After several days of rest, we were finally ready for the next leg of our journey. With both of us being huge fans of nature and mountains in particular, we were very excited about journeying up through the Rockies. Even the approach was picture worthy: little mountain towns that bordered rushing rivers and gorgeous forests. Once we hit the park, we were in paradise. There were incredible vistas at every turn, and steep inclines on narrow roads that hugged the cl...

Our drive through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado did not disappoint us! We had planned on tent camping that night in the Rockies, but torrential rains and booming thunder prompted us to drive into Vail and find a hotel instead. Being a passionate snowboarder, I've always hoped to visit Vail because it's a lovely ski village. Since it was the off-season, we had our choice of luxury hotels for a fraction of their normal prices. We settled into The Lodge at Vail an...

Rick came back this morning and found squatters (us) still living in his home. He had to come home on Sunday morning for work the next day while Holly and Henry remained in Minnesota for another week. We all went out to an awesome bistro in Boulder for breakfast. We were able to catch up with Rick, which was really nice since we hadn't seen him in a while. I played rugby with Rick and Erin was his neighbor in college. So much has changed now that both of us are m...

After a midnight-run through Kansas, we made it into Colorado in time to watch the sun come up. Rick and Holly Feger generously offered to let us stay in their new home, even though they were in Minnesota on vacation. Their house is amazing- a new construction home on a hill with a view of the Rocky Mountains. Erin wasn't feeling very well, so we opted to take it easy the next few days and recuperate. Noah was in heaven, as he got to play with Henry's and Baby Fe...