Quick Update...

I don't have pictures downloaded from today yet (and I plan to add more vacation pictures soon), but wanted to post a quick update (so no one can give me a hard time). Grace ran another 5K today and I think it was probably the largest attended event she has run to date. It was "Abby's Run" (www.abbysrun.com) which was started as a result of a young child who passed away from Myocarditis. There's more info on the website so you can check it out. I'm not sure how Grace did yet (still waiting for the result to be posted). The event had 2300 people running/walking the 5K. It was incredible. They were able to raise $83,000 for further research for Miocarditis. Grace finished the race in about 26:20 (I think.. I need to verify this after the results are posted).

We are experiencing more beautiful weather here and have not needed "warm" clothes yet (yeah). Everyone is bracing for a cold spell that's supposed to hit us this week (and it might get as cold as 58 degrees during the day.. oh boy!). The colors on the trees are starting to change here and it is unusual for us to be able to enjoy the changing colors in shorts!

More soon....

All the sites...

This virtual tour would not be complete without a picture of the Hartsel Jail. Isn't this cute?

We found the BEST BURGERS!

We were a little concerned we would go hungry this day, but thanks to some great advice from a park ranger, we stopped in Hartsel, Colorado, and ate at H.O.B.'s. (no idea what that stands for, but they have the best Buffalo Burgers there). I had a Reuben Bison Burger.. yes, it had yummy kraut on it too! Here's a picture of Guy with the kids outside of H.O.B.'s.

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

After our search for snakes we headed further West... and we found the antelope really DO play out there on their "Home on the Range". Actually I didn't necessarily see any of them "playing". This is a picture of the antelope hanging out as we fly by (one of many shots I took on our trip while speeding down the road).

Our Drive to Royal Gorge

We left Colorado Springs (only because it was a cloudy and a little rainy and you can just pick up and leave when you have nothing actually scheduled:)... and headed West. We originally planned to drive to Gunnison, Colorado, but somewhere along the way, we decided to switch gears and go south to Royal Gorge. Along the way, we happened upon a beautiful valley. Here's a picture of the kids hunting for snakes (didn't find any). The view was beautiful as the mountains surrounding us were full of snow. Again, a little cool for June so we don our sweatshirts with shorts:).