Saturday July 13th

We were so lucky to join some friends rafting in the Colorado River. Absolutely gorgeous! Had a blast!! Water wasn't too cold, which was a good thing when I had to use some quick Navy Seal moves to save my sunglasses from being sucked into the river. Lol
We finished the day off by having some dinner with yet another amazing sunset. Life.Is.Good

God must be a painter

On Friday, July 12th, we went to Strawberry Park Hot Springs, in Steamboat http://www.strawberryhotsprings.com. The route to get there was incredible and exciting.  We were in the middle of nowhere! Saw many farms and ranches, horses and cows :) We made a quick stop at a very small town.  It was certainly humbling to see such different lifestyles than the FL one I'm used to. To know there are different folk out there is one thing; to see how they live without the endless privileges of big city life is another.
The roads themselves were gorgeous and a bit scary with it's curves, up and down the mountain.  Right before the entrance to the park the road turns into a clay dirt road,  which was totally fun to drive on.
The hot springs were amazing and therapeutic! !! We got there early enough to still have some daylight but it got real dark real fast. It was great, you could barely see in front of you. The darker it got, the more naked people there were....and well...."when in Rome"...lol
It was an exhilarating experience! !

We made a quick stop at a very small town

This was one of the most beautiful sunsets these eyes have ever seen. This picture can't do it justice.

Vail mountain

I felt incredibly 'high' on life yesterday (pun intended) lol. We rode the gondola up to play some frisbee golf. The ride up the mountain and those views alone were enough to satisfy me. 

It took me a minute to get used to some sort of 'vertigo' I felt as I walked and saw the depth below me out of the periphery of my sight. Breathing uphill at those altitudes is no joke either, but it felt kinda good. I haven't had a cigarette in four days by the way!  Breathing on top of a mountain can be a great motivator for quitting the nasty habit.

Playing frisbee golf amongst the amazing sights; deers, chipmunks, and adorable wildflowers, was enough to make me forget it was cold and rainy. Besides, I'm actually quite good at frisbee-ing (lol), if I may say so myself. We shared some beers and took a smoke break (it's legal here!) under some shelter while we talked to Ted, a fellow frisbee-er.  

Later Dan said I had the "shot of the day" when I was actually able to throw my frisbee around a pine tree that was in the way of my shot! Woot! 
My shoulder has been hurting me so I hope it feels better soon....I want to get more play time in!

Day 4

Haven't had the time to post but here are a few pics :)
-Rocky Mountains National Park
-Me in a wet suit that's clearly too big lol went tubing for 4 hours!!
-Vail Village

Vacationt starts now!!

I'm waiting for Dan to get here, he'll probably be another hour or so, and well....I'm forced to mingle with these laid-back local folk at the airport. :) 

Had a delicious veggie burger and a Colorado local beer-Kinda Blue- which I'm not....if I were a color right now I'd be yellow or organge, bright and happy! !  Im also drinking lots of water, its been adviced by a few, the altitude may make me sick.

The local bartender recommended we visit Arches National park in Moeb, Utah. I wanted to write it down so I don't forget it.
Now I'm going to spend some time with my laptop to get some school work done.

Tootles!

Landed!!!

Slept a bit on the plane but someone kept farting! Blegh! Now I'm wondering almost aimlessly in this huge airport looking for baggage claim. Next I will feed my face while I wait for my ride. Traveling back in time made me hungry!

Packing...gets done....eventually

Ok..so here I am at 10p.m. on Sunday night.  I'm blogging and not packing.  I've finished laundry, ran my errands, and finished school work for the week.  I will start packing in 5 minutes once I post this :)
Goal: everything in 1 duffle bag!!
Talk about last minute!