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March 2009
Anyone's trip to Colorado will most likely include some trip to the mountains, since they're everywhere, and some entertainment, all-be-it concert, golf, Rockies game, theater, or drinking.
Our trip to visit some family included a visit to famous Red Rocks Concert Venue,
a couple National Park Trails - one was a 10 mile snow shoeing trek up a mountain,
and some drinking. We even ate and drank at the top end of our hike snow shoeing. 
This was quite an experience and we had a dog with us, so she and we kept falling into hip high and deeper snow, off the trail that followed a creek or river up the mountain. We adventured this day in the late morning and arrived at KEYSTONE PARK by the rental hut at about 12:30pm to be off on our trail by 1pm. Somewhere enroute, we side-tracked and took a road less travelled and ended up on the opposite side of the creek/river and into more deep snow.
We did cross the beautiful snow-covered creek/river at a relatively safe point and reached the main trail again. But by this time, it was near 3:00pm and our rental shoes were due back at the hut before 4:30pm...hmmmm, not going to make it.
We ate a little and drank a little and headed back down, at first on snow-shoes. Finally, relinquishing our adventurous spirit, we removed the shoes and headed down the mountain trail on-foot to arrive at about 5pm at the rental shack.
Another simpler hike on a red rock carpeted trail was in WATERTOWN STATE PARK TRAIL. This beautiful wildlife trail runs next to a river leading to a dam and is about 7mi one way. We only adventured about 3mi to the dam and then 3mi back to the car lot. It was hot and we were getting hungry.
We also had an adgenda to hit up the GARDEN OF THE GODS by sunset , about 7:30pm, and watch the mystical color changes of the rocks over twilight.
On our spring vacation, we were also able to enjoy evenings for cocktails and/or supper in Denver, Boulder, Breckenridge, and coffee and sushi in Cherry Creek.
Anyone's trip to Colorado will most likely include some trip to the mountains, since they're everywhere, and some entertainment, all-be-it concert, golf, Rockies game, theater, or drinking.
Our trip to visit some family included a visit to famous Red Rocks Concert Venue,
a couple National Park Trails - one was a 10 mile snow shoeing trek up a mountain,
and some drinking. We even ate and drank at the top end of our hike snow shoeing. 
This was quite an experience and we had a dog with us, so she and we kept falling into hip high and deeper snow, off the trail that followed a creek or river up the mountain. We adventured this day in the late morning and arrived at KEYSTONE PARK by the rental hut at about 12:30pm to be off on our trail by 1pm. Somewhere enroute, we side-tracked and took a road less travelled and ended up on the opposite side of the creek/river and into more deep snow.
We did cross the beautiful snow-covered creek/river at a relatively safe point and reached the main trail again. But by this time, it was near 3:00pm and our rental shoes were due back at the hut before 4:30pm...hmmmm, not going to make it.
We ate a little and drank a little and headed back down, at first on snow-shoes. Finally, relinquishing our adventurous spirit, we removed the shoes and headed down the mountain trail on-foot to arrive at about 5pm at the rental shack.
Another simpler hike on a red rock carpeted trail was in WATERTOWN STATE PARK TRAIL. This beautiful wildlife trail runs next to a river leading to a dam and is about 7mi one way. We only adventured about 3mi to the dam and then 3mi back to the car lot. It was hot and we were getting hungry.
We also had an adgenda to hit up the GARDEN OF THE GODS by sunset , about 7:30pm, and watch the mystical color changes of the rocks over twilight.
On our spring vacation, we were also able to enjoy evenings for cocktails and/or supper in Denver, Boulder, Breckenridge, and coffee and sushi in Cherry Creek.This was an eye-opening experience to really appreciate the wonders of America's purple mountains majesty and why so many Northeasterners enjoy moving out west. This mountainous region is lushious and still has the full four seasons of the eastcoast, just a little less rain, and a little more snow.
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