This last week-ish I went on a vacation with my parents to Colorado. 2 of the things I LOVE about Colorado:
1. No humidity: my hair looked great EVERY day!
2. Starbucks on EVERY corner (I do not exaggerate)
Anyway, we checked out the Denver and Colorado Springs area. It was VERY beautiful up there-- so I wanted to share a few of my favorite pictures/moments.
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Mom, me, and Dad |
One of the first places we went was to the oldest standing house in Denver, Colorado... Sadly I don't remember the name. And for some reason they had a teepee on the property... Anyway, you got to walk around and see old buildings and carriages and animals. They hold big celebrations there-- like an old fashioned 4th of July celebration. We took a tour of the house and our tour guide was VERY knowledgeable about all things OLD.
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Root cellar where they kept ice and food-- supposedly it's like 50 degrees inside. |
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The next day we hit up the Denver zoo... Time for classic animal shots!
Then we headed up to an old mine... Maybe the Argo Mill? And we took a little tour. At the end of the tour you get to pan for gold and keep what you find... I found a stiff back and sore neck from leaning over. I don't know how those miners handled it.
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Old mine cars |
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Inside the tunnel! |
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Panning for some gold to take home! |
The next day we hit up Garden of the Gods-- basically a free national park where you can walk around those awesome rock formations-- some people even climb them!
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Garden of the Gods |
That same day (we were in a nature kind of mood) we drove up Pike's Peak. It was freezing up top, thanks to the wind. On our way down we even saw Bigfoot (see picture below)...
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Dad at the peak |
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View from the top |
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A deer we saw on the way down-- it posed perfectly |
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Bigfoot and me |
The next day we explored the United States Air Force Academy and (my personal favorite) the US Olympic training center! We actually saw a gymnast practicing-- and they said he was already on the US Olympic Gymnastic Team! I loved the tour!
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All their worship centers are located here |
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STOKED! Love the Olympics! |
Our trip also consisted of visiting various touristy shops and small towns-- I did not photograph these... On our way back to Missouri we stopped by and I got to see my nephew and niece, always a treat!
All in all, it was a great vacation-- and a big thank you goes out to my parents for allowing their adult daughter to tag along with them!