The Colorado Chronicles- part 2

Wednesday continued-

The hunt of the Elk. Driving back we found 2 marmots, a magpie with a snake, and three GIANT elk. Joe, David, and my dad decided it was a great idea to get out and flank the Elk. It was pretty scary watching them creep around the forest trying to move the Elk to the desired location. People came out and cut short their operations. Whew! ;-)

Thursday-

We woke up early and started on a 3 mile hike up to a lake on the top of a mountain. The day was perfect, and we climbed quickly, taking breaks for pictures, water, and air. It is funny how much more difficult it is to breathe on a hike at 12,000 feet. ;-)

We made it to the top and Joe decided that we should make a raft. He was not be discouraged, and after a lot of hard work, we had constructed a suitable raft of logs and shoelace string. He took off and soared across the ice-cold lake. By this time, he had quite an audience. Several people told him that he was sure to make it on YouTube. ;-)

The tragic thing is that David rolled his ankle jumping from a hill. It was quite an adventure getting him down the three mile trail without putting pressure on it. My dad and Joe carried him, and even though they were adamant about getting David a horse to climb with, they carried him all the way down, rain storm and all.

Friday-

Today we drove from Estes to Breckenridge, our second vacation destination. It was a wonderful drive. We got to see the continental divide, the point where the rivers in the US go either west or east depending on what side of the divide they are on. We also got to see several of the huge over 14,000 feet mountains. Joe was a little scared. ;-)

We ate a BBQ joint and had fun throwing peanuts in each other's glasses. ;-) The home we got to stay at in Breckenridge was more than breathtaking. 4,000 square feet, 5 bedrooms, game room, jacuzzi, and designer everything. We had a lot of room to say the least. ;-) We explored the famous skiing town and got some Mi Casa mexican and groceries.

On the way home, we found a bear walking through an apartment complex. My dad and Joe leapt out of our car, much to my dismay, and went after the bear. I was thankful when I discovered they hadn't been eaten.

When we got home, we went in the jacuzzi after 10. It was against city rules so we were VERY quiet. Quite scary watching the people in the home next door mill about and hope that they don't see us.