This morning we got a slow start. We all needed a little additional rest and honestly there is no reason to be in a hurry. We left the condo at around 11am. Destination, Strawberry Park Hot Springs. The Springs are a 20 minute drive out of town up a winding dirt track. We did stop at one spot to look back towards town and the ski area. It was quite a view. Strawberry Park is a beautiful hot springs resort built into the river. They have about a dozen differen...

We are all so excited to get on the road that some of us did not even sleep last night. We decided to take our time and pack up the van and get ready. We did manage to get on the road by about 10am. Today we are driving 157 miles to Steamboat Springs. This is a very scenic drive through the Poudre Canyon (that's right I said Poudre) and over two mountain passes, Cameron Pass and Rabbit Ears Pass. The drive through the canyon was absolutely gorgeous. We drove alo...

I have lived in Colorado for 20 years and have never hiked the infamous Hanging Lake trail. Eric and I decided since we were out this way and we should go hike it. Hanging lake is just on the East side of Glenwood Springs about an hour from Grand Junction. This turned out to be even better then I imagined. It is a 1.2 mile hike pretty much straight up the side of a cliff/mountain. It took us nearly an hour to reach the top. All I can say is WOW!! I hope the pic...