never forget...for a man scared of heights and yet amazed at the beauty ...checkout my photo's of these mountain top view...
part two of day 6...the dog sled surprise...and what a treat it was...in the valley off of route 24 we found alpine adventures and the dog pen and farm complex...right out of the country and in valley was the old homestead..and for the next 2/12 hours we all had a blast..anna was our guide and she was picture perfect..a western cowgirl is a understatement...she was a cute and rugged as you would expect...and could handle herself in the brutal cold and wind..yet be just as hospitable as a bartender with a smile and a drink waiting for you...i took action photo's again and some still shoots of the complex and the pens...
the actual ride was harder then one thought and when the wind kicked up it was most difficult...it was not fast..but bumpy...yet making the turns made you pay attention...and just hanging on while standing on 1 inch rails was interesting to say the least...without the googles at times it was miserable...and yet it was a beautiful day and the sun was out...just goes to show you what the wind does...
After saying goodbye we headed back to town to end the day with a nice dinner and to pack up our gear...for the morning departure and ride back to denver..
Day 7
route 6 cafe...a true western gas station that also happens to be a dinner with a bar, and a bakery...nothing like i had ever seen before...breakfast was just as we all hoped... delicious!
off to denver ....it was... we made a couple of photo stops...one in the country to see a bison herd and then in downtown denver ...then off to the airport...dropping of the rental suv and then taking the train to the airport...we all loaded the plane and landed in raleigh...
wandering for a week with 5 kids in colorado was priceless and made me appreciate those special moments we all have when we realize that something special happened...until my next wandering i hope you enjoy all my colorado photo...
chow...chow...
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