Today we did a lot of sightseeing through a couple of the snow towns in Colorado....we saw Snowmass & Aspen - very scenic! We did stop & eat lunch in Glenwood Springs (just above Snowmass) at Doc Holiday's.......it was not that great, but we went out on a limb & tried somewhere new...little did we know it'd be a bad dive!
As we drove into Aspen we were ready to do some hiking so we went to their visitor's center & they pointed us to Hunter Creek trail....it was beautiful...it followed a creek (go figure) and went pretty much straight up mountain. It probably would have had a waterfall at the top, but we didn't make it that far.
We left after about an hour of hiking because we wanted drive to Independence Pass....famous for beautiful views & boy were they right! It was high 80's in Aspen, but when we got to Independence Pass it was barely 60, it was cold!! They had an awesome overlook...walking out to it I actually had a hard time breathing...guess that's what happens when your up 12,000 + feet!
After that we drove to our campsite in Buena Vista, CO. We just beat the rain & were able to get the tent set up & grill out some hot dogs (I will never eat another hot dog after we get home!). Then it was lights out pretty early...after a few rounds of Wheel of Fortune on the computer (of course Mike won)! However, the winds picked up around 9:00...and continued to pick up speed the rest of the night. Our tent kept blowing in & hitting us...I have no idea how the whole thing never blew over. It was a long, cold, miserable night with very minimal sleep!
But its up & at em early tomorrow...heading to Denver.
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