Pike's Peak

Saturday morning I got up super early and got Grace and my Mom so we could go to Pike's Peak. My Mom was only in town for 2 days so we had to fit a lot into a short time. This is Grace and I on the train to the top of the mountain. It is a 3 hour round trip from bottom to top. Whew.

They still had snow on the top. It was obviously really dirty by the time June rolls around. Look how much they got- it is taller than Grace. Wild!

Grace and I smiling for the obligatory photo by the Pike's Peak sign. (Some of you may notice that the sign in new. I know. They had the old one for over 40 years. It is kind of odd not to see the green one.)

My Mom and Grace by the sign. They both felt sick at the top due to the altitude. It was only 39 degrees at the top (95 in Colorado Springs at the bottom) with a 33 degree windchill. Needless to say, we did not spend much time outside up there.

I also drove them through the Garden of the Gods before heading back to Denver. We had a great cook-out with everyone. This morning we got up and took Mom and Guy to the airport early then headed into the mountains. I'll post more photos once I have the proper equipment. Today was a drive to the top of Mount Evans. It was cold up there, too. We also did a lot of swimming with Grace. A 10 year old girl has a lot more energy than this 25 year old, let me tell you.

Tomorrow Grace, Kathi, Susie, Jackson and I are all going whitewater rafting at Big Horn Sheep Canyon by the Royal Gorge. The water is supposed to be raging so fingers crossed that we all make it out of the river injury free. These are the times that living in Colorado is not so bad!