The BIG hike

Heather talked me into taking a hike in the mountains. I asked if it would be an easy hike, and she said it'd be harder than any hike I've been on before, and man she was right! I had been drinking lots of water before we left because I was getting a headache from the altitude change, and asked if there would be porta-potties at the top of the hill... yeah - not so much! I had two obstacles that almost made me stop. #1 - I seriously couldn't catch my breath in the first 600 yards of the hike. Heather was great and allowed me to take MANY breaks... we're talking every 10 feet I'd have to stop! #2 - after I started to breathe normal we come up to a secluded residence. There was a sign that read "Trespassers will be shot on sight"... yeah - that is a little scary - especially when we walked by his driveway and could hear a buzzing in our ears from the sensors he had set up! Anyway - we made it and from the pictures you can see that it was well worth it. What an amazing view and amazing accomplishment! Thank you Heather for taking me up there and for such a great trip!!! I will never forget it!

Elk protecting his herd

Elk in Estes!

We took a day trip up to Estes Park to see if we could find any elk... we did! They were so fun to watch. I was surprised we were able to get so close to them!

These pictures are of Dillon Resivoir and of the lodge that we stayed at in Breckenridge. Ahhh... so relaxing!!! The view of the ski slopes is from the balcony off our room at the lodge!

Colorado!

Well, I'm back home from my trip to Colorado to see Heather. We had a great time! These first couple pictures are of the mountain range as we got closer to Breckenridge. Heather probably thought I was silly with all the pictures I took! I'm kind of a nut when it comes to mountains :)

Sister Weekend in Colorado!

I'm writing from cool, sunny Denver Colorado this morning! I'm out visiting Heather and we've got a fun weekend planned. I haven't ever traveled on my own, so this is a new experience for me! Matt is at home with the kiddos. I miss them, so I'm wracking up the cell phone minutes checking up on everyone, but Matt has everything under control!

I was pretty nervous about flying - something about moving at 500+ mph makes me edgy :) The flight went better than I expected. Only a few bumps, but nothing major. I was a little bummed getting on the plane, because I had booked a window seat, however when I boarded the plane someone was in my seat. I played dumb and asked the flight attendant where seat 15A was, and she said the woman sitting in my seat was hoping I would switch with her husband, who was sitting in the middle seat behind our row, so they could sit together. I don't like middle seats, but I thought that would be better than sitting next to someone that I just ticked off! Anyway, when I accepted the flight attendant upgraded my seat and gave me free tv, so I got to calm my nerves by watching HGTV the whole flight!!! Turbulance isn't so bad when you're watching Designed to Sell :)

Anyway, Heather is at work for a quick meeting this morning, so when she gets home we're headed up to Breckenridge! I can't wait. The mountains had snow all day yesterday, and we could see white mountain peaks from her balcony this morning! We're hoping to make snow angels this afternoon!