Colorado trip July 2014

For 4th of July this year we decided to take a trip to Colorado. One because it's one of my favorite states, and two Ken and the kids have never been. The first day we landed we drove to Estes Park, CO which is 20 minutes outside Rocky Mtn National park. We stayed at Jellystone (with Yogi Bear), which the kids enjoyed the family amenities (they have a pool, playgrounds, mini golf, an arcade), and some nice bathrooms (I must say). The views were gorgeous. They even had the chance to meet Yogi bear but only Kaelyn went for that option. The other pics are of Yogi's statue.

From there we went into RMNP for the day and did a few little hikes around Bear Lake and Sprague lakes- both were only around a mile each, which was perfect for the kids and still beautiful!

We got to visit some of Ken's family in Fort Collins as well. His dad's sister lives there with her husband and I got to meet them and a cousin of his for the first time. It was good to meet some of his extended family, as I have only previously met 2 of his other aunts before. I got some genealogy done while visiting, which was good to hear more family history from his side.

We then spent some time in Boulder, went shopping, watched the fireworks at the college stadium, explored Pearl Street mall (outdoor mall area) and just relaxed in a hotel before heading out camping again.

The next evening we headed back into RMNP and drove over the most beautiful pass I have seen. Gorgeous picturesque in every direction. It almost felt like a dream. We spent some time taking pics and got a few cute ones of the kids.

We stayed on the west side of the park, called Timber Creek. There were elk everywhere throughout the campground. The next morning the family was sleeping in so I drove around a little and found a great shot of an elk with a reflection. I taught the kids to fly fish along the creek as well, although we didn't have any luck. If we didn't have little children I would be fly fishing a ton more... CO is full of incredible places for that.

Peak One Caqmpground (outside of Frisno, CO)

We drove through Silverthorne Springs, which was another favorite, Vail, and camped another night at Peak One Campground, next to a lake in Frisno, CO- also really pretty and the kids LOVED the beach aspect. Then back to Denver for some outlet shopping, and got a hotel for our last night there.Overall the trip was perfect. Lots of beauty and I think the kids enjoyed it very much as well.